Re: Some interesting info from NRCs and ARTCs annual reports.

[pcc@ocean.com.au (Brown Family)]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2000 12:42:26 GMT, james_ccj@my-deja.com wrote:

>I think the answer is "NO", on the return the empty wagons can simply
>combine with another service, or try to fill up the empty space by
>lower the rates between Perth to Melbourne.
>
Another source of traffic might be to make Perth the first
port-of-call for shipping from Europe and Africa. 

Rather than load to rail in Melbourne or Sydney, it might be just as
efficient, cheaper and quicker, to load directly to rail in Perth for
railing to points on the East Coast. Make the TAR a kind of land
bridge. It would certainly make shipping turn around times a lot
faster. A similar system exists in North America, but the costs
savings there would be many magnitudes higher than in Australia.

Les Brown

"Some fella says that 50% of people in this world have below average intelligence"
"Nah, that's not right, most of the people I know are pretty smart" 
"I think you just proved his point"