Re: Truck Dispute

["Lloyd Hutcheon" <lchutch@norcom.net.au>]

Apparently 75 to 80% of freight to and from Perth across the Nullarbor is
carted by rail mostly containers and this has come from a truckie I spoke
to. Much of it handled by National Rail with the rest shared with TOLLS/ TNT
and SCT.

"deano" <dsma@pigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Thanks, I figured the share would be somewhere less than a third, I'd also
> be interested in which way the rail figures are heading, I would assume up
> but not sure[-)
> James C <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> news:39350d34$0$8458$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > I have this ARA 2000 year book I can't seem to find it just
> > now.....(disorganised :p )
> >
> > but I know rail have only 26% share in Sydney-Melbourne Corridor
> > Once I found the book I will post the figures.....
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > james
> >
> >
> >
> > deano <dsma@pigpond.com> wrote in message
> > news:bM7Z4.9622$c5.15368@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > I've been on a few backshifts lately and notice that there seems to be
a
> > lot
> > > of large freighters going Melbourne/Sydney/Brisbane.
> > > With the truckies blocking the Hume at Wodonga wanting the guvmint to
> set
> > > standard rates I was wondering. Is this pinch
> > > on road freight a direct result of what appears to be the large amount
I
> > see
> > > passing by the platform. I mean some of those trains must be carting
the
> > > loads of a hundred semis. Does anyone know what the figures for rail
> > > transport overall are for say the last ten years for freight??
> > >
> > >
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