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Re: Mudgee reopening

Subject: Re: Mudgee reopening
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Sun, 13 Aug 2000 04:29:35 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
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Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> "geoff dawson" <geoffrey.dawson@aph.gov.au> wrote in message
> bz6l5.49$kX1.7127@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net">news:bz6l5.49$kX1.7127@nsw.nnrp.telstra.net...
> > Forgive me for being sceptical but
> > 1. What freight traffic will use this line? Surely it couldn't be
> > commercially viable? Is the reopening just a political stunt?

> It is an alternative route for MEL/ADL/PER to BNE traffic, thereby bypassing
> SYD

Which is the main reason it is being reopened.

There is also increasing traffic from the metworks, and the council
doesn't want any more trucks on the road.

Cheers
David

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