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Blackwater System Information Pack | Issue 7.0 | March 2017 1 Table of Contents Blackwater System Information Pack Version 7.0 March 2017 Revision History Issue 1 21 November 2000 Issue 2 6 April 2005 Issue 2.1 26 February 2007 Sectional run times altered to show only Reference Train. Issue 3 November 2008 Issue 4 February 2012 Issue 5 September 2013 Issue 5.1 November 2013 Reference to Wurba Junction removed. Area included as part of Minerva. Issue 5.2 January 2014 Inclusion of Burngrove to Nogoa Section data. Issue 5.3 January 2014 Update of Burngrove to Nogoa Section data. Issue 5.4 August 2014 Reference to Gracemere and Kabra ‘Passing Loops’ removed. Issue 5.5 December 2014 Updated to reflect new duplicated sections between Rocklands and Burngrove. Issue 5.6 April 2015 Updated to reflect the new duplicated sections between Dingo and Bluff, the Lilyvale Passing loop, the extension of the system to include the section between Gregory and Oaky Creek, and the addition of the Wiggins Island Balloon Loop. Issue 5.7 January 2016 Asset data adjusted to reflect upgrades. Issue 5.8 July 2016 Updated notes for SRT. Issue 7.0 March 2017 Format changed, new asset data added, removal of Section Running Times. Blackwater System Information Pack | Issue 7.0 | March 2017 1 Table of Contents Revision History .................................................................................................................................................................................... 1 Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................................................................ 2 Introduction ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 General Information ........................................................................................................................................................................... 5 General Climate ................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Cyclones ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 6 Humidity ....................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Rainfall ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Temperatures .............................................................................................................................................................................. 7 Description of the Railway .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 Axle Loadings ............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Basic Track Map ......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Callemondah to Rocklands (98.6 km) ............................................................................................................................... 9 Rocklands to Burngrove (202.3 km) .................................................................................................................................. 9 Burngrove to Nogoa (60.8 km) ......................................................................................................................................... 10 Burngrove to Gregory & Oaky Creek Junction (82.9 km) ....................................................................................... 10 Gordonstone Junction - Gordonstone [Kestrel Mine] (12.8 km) .............................................................................11 Mackenzie to Ensham (13.4 km) ..........................................................................................................................................11 Yongala Siding (2.0 km) .........................................................................................................................................................11 Rangal to Kinrola (18.5 km) ..................................................................................................................................................12 Kinrola Junction to Rolleston (108.5 km) ........................................................................................................................12 Blackwater to Laleham (16.99 km) ....................................................................................................................................12 Taurus to Koorilgah Balloon (5.8 km) ...............................................................................................................................13 Boonal Loop (3.4 km) .............................................................................................................................................................13 Sagittarius to Curragh (12.0 km) ........................................................................................................................................13 Warren to Stanwell Powerhouse Balloon Loop (5.1 km) ...........................................................................................14 Aldoga to East End (11.9 km) Non Electrified ...............................................................................................................14 Mt. Miller to Fisherman’s Landing (8.267 km) Non Electrified and Comalco Balloon Loop ........................15 Aldoga Holding Roads to Wiggins Island Balloon Loop (24.2 km) ......................................................................15 Callemondah - Gladstone - Parana (9.3 km) .................................................................................................................16 Gladstone Precincts.................................................................................................................................................................16 Callemondah Yard, Powerhouse and Golding Loops .................................................................................................17 Nogoa to Minerva (46.4km) Non Electrified (Excluding 0.0km to 1.1km) ..........................................................17 Description of the Track ..................................................................................................................................................................18 Overhead Line Equipment..............................................................................................................................................................18 Operational Constraints - Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................................19 Operational Constraints - Rolling stock ....................................................................................................................................19 Trackside Detection Equipment ................................................................................................................................................. 20 Blackwater System Information Pack | Issue 7.0 | March 2017 2 Dragging Equipment Detectors (DED) .......................................................................................................................... 20 Hot Box / Hot Wheel Detectors (HBD/HWD) ..............................................................................................................22 Wheel Impact Detectors ......................................................................................................................................................22 Axle Counters ...........................................................................................................................................................................22 Weighbridges .....................................................................................................................................................................................23 Information Systems ........................................................................................................................................................................24 Operational Systems and Train Control ....................................................................................................................................25 Communications ...............................................................................................................................................................................26 Incident Recovery Time and Management..............................................................................................................................27 Rail/Road Interfaces ........................................................................................................................................................................28
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