Re: (NSW) Hurstville- Strathfield

[Ben Munro <sporologist@yahoo.com>]

David Bromage wrote:
> 
> Quaider (quaidy@hotmail.com) wrote:
> > The Leader (local rag), had an article in it two days ago saying that St
> > George local councils are pushing to have the line built between Hurstville
> > and Strathfield sooner than the proposed time several years down the track.
> 
> There simply may not be enough crews available to work on too many major
> rail infrastructure projects at the same time. Chatswood - Parramatta and
> the short north upgrade should be underway next year. Not sure of the
> timeline on the Illawarra tunnel.
> 
> Throw in Alice Springs - Darwin (and hopefully Speedrail) and that's a lot
> of people and equipment required.
> 
> Cheers
> David

What is the short north? And how will it be upgraded?