Re: [QLD] Heavy rail preferred for Kippa-Ring

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

James C wrote in message
<3966e82a$0$11147$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>...
>I think this is because the original alignment is occupy by the highway
>now....
>
South of Nerang there are sections of the highway that were built on the
alignment of the old Tweed Heads extension but otherwise it was a case of
resuming the best possible route for a high speed railway.

AFAIK the old route had been sold off and was not suitable for modern
purposes anyway.


Barry Campbell