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Blackwater line back to full operation

THE second line of the Blackwater rail corridor in Queensland is expected to reopen today after a Pacific National coal train derailed between Wycarbah and Warren more than a week ago.

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Blackwater line back to full operation

Wet weather has hampered Queensland Rail’s efforts to restore the dual track in order to allow coal deliveries to resume to Gladstone’s port.

The port held 2.47 million tonnes of coal stocks before the derailment. A Gladstone Ports Corporation spokesperson previously told ILN that 315,000 tonnes were scheduled to be loaded in the 48 hours after the incident.

Xstrata’s Rolleston mine recently missed one shipment of coal because of the derailment and excessive rainfall.

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