Re: Sydney Albury upgrade

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <A8uo5.9$Q_2.1275@vic.nntp.telstra.net>,
Thommo <mjthom@hdc.net.au> wrote:

>Heard today on ABC radio news (local) that $20 million is to be spent on =
>the Sydney Albury section during the next 12 months with work commencing =
>in September. "No"  no  realignments or anything drastic like that, it =
>is only a Band-Aid approach to upgrade years of neglect, with sleeper =
>replacement, surface grinding, ballast cleaning and various other minor =
>works to allow trains to run at the speeds that they are supposed too =
>along this section, therefore lifting at least 20 speed restrictions =
>currently in place. =20

 With no additional government funds provided.

 Any one want to take bets on what part of the network they let completelty fall
appart to get the resources for the main south?.

 5Km/hr speed limit from Mt Vic to Broken Hill ? :-)