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Re: Gunnedah shire pushes Melbourne-Darwin rail line
- Subject: Re: Gunnedah shire pushes Melbourne-Darwin rail line
- From: "< Tell >" <telljb@netozemail.com.au>
- Date: Sun, 02 Apr 2000 14:48:40 +0930
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"Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> Spot on. There is no demand for transporting freight at 200km/hr by train.
> The cost would be so high that trucks running at half the speed would be
> more economical.
>
> OTOH, a 100km/hr inland railway between Brisbane and Melbourne could be
> feasible - and relatively cheap. After all, only the Qld part needs to be
> built from scratch.
>
> Maybe this is what the whole deal is about. We can only hope.
Right on, getting out of that constipated 19th century
loading gauge restricted Brisbane to Melbourne corridor
makes real sense.
As Maurie would say, "dont hold your breath". :)
----Terry Burton
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