Re: GSR motorail fees

[billboltonREMOVE-TO-EMAIL@computer.org (Bill Bolton)]

"Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:

> Probably because there are more people using the train one way and then
> driving the other.

Also possibly because delivery of new automobiles to WA from SA and
Eastern State manufacturing plants is primarily a one way traffic and
there would otherwise be unused total capacity (motorail and normal
freight service) on the return leg.

This used to be the case on Sydney-Brisbane, where it was MUCH cheaper
to ship a car by freight rail Brisbane to Sydney than vice versa.

Cheers,

Bill