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Re: VFT Decision?

Subject: Re: VFT Decision?
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2000 05:26:31 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
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Railway Rasputin3 (james_ccj@my-deja.com) wrote:
> Apart from been expensive, what's the point of finishing at Shorncliffe?
> (small suburban, no attraction expect muddy water), and the project
> will compete with GCR.

Exactly! It's the same as terminating the Williamtown line at Chatswood.
Having built 140km at $26 million per km, why is the last 10km put in the
too hard basket? Especially when Transrapid claims it uses very little
space in urban areas because it's elevated.

Cheers
David

References:
- VFT Decision?
  - From: "David Bennetts" <davibenn@pcug.org.au>
- Re: VFT Decision?
  - From: "Dean A Stalker" <dstalker@dingoblue.net.au>
- Re: VFT Decision?
  - From: Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com>

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