TRAIN ALTERATION ADVICE
No: 0443-2015 AMENDMENT 2
Hunter / Northern Program Area
AK Track Recording Car
24th May to 1st June 2015
Hunter / Northern Program Area
This is a planned indicative train path only.
Paths planned to meet AK Car track recording requirements.
Paths are to be met where possible.
AK Car Track Recording to be done in accordance with AK Car Track Recording Program.
(AK CAR to be run at Track Speed, Main Line Running Only)
(This is not to be treated as a Maintenance Train
THE FOLLOWING TIMETABLES WILL APPLY:
NK81 on Sun 24/05/2015 will run as tabled by Sydney Trains to pass Islington Junction 0706,
Scholey Street 0709, arrive Port Waratah Yard 0722, run around, form NK83.
NK83 on Sun 24/05/2015 will depart Port Waratah Yard Departure 0750, pass Warabrook 0813,
Thornton 0830, Maitland 0840, Branxton 0901, Minimbah 0909, Whittingham 0917, Mt Owen 0936,
Newdell Junction 0942, Drayton Junction 0950, Antiene 0953, St Heliers (MK54) 1006,
Muswellbrook 1011, Aberdeen 1025, Scone 1040, Murulla 1105, Murrurundi 1117, arrive Ardglen
1137 depart 1225, pass Kankool 1234, Willow Tree 1242, Quirindi 1258, Quipolly 1307, arrive
Werris Creek 1315, stable.
NK81 on Mon 25/05/2015 will depart Werris Creek 0745, pass Gap Junction 0751, Breeza 0808,
Curlewis 0830, Gunnedah 0843, Gunnedah Loop 0846, Emerald Hill 0902, arrive Boggabri 0925, x,
depart 0955, arrive Turrawan 1028, g, depart 1033, arrive Narrabri 1101, g, depart 1106, arrive
Edgeroi 1134, g, depart 1139, arrive Bellata 1202, g, depart 1207, arrive Gurley 1235, g, depart
1240, arrive Moree 1317, g, depart 1322, arrive Camurra 1340, g, depart 1345, arrive Crooble 1440,
g, depart 1445, arrive North Star 1540, run around, forms NK82.
NK82 on Mon 25/05/2015 will depart North Star 1620, arrive Crooble 1712, g, depart 1717, pass
Milguy 1731, arrive Camurra 1810, thence as tabled by John Holland.
NK82 on Tue 26/05/2015 will run as tabled by John Holland to arrive Camurra 1240, g, depart
1245, arrive Moree 1254, g, depart 1259, arrive Gurley 1321, g, depart 1326, arrive Bellata 1341, g,
depart 1346, arrive Edgeroi 1402, g, depart 1407, arrive Narrabri 1426, g, depart 1431, arrive
Turrawan 1446, g, depart 1451, pass Boggabri 1517, Emerald Hill 1531, arrive Gunnedah Loop
1543, x, depart 1606, pass Gunnedah 1609, Curlewis 1623, Watermark 1632, Breeza 1643, Burilda
1653, Gap Junction 1657, Werris Creek 1701, thence as tabled by John Holland.
NK82 on Wed 27/05/2015 will depart Armidale 1138, arrive Werris Creek 1348 depart 1353, pass
Quipolly 1404, arrive Bells Gate 1406 depart 1416, arrive Quirindi 1422, x, depart 1442, arrive
TAA 0443-2015 Amendment 2 LTP/1100
Sydney Trains STN No:
John Holland CRN No: 0095-2015
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Braefield 1448 depart 1458, arrive Willow Tree 1504 depart 1513, arrive Chilcotts Creek 1517
depart 1527, pass Kankool 1531, arrive Ardglen 1539 depart 1549, arrive Pages River 1559, x,
depart 1625, arrive Murrurundi 1627, x, depart 1700, arrive Murulla 1710 depart 1720, arrive
Parkville 1734 depart 1745, arrive Scone 1750 depart 1803, arrive Togar 1810, x, depart 1820,
arrive Aberdeen 1824 depart 1833, arrive Koolbury 1838 depart 1846, arrive Muswellbrook 1850,
stable.
NK81 on Thu 28/05/2015 will depart Muswellbrook 0800, arrive Bengalla 0809, x, depart 0823,
pass Mangoola 0838, Sandy Hollow 0906, Baerami 0924, Kerrabee 0940, Murrumbo 0956, arrive
Coggan Creek 1025, x, depart 1038, pass Wilpinjong 1108, arrive Ulan 1129, run around, form
NK82
NK82 on Thu 28/05/2015 will depart Ulan 1225, pass Wilpinjong 1245, Wollar Crossing Loop 1300,
arrive Coggan Creek 1321, x, depart 1332, pass Murrumbo 1404, Kerrabee 1430, Baerami 1452,
Sandy Hollow 1504, Yarrawa 1519, arrive Mangoola 1536, x, depart 1550, pass Bengalla 1605,
arrive Muswellbrook 1610, stable.
NK82 on Fri 29/05/2015 will depart Muswellbrook 0630, pass St Heliers (MK54) 0640, Antiene
0700, Drayton Junction 0709, Newdell Junction 0723, Ravensworth Junction 0734, Mt Owen 0736,
Camberwell Junction 0753, Singleton 0801, Whittingham 0809, arrive Minimbah 0823 depart 0853,
pass Whittingham 0902, Saxonvale Jct 0912, run via ballon loop to arrive Mt Thorley 0929 depart
0939, pass Whittingham 1009, Minimbah 1022, Branxton 1034, East Greta Junction 1103, arrive
Maitland 1105, stable.
NK82 on Sat 30/05/2015 will depart Maitland 0808, C, pass Thornton 0825, Sandgate 0845, arrive
Kooragang Arrival 0918 - forms NK84.
NK84 on Sat 30/05/2015 will depart Kooragang Arrival 0930, pass Kooragang East Jct 0942,
Kooragang East Jct 0947, Kooragang East Jct 0952, Warabrook 0952, XC, Scholey Street 1010,
Morandoo 1020, arrive Port Waratah Yard 1030 – forms NK83.
NK83 on Sat 30/05/2015 will depart Port Waratah Yard 1050, pass Scholey Street 1105, C,
Warabrook 1116, Kooragang South Fork 1120, arrive Kooragang Arrival 1145 - forms NK85.
NK85 on Sat 30/05/2015 will depart Kooragang Arrival 1200, pass Kooragang East Jct 1211,
Kooragang East Jct 1216, Kooragang East Jct 1221, C, Sandgate 1226, Thornton 1241, Maitland
1251, East Greta Junction 1253, Branxton 1311, Minimbah 1319, Whittingham 1327, Singleton
1332, Camberwell Junction 1340, Mt Owen 1346, Ravensworth Junction 1350, Newdell Junction
1352, Drayton Junction 1400, Antiene 1403, arrive Muswellbrook 1423 – stable.
NK82 on Sun 31/05/2015 will depart Muswellbrook 0737, pass Grasstree 0755, Antiene 0807,
Drayton Junction 0815, Mt Owen 0842, XR, Camberwell Junction 0859, Singleton 0907, XR,
Whittingham 0915, Minimbah 0928, Branxton 0940, XR, Maitland 1010, Thornton 1025, Sandgate
1044, Scholey Street 1057, Scholey Street 1057, Morandoo 1107, arrive Port Waratah Yard 1117 –
forms NK84.
NK84 on Sun 31/05/2015 will depart Port Waratah Yard 1120, pass Scholey Street 1138, Islington
Junction 1142, thence as tabled by Sydney Trains.
TAA 0443-2015 Amendment 2 LTP/1100
Sydney Trains STN No:
John Holland CRN No: 0095-2015
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NK83 on Mon 01/06/2015 will run as tabled by Sydney Trains to pass Islington Junction 1007,
Scholey Street 1008, Morandoo 1020, arrive Port Waratah Yard 1030 – form NK84.
NK84 on Mon 01/062015 will depart Port Waratah Yard 1050, pass Islington Junction 1107, thence
as tabled by Sydney Trains.
Consist: Locomotive and AK Cars.
Special Instructions
Mobile Phone Number’s for AK Cars: 0407105595
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AK Cars are Non Block Working Main Line Running.
Run at Track Speed.
Must where possible have a through run between major stations, so the ride quality of the
track geometry can be recorded.
Vehicles must not be Loose Shunted.
AK Cars may run outside of indicative table, as arranged with Train Controller, Traffic
Officer, and relevant Signallers and Area Controllers.
This TAA has been entered into TRIMS
TAA 0443-2015 Amendment 2 LTP/1100
Sydney Trains STN No:
John Holland CRN No: 0095-2015
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