HEAVY AND SLOW GRAIN TRAIN - Australia's Portland Branchline

Slowly making its way to Portland along the speed-limited 40 kilometres per hour track is Pacific National loaded Grain Train 7740V from Nhill to the Port of Portland led by Pacific National locomotives G540/XR559 & G523. The train powers along the slow and steep Portland line with a load of about 3,000 Tons across 40 Hoppers behind, making its way throughout the region on the morning of the 4th of February 2023.
Pacific National has been the only operator on the Portland for years, with Grain the only freight to be moved on the line in the last 6 years with no trains using the line across a two period which, along with track owners, the Australian Rail Track Corporation neglecting the line, has led the track speed being reduced and journey times being extended massively.
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