Re: Rail jobs in danger through competition

["tony bailey" <mercuryworldtvl@one.net.au>]

David McLoughlin wrote in message <3960EC26.4313@iprolink.co.nz>...
The huge loads of freight are probably about 10% of the total hauled in
Queensland.

The North Coast line in Queensland is about 1700 km (longer than the total
length of NZ?)

Did not the most recent Transrail annual report mention a record of about 13
million tonnes of freight - how much coal does QR move - about 120 million
tonnes?

Tony Bailey


>
>Pardon? The NZ Railway system is about 1200 km long from Northland to
>Invercargill including a major cross-strait ferry operation in the
>middle, and there are many other lines besides the Main Trunk to which I
>refer. The terrain, often very mountainous, has resulted in some amazing
>feats of engineering such as the Raurimu Spriral and very long tunnels
>through mountain ranges. It shifts huge loads of freight and also has
>many passenger services.
>
>Same gauge as Queensland's too!
>
>David McLoughlin
>Auckland New Zealand