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Rftf Final Report.Pdf Disclaimer The Rail Freight Task Force Report has been prepared with funding and assistance from Mitcham Council. The Report is the result of collaboration between members of the Rail Freight Task Force and various community representatives and aims to provide an alternative perspective on rail freight through the Adelaide area. The information provided in the Report provides a general overview of the issues surrounding rail freight transport in the Mitcham Council (and/or surrounding) area. The Report is not intended as a panacea for current rail transport problems but offers an informed perspective from the Rail Freight Task Force. Findings and recommendations made in the Report are based on the information sourced and considered by the Rail Freight Task Force during the period of review and should not be relied on without independent verification. Readers are encouraged to utilise all relevant sources of information and should make their own specific enquiries and take any necessary action as appropriate before acting on any information contained in this Report. CONTENTS EXECUTIVE SUMMARY....................................................................................................................................3 1. BACKGROUND INFORMATION ............................................................................................................6 Importance of the Railway System.......................................................................................................6 How Much Freight Moves Through the Adelaide Hills .......................................................................7 Historical Basis and Existing Patterns of Use ....................................................................................7 Ownership and Control of Railways.....................................................................................................7 Australian Government Rail Funding...................................................................................................7 AusLink ...................................................................................................................................................8 AusLink Projects....................................................................................................................................8 Rail Infrastructure ..................................................................................................................................8 Rail Freight Operators ...........................................................................................................................8 2. CURRENT PROBLEMS AND OBJECTIONS EXPRESSED BY THE COMMUNITY ..........................10 3. RAILWAY NOISE ..................................................................................................................................11 Railway Noise – Contributing Factors ...............................................................................................12 Rail Noise Effects and Intrusion .........................................................................................................14 Health Effects of Railway Noise..........................................................................................................16 Railway Noise Reduction Methods.....................................................................................................16 Environmental Noise Regulation - Suggested Criteria ....................................................................17 Air Pollution ..........................................................................................................................................18 4. RAILWAY SAFETY AND PROTECTION..............................................................................................19 Freight Trains Are Too Long and Too Heavy ....................................................................................19 Curvature Too Sharp for Freight Trains with Long Wagons ...........................................................19 5. ACCIDENTS ..........................................................................................................................................20 Inadequate Clearances ........................................................................................................................20 Tunnels..................................................................................................................................................20 Weak Structures ...................................................................................................................................20 Derailments...........................................................................................................................................21 6. ROAD TRAFFIC DELAYS.....................................................................................................................23 Incident Reports ...................................................................................................................................23 Usual Level Crossing Delay Times.....................................................................................................24 Blocking of Emergency Vehicle Access............................................................................................25 7. OPTIONS FOR EXISTING RAIL CORRIDOR.......................................................................................26 Long-Term Future of Existing Track ..................................................................................................27 8. TRACK CORRIDOR UPGRADE - ALIGNMENT FOR FREIGHT TRAFFIC ........................................29 Page 1 9. ALTERNATIVE USES ...........................................................................................................................30 Suggested Future Use of the Existing Rail Corridor ........................................................................30 10. BYPASS ROUTE FEASIBILITY............................................................................................................31 Background ..........................................................................................................................................31 Proposed Route....................................................................................................................................31 Economics ............................................................................................................................................33 Regional Considerations.....................................................................................................................34 Other Considerations...........................................................................................................................35 Inland Rail Proposal.............................................................................................................................36 CONCLUSIONS ...............................................................................................................................................37 REFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................38 APPENDIX 1 ....................................................................................................................................................39 Terms of Reference..............................................................................................................................39 APPENDIX 2 ....................................................................................................................................................41 Timelines of South Australian Railways............................................................................................41 APPENDIX 3 ....................................................................................................................................................42 Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) ........................................................................................42 APPENDIX 4 ....................................................................................................................................................43 Railway Noise .......................................................................................................................................43 APPENDIX 5 ....................................................................................................................................................45 Ownership, Investors, Users, Stakeholders......................................................................................45 APPENDIX 6 ....................................................................................................................................................46 Track Modifications by Deviation Number taken from the Peregrine Report (SAR 1975):...........46 Existing Railway Rectification Works by Deviation & Curve Number............................................48 APPENDIX 7a ..................................................................................................................................................51 Freight Train Traffic Daily Survey 1, taken at Millswood Station ....................................................51 APPENDIX 7b ..................................................................................................................................................52
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