Re: Melbourne Darwin Railway

["John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> John McCandless (johnmc@topend.com.au) wrote:
> > The pre-feasability study for the Melbourne-Darwin railway has come back
> > saying that the project is viable, and would cost approx 1.4billion.
>
> Is that $1.4b for the full project or just the first stage to Brisbane?

Yes, it does seem a bit cheap....  well, Melbourne-Brisbane is much better
than nothing at all, though it would still be nice
to see the rest get built [the fact that it would go past the 'curry having
no part in this opinion ;-) ]

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John McCandless
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn...
Cloncurry Qld Au
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