I thught that some real running times taken directly from my old Guards Note Books might be helpfull for activity creation purposes.
I'll just put in the sections covered by the available MSTS routes.

1. S-35 Passenger (10-4-83)
Eng: 42205 Load : FS-MFH-XCM-XFS-BS 214 tonnes

Picton 0930 - 0931
Tahmour 0940 - 0941
Bargo 0948 - 0948 1/2
Yerinbool 1010 - 1001 1/2
Mittagong 1014 - 1015
Bowral 1019 - 1020
Burradoo 1022 1/2 - 1023
Moss Vale 1028 - 1029

2 . 2435 Ex Goulburn (10-4-1983)

Engines : 4499-48110-48137 Load : NVJF-1 load 30 tonnes 13 empty 329 tonnes

Moss Vale 2214 - 2233 Detach 48110&48137 Attach 1 x NCX for 40t

Bowral 2241 - 2311 Attach NZFF & NZFF for 70 t
Mittagong 2316
Bargo 2342
Picton 2358

3. 1415 South (15-4-1983)

Engine : 48147 Load : NVKF - 9 loads for 539 tonnes

Picton 1815
Bargo 1852 1922 30" crossing
Mittagong 2033 2045 12" crossing
Moss Vale 2105


4. 1489 South (19-4-1983)

Engine : 44216 Load NVMF - 8 Emptys for 177 tonnes 4 Loads for 271 DMC1092 for 41 tonnes

Picton 0939
Bargo 1000
Mittagong 1042 1045 Warn Driver Track machines in Section
Moss Vale 1058

5. 1423 South (9/6/83)

Egine : 42202 Load NVFF NVMF 5 loads for 334 tonnes 15 Emptys for 335 tonnes

Picton 2400
Bargo 0023
Mitagong 0107 0147 40" detach and place oil tanks
Bowral 0154 0220 26" detach and place milk tanks
Berrima 0229 0240 11' detach and place cement hoppers
Moss Vale 0245 0310 25" detach and place Crib

6. 3464 North (7/6/83)

Engines : 42212 44202 Load: NVFF 15 loads for 827 tonnes

Moss Vale 1203
Bowral 1211
Mittagong 1215
Bargo 1240
Picton 1259

That will do for now, but anyone has any requests for the:
Sydney-Goulburn,
Sydney - Broadmeadow,
Sydney - Lithgow
Sydney - Port Kembla
lines for the period of 1979 to 1984 I would be more than happy to post the information required.

My old note books contain Dates, Train Numbers, Drivers names, Engine numbers, load details and running times.

Regards
MarcH

Thats some nice information there Marc.
I wish I had kept all my old notes.

9th March 1983

Train Number 1733
8013-8018-8022
18 x NHHF + NVMF for 1823 tonnes

Enfield 0327
Enfield Sth 0336
Meeks Road 0359
Hurstville 0416
Sutherland 0439
Waterfall 0505
Otford 0530
Coalcliff 0541
Thiroul 0606
Wollongong 0630 - 0657 crossing
Inner Harbour 0700
Commenced unloading at 0707
Completed unloading at 0750

Inner Harbour 0805
Wollongong 0808
Thiroul 0832 - 0858 26" crossing
Scarborough 0910 - 0912 2" signals train ahead
Otford 0925 - 0935 10" signals train ahead
Helensburg 0945 - 0949 4" signals train ahead
Waterfall 1001 - 1010 10" single line working
Sutherland 1025 - 1040 15" crossing
Hurstville 1055
Meeks Roas 1110 - 1155 45" wait Driver change
Rozelle 1240

1st June 1983

1463 South
8107
10 loads + NVFF for 493 tonnes
(ex Chullora Trackfast at 1930hrs)

Picton 2043
Bargo 2059
Mittagong 2125
Moss Vale 2135

17th march 1983

1611 North

4632 4616

1 x empty + 26 loads + NVIF for 1182 tonnes

Enfield 0345 - 0358 13" reduce overload
Nth Box 0407
Flemo Gds Junc 0415 - 0423 8" signals
Nth Strathfield 0432
Hornsby 0458
Cowan 0518
Hawksbury River 0531 - 0537 6" crossing
Gosford 0607 - 0710 63" detach wagons, cross, engine and driver change

4533 - 4486

Gosford 0710
Wyong 0730
Wyee 0745
Morrisett 0754
Awaba 0811
Fassifern 0818
Sulphide Junction 0830 - 0905 35" detach wagons
Broad Yards 0920

1415 South was the fuel train ex-Botany at 1515 Monday to Friday.

It was normally a full load for a 48 class, although it was known to have extra loading added at times resulting in mainline locos being used.

An Enfield crew would normally shunt and form this sevice at Botany, then work it through to Marrickville Station where a Driver change would be done with a Goulburn crew, the Enfield Guard would work right through.

1415 South (15-4-1983) (re-post)

Engine : 48147 Load : NVKF - 9 loads for 539 tonnes

Picton 1815
Bargo 1852 1922 30" crossing
Mittagong 2033 2045 12" crossing
Moss Vale 2105


1415 South (19-08-1983)

Engine : 44208 Load : NVMF11583 - 14 loads for 896 tonnes

Picton 1743
Bargo 1812
Mittagong 1900
Moss Vale 1920

This type of info is invaluable Marc.
It makes a great addition to be able to run actual consists and not just made up ones.
It goes to show you don't have to be a model or route builder to contribute to our great hobby.

Heres one from 24th August 1983

1603 North

Engine : 4601
Load : NVMF + 15 loads for 348 tonnes

Enfield 0025
Nth Box 0036
Flemington Junc 0045
North Strathfield 0055
Epping 0119 - 0145 20" cross N19
Hornsby 0200 - 0212 12" cross 1241
Cowan 0230
Hawksbury River 0241
Wondabyne 0255 - 0310 15" detach S truck
Gosford -0329 - 0404 35" engine change 8049 (ex 4204)
Wyong 0423
Wyee 0439
Morrisett 0448
Awaba 0504
Fassifern 0511
Broadmeadow 0541