Division / Business Unit: Safety, Engineering & Technology Function: Operations Document Type: Guideline Network Information Book TOCO Board Broken Hill to Stockinbingal (exc) and Bogan Gate to Bogan Gate North OGW-30-01 Applicability Interstate Network Publication Requirement Internal / External Primary Source Local Appendices West Volume 3 Route Access Standard – Defined Interstate Rail Network Section Pages D11 & D14 Document Status Version # Date Reviewed Prepared by Reviewed by Endorsed Approved 2.2 21 May 2021 Configuration Configuration Standards GM Technical Standards Management Management Manager Administrator Administrator Amendment Record Amendment Date Clause Description of Amendment Version # Reviewed 1.0 19 Oct 2016 Initial issue 1.1 03 Aug 2017 Various Broken Hill diagram updated, 4WD Access only text inserted, and Yarrabandai level crossing updated. 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CONFIDENTIAL Page 1 of 141 TOCO Board Broken Hill to Stockinbingal (exc) and Bogan Gate to Bogan Gate North OGW-30-01 Table of Contents 1.2 4 Dec 2018 Various Signal corrections to Kaleentha, Matakana, Euabalong West, Kiacatoo, Wirrinya & Caragabal diagrams. Line segment correction in Level Crossings table section 1.7. 2.0 14 Oct 2019 1.7, 2.14 Level crossing table updated. SCT Parkes location details extensively updated and North West Link diagram replaces Gunningbland – Goobang Junction diagram. 2.1 9 Nov 2020 1.7, 2.15 Level crossing table updated. Newell Highway level crossings at Welcome and Tichborne added to section 2.15.1. Broken Hill, North West Link, Goobang Junction, Goobang Junction South, Wirrinya & Milvale – Stockinbingal diagrams updated 2.2 21 May 2021 1.4, 1.7, 1.14, Adjacent train control details updated. Menindee level crossing 2.1, 2.3 updated. Wayside Equipment section updated. Broken Hill diagram updated. Use note added to diagrams. 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Version Number: 2.2 Date Reviewed: 21 May 2021 Page 2 of 141 TOCO Board Broken Hill to Stockinbingal (exc) and Bogan Gate to Bogan Gate North OGW-30-01 Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of Contents ............................................................................................................................................. 3 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 5 1.1 Board Extent................................................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Safe Working System ..................................................................................................................... 5 1.3 Applicable Rules ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Adjacent Train Control Boards / Centres ....................................................................................... 5 1.5 Section Operating Equipment ........................................................................................................ 5 1.5.1 How to Take Local Control ............................................................................................................. 5 1.5.2 Motorised Point Machines & Ground Frames ................................................................................. 6 1.5.3 Main Line Indicator and Trailing Points Indicator Push Button Units .............................................. 9 1.6 Train Braking Requirements ........................................................................................................ 10 1.7 Level Crossings ............................................................................................................................ 11 1.8 Emergency Local Releases ......................................................................................................... 25 1.9 Maximum Permanent Speeds and Permanent Speed Restrictions ............................................. 25 1.10 Maximum Train Length ................................................................................................................ 26 1.11 Structure Clearances ................................................................................................................... 26 1.12 Operation of Double Stack Containers ........................................................................................ 26 1.13 Communications .......................................................................................................................... 27 1.14 Wayside Monitoring Systems ....................................................................................................... 27 1.15 Ruling Gradients .......................................................................................................................... 28 1.16 Curve and Gradient Data ............................................................................................................. 28 1.17 Drawing Legend ........................................................................................................................... 29 2 Locations and Sections Information .................................................................................................. 30 2.1 Broken Hill (BKH) ......................................................................................................................... 30 2.2 Kinalung (KIN) .............................................................................................................................. 40 2.3 Menindee (MNE) .......................................................................................................................... 45 2.4 Kaleentha (KLE) ........................................................................................................................... 51 2.5 Darnick (DNK) .............................................................................................................................. 56 2.6 Ivanhoe (IVN) ............................................................................................................................... 62 2.7 Trida (TRD) .................................................................................................................................. 67 2.8 Roto (RTO) ................................................................................................................................... 71 2.9 Matakana (MTK) .......................................................................................................................... 73 This document is uncontrolled when printed. Version Number: 2.2 Date Reviewed: 21 May 2021 Page 3 of 141 TOCO Board Broken Hill to Stockinbingal (exc) and Bogan Gate to Bogan Gate North OGW-30-01 Table of Contents 2.10 Euabalong West (EUA) ................................................................................................................ 77 2.11 Kiacatoo (KCT) ............................................................................................................................. 80 2.12 Condobolin (CON) ........................................................................................................................ 84 2.13 Derriwong (DER) .......................................................................................................................... 87 2.14 Ootha (OTH)................................................................................................................................. 89 2.15 Yarrabandai (YAI) ........................................................................................................................ 91 2.16 Bogan Gate North (BPN) ............................................................................................................. 95 2.17 Bogan Gate (BGT) ....................................................................................................................... 96 2.18 Gunningbland (GBD) .................................................................................................................. 100 2.19 SCT Parkes (SCP) & Parkes North West Yard (PNP) ............................................................... 102 2.19.1 General Arrangements ............................................................................................................... 102 2.19.2 Parkes SCT Siding ..................................................................................................................... 103 2.19.3 Parkes North West Link .............................................................................................................