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General Instruction Pages Train Operating Conditions Manual SECTION 10 ROLLING STOCK DATA Version: 4.6 Issued: July 2021 © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual Document control Revision Date of Approval Summary of change Incorporation of 12 TOC Waivers 4.0 20/09/2019 Added Explanatory notes R22-R32 Changed format to make it easier to search by class Formatting issues identified from formatting transition in version 4.0 • Headers corrected to reflect title of document • Page referred for Notes Section updated to “5 thru 8” • “ll” corrected to “●●” • “lp” corrected to “●□” Reworded R11 for improved clarity The following vehicle classes have been added: 4.1 21/05/2020 • CQNY class container wagon (CRN 20-012) The following vehicle classes have been removed: • QCAY class crew car The following vehicle classes have changes to the operating conditions • NAM class o Duplicate entries merged o Added vehicle numbers 2330 & 2342 • Removed note “Fitted with internal handbrake, air tap, and tail lamps” Removed R2, R12, R17 as they are no longer in use Removed R3, R15, R18 as they have been superseded by R20 The following vehicle classes have been added: • PHGH The following vehicle classes have changes to the operating conditions • R24 applied to: o AUR AGUY 4.2 27/08/2020 o BRM (Bradken Resources) KGBY o MAN (Manildra) MGFH o PN NGKF, NGPF, NGVF, NGXH, NGYF, NQGY, NQSY, RQAY, RQBY, RQSY, VQCY o SSR BGGY, BGKF, BGVF © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 2 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual The following vehicle classes have been added: • QUBE o SQSY The following vehicle classes have been removed: • 6029 • 930 • NZZA The following vehicle classes have ownership changes as 4.3 5/03/2021 detailed below: • SSR o CLF, CLP & L • RLPR o CLF The following vehicle classes have changes to the operating conditions: • Corrected R19 notes in locomotive listing to match R19 advice The following vehicle classes have been added: • RTM o LAN – 2353 • QUBE o SGBF (CRN 20-053) 4.4 29/04/2021 o SGSF (CRN 20-053) The following vehicle classes have ownership changes as detailed below: • VAE o NDRF (CRN 20-061) © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 3 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual The following vehicle classes have been removed: • AWR o 830 o WQCY o WQTY • Aurizon o ACA o QGKF o QQEY o QQJY o QQKY o QQLY o QQQY o QQRY o QQXY • Interail o 423 o QHAF 4.5 02/06/2021 o QHBF The following vehicle classes have ownership changes as detailed below: • East Coast Heritage Rail (ECHR) o X class (running number 54) • Aurizon o CF class transferred from Interail The following vehicle classes have changes to the operating conditions: • Aurizon ceased ownership of remain vehicles within the following classes: o 421 o QQDY o VQCY o VQKY • Pacific National o VQCY modified to comply with B2 brake valve 4.6 01/07/2021 As detailed below © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 4 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual Summary of changes from previous version Section Summary of change General NIL Sections The following vehicle classes have been added: Vehicles • SCT Added o PQSY The following vehicle classes have been removed: Vehicles • NIL Removed Vehicle The following vehicle classes have ownership changes as detailed below: ownerships • NIL changes Vehicle The following vehicle classes have changes to the operating conditions: Conditions • NIL Changed © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 5 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual Contents SCOPE & PURPOSE ......................................................................................................................................7 EXPLANATORY NOTES .................................................................................................................................7 OWNER & OPERATOR ABREVIATIONS ...................................................................................................7 SPEED CLASS ............................................................................................................................................8 AXLE LOADING ...........................................................................................................................................8 OPERATING RESTRICTIONS ....................................................................................................................9 LOCOMOTIVE DATA ................................................................................................................................... 12 FREIGHT VEHICLES DATA ........................................................................................................................ 22 LOCOMOTIVE HAULED PASSENGER CAR DATA ................................................................................... 62 SELF PROPELLED PASSENGER CAR DATA ........................................................................................... 69 SPECIAL PURPOSE PASSENGER CAR DATA ......................................................................................... 71 LOCO HAULED MAINTENANCE VEHICLE DATA ..................................................................................... 71 SPECIAL PURPOSE FREIGHT VEHICLE DATA ........................................................................................ 75 MISCELLANEOUS FREIGHT VEHICLE DATA ........................................................................................... 76 © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 6 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual SCOPE & PURPOSE This Section of the TOC Manual lists all Rolling Stock authorized to operate on the CRN in NSW. Rolling Stock authorised to operate specifically on the Country Rail Network is governed by axle load and speeds restrictions for each specific corridor. To gain listing in this document rolling stock must comply with the CRN Minimum Operating Requirements for Rolling Stock Documents CRN RS 001 to CRN RS 004 or be covered by an appropriate Approved Exemption Certificate. A Train Operating Conditions (TOC) Waiver is required for the operation of any vehicle/vehicle type which is authorized, but not listed in this document. EXPLANATORY NOTES OWNER & OPERATOR ABREVIATIONS TOC MANUAL OWNER/OPERATOR ABREVIATION 3801 3801 Limited ARTC Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) AUR Aurizon AWB Australian Wheat Board AWR Australia Western Railroad (A.R.G.) BDMO Boyd Munro BESL Bluescope Steel BRM Bradken Resources BXCR Boxcar CFA CF Asia Pacific Group CFF Crawfords Freightlines CHRR Canberra Heritage Railway Restoration CIMC CIMC Rolling Stock Australia CLCL Centennial Coal CMRL Chumrail CRHR Capital Region Heritage Rail ECHR East Coast Heritage Rail ERH Ettamogah Rail Hub FCL FCL Transport FIE Fletcher International Exports FLA Freightliner Australia FTLK Freightlink GEM Gemco Rail GOL GrainCorp Operations Ltd GRBS Geelong Road Bus Service GSR Great Southern Railway GWA 1Rail (Formerly Genesee & Wyoming Australia) INT Interail Australia JHC John Holland Rail – Country Regional Network JHR John Holland Rail JRW Junee Railway Workshop LDP Locomotive Demand Power LVRS Lachlan Valley Rail Society MAN Manildra Flour © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 7 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual TOC MANUAL OWNER/OPERATOR ABREVIATION MDLG Macfield Leasing NACL Nova Coal NREC National Railway Equipment Company NWCB North West Coach Builders NTL NSW TrainLink PAT LINX Portlink PHM Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences PCPR Pacific Power PKPL Patrick Portlink PNR Pacific National (including Bulk Division, Coal & Intermodal) POTA P&O Transport Australia QUBE Qube Logistics RHA Australian Railway Historical Society RHOM Rhomberg Rail RLEE Rail Experience RLPR Rail Power RMT Rail Museum Thirlmere TECOY Transport Equipment Company TOL Toll Transport RRRS RRR&S Museum RTM Transport Heritage NSW SCT Specialised Container Transport SPEN SPENO Rail SRH Seymour Rail Heritage Centre SRS Sydney Rail Services SSR Southern Shorthaul Rail SYT Sydney Trains TRMS The Rail Motor Society WINH Winarch WNCL Whitehaven Coal WTS Watco Transportation Services XARL Xstrata Rail SPEED CLASS FREIGHT VEHICLE SPEED CLASSIFICATIONS The following speed classifications apply to freight vehicles operating on the Country Region Network SPEED MAX APPLICABLE CRN CORRIDORS CLASS SPEED A 115 km/h These speeds apply to the following mainline corridors only: B 100 km/h • Bowenfells - Parkes C 80 km/h • Wallerawang - Charbon Colliery Junction D 65 km/h • Orange East Fork - Dubbo E 80 km/h For maximum permitted speeds on all other corridors, refer to the F 65 km/h relevant Section Pages G 0 km/h AXLE LOADING The maximum permitted axle load for branch lines, unless otherwise permitted by the "R" Notes or a TOC Waiver, is the axle load allowed for Class A speeds on mainline corridors © JHR UNCONTROLLED WHEN PRINTED Page 8 of 77 Route Information Version: 4.6 General Instruction Pages Locomotive & Rolling Stock Data Train Operating Conditions Manual OPERATING RESTRICTIONS
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