The major bulk grain train derailment, which has been holding up delivery of Central Queensland bumper grain harvest to port, appears to have been overcome.
National bulk freight carrier ARG has re-instated a full sized train in Central Queensland after 16 wagons of the grain train were extensively damaged in a derailment near Springsure, Qld, on December 16.
The derailment, which occurred about 14km north of Springsure, resulted in major damage to 400 metres of track.
It blocked train operations between GrainCorp’s Springsure grain depot and the Port of Gladstone.
ARG group general manager bulk east, Chris Gregg, said that immediately following the derailment the national bulk freight carrier began a survey of its rollingstock fleet to identify wagons which could be used to replace the damaged units.
“ARG is conscious of the grain industry’s current need to maximise rail capacity to move the bumper wheat harvest and we wanted to do our best to reinstate a full train as soon as possible,” he said.
ARG mobilised 16 wagons out of storage on the Darling Downs to replace the damaged wagons.
The full trainload of 38 wagons recommenced operations on December 23, exactly seven days after the derailment.
Mr Gregg said that QR had also been working hard to re-open the affected section of the Springsure branch line.
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