Sorry, what I meant to say was that the Tasmanian rail system, now known as Tasrail and comprising both the former government lines and the former Pasminco-owned Emu Bay line, is privately run by the same company that runs the New Zealand system (Tranzrail). IIRC, that company has strong links back into the US (Wisconsin?) James Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/ Before you buy.