Location: Melbourne, Australia
On the theme of previous posts what trains use Port Pirie (I am aware 4500 PN service does).
Thanks
Thanks
Port Pirie Traffic
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
freightgate
Minister for Railways
Location: Albury, New South Wales
Think you will find broken hill trains unload at port Pirie or once did.
There may also be grain trains.
There may also be grain trains.
Pressman
Spirit of the Vine
Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
Think you will find broken hill trains unload at port Pirie or once did.Ore from Broken Hill mines is still processed at the Nyrstar Smelters at Port Pirie.
There may also be grain trains.
NSWGR8022
Chief Train Controller
Location: From the lands of Journalism and Free Speech
There are grain trains using Port Pirie but unsure of the train numbers or the operator.
greasyrhys
Chief Commissioner
Location: MacDonald Park, SA
The Balco container train also runs to Pt Pirie, on Tuesdays (3:50am ex Bowmans) & Thursdays (4:10am ex Bowmans), always hauled by either GL107 or GL108.
greasyrhys
Chief Commissioner
Location: MacDonald Park, SA
There are grain trains using Port Pirie but unsure of the train numbers or the operator.Northbound (empty) run as 1411s, southbound (loaded) is 4112s.
NSWGR8022
Chief Train Controller
Location: From the lands of Journalism and Free Speech
There are grain trains using Port Pirie but unsure of the train numbers or the operator.Northbound (empty) run as 1411s, southbound (loaded) is 4112s.
Only one train daily?
greasyrhys
Chief Commissioner
Location: MacDonald Park, SA
Genesee & Wyoming is the only operator to transport grain by rail in SA, & only on an ad hoc basis like every other GWA grain train, sometimes there can be a few months without any running to the silos to Port Pirie & can be unpredictable.There are grain trains using Port Pirie but unsure of the train numbers or the operator.Northbound (empty) run as 1411s, southbound (loaded) is 4112s.
Only one train daily?
Alco_Haulic
Chief Commissioner
Location: Eating out...
Daily... Please stop... My sides are hurting...There are grain trains using Port Pirie but unsure of the train numbers or the operator.Northbound (empty) run as 1411s, southbound (loaded) is 4112s.
Only one train daily?
Pressman
Spirit of the Vine
Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
NSWGR8022, You need to remember that the rail companies (in this case G&WA) DO NOT decide when and where grain trains run, it is the Soil operators that decide when grain is moved, what mode of transport and who moves it.Genesee & Wyoming is the only operator to transport grain by rail in SA, & only on an ad hoc basis like every other GWA grain train, sometimes there can be a few months without any running to the silos to Port Pirie & can be unpredictable.There are grain trains using Port Pirie but unsure of the train numbers or the operator.Northbound (empty) run as 1411s, southbound (loaded) is 4112s.
Only one train daily?
Also whilst Port Pirie is a Port, it is rarely used as an export shipping terminal because it is NOT a deep water port and can not handle modern sized bulk carrier ships.
You'll find most grain trains move grain FROM Port Pirie to the export terminal at Outer Harbor. If grain is to go to another export terminal (like Port Giles or Wallaroo) then it goes via truck (as neither of those are rail served)
freightgate
Minister for Railways
Location: Albury, New South Wales
Port Giles ?
steam4ian
Chief Commissioner
Port Giles ?Look it up!
Pressman
Spirit of the Vine
Location: Wherever the Tin Chook or Qantas takes me
Port Giles ?Just a leisurely 68km swim due west of the end of Brighton Jetty
kipioneer
Chief Commissioner
Location: Aberfoyle Park
There was a Port Pirie grain train today (4th February). It arrived around 12:45.
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
There was a Port Pirie grain train today (4th February). It arrived around 12:45.
Thanks. Was it hauled by GWU004 by any chance?
kipioneer
Chief Commissioner
Location: Aberfoyle Park
I was the other side of the Port Pirie harbour when the train arrived. It was quite a distance away, but I believe it was hauled by GWU004.There was a Port Pirie grain train today (4th February). It arrived around 12:45.
Thanks. Was it hauled by GWU004 by any chance?
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
I was the other side of the Port Pirie harbour when the train arrived. It was quite a distance away, but I believe it was hauled by GWU004.
GWU004 is today running 5114.
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
The Balco container train also runs to Pt Pirie, on Tuesdays (3:50am ex Bowmans) & Thursdays (4:10am ex Bowmans), always hauled by either GL107 or GL108.
GL107 is currently at Port Pirie as 4416.
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Today sees 1411 in port with 2210 on the consist with GWA010.
Train 4500 with NR62 waiting to depart Port Pirie at Three Chain Road.
Train 4500 with NR62 waiting to depart Port Pirie at Three Chain Road.
NSWGR8022
Chief Train Controller
Location: From the lands of Journalism and Free Speech
Is Port Pirie wharfs still connected by rail?
Alco_Haulic
Chief Commissioner
Location: Eating out...
Is Port Pirie wharfs still connected by rail?Technically yes. However there are some thing sitting on top of the rails in various places. And the area with rails is now used exclusively by Nystar.
bevans
Site Admin
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Took this video on the way back to Adelaide from Port Augusta providing some insight into the consist to Port Pirie.
https://youtu.be/zfmyaBEcWog
https://youtu.be/zfmyaBEcWog
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