Re: Melbourne Darwin Railway

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

I still prefers to use 1.3b$ to upgrade exist interstate lines. Especially
North Coast line,  Main south line and Melbourne-Adelaide line.

Cheers
James


David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> James C (noemail@emailsux.com) wrote:
> > IIRC it cost 13Billion$+ to build this line........(I still have the
paper
> > to prove it)
>
> There are 2 different proposals with different prices. I think the $13
> billion project was the 300km/h gas turbine version.
>
> There was a later proposal which was for more or less conventional trains,
> but allowing sustained 100km/h freight running.
>
> Cheers
> David