Re: Rail vs. Road Costs

[james_ccj@my-deja.com]

In article <mdaly.365.00B40E0E@pcug.org.au>,
  mdaly@pcug.org.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
> In article <38c77066_2@news.chariot.net.au> "Taliesin Walker"
<taliesin@chariot.net.au> writes:
> >From: "Taliesin Walker" <taliesin@chariot.net.au>
> >Subject: Re: Rail vs. Road Costs
> >Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2000 19:58:53 +0930
>
> >Maurie Daly <mdaly@pcug.org.au> wrote in message
> >news:mdaly.364.0026E88E@pcug.org.au...
> >> In article <38c5cca6_1@news.chariot.net.au> "Taliesin Walker"
> ><taliesin@chariot.net.au> writes:
> >> >From: "Taliesin Walker" <taliesin@chariot.net.au>
> >> >Subject: Rail vs. Road Costs
> >> >Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 14:08:14 +0930
> >>
> >> >Hi
> >>
> >> >Could someone give me an idea of the labour and fuel costs
associated
> >with
> >> >carrying freight on rail vs. road?
> >>
> >> >Tali
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Can you be a bit more specific about exactly where you want to
carry the
> >> freight to and from.
> >> Your above question is too vague to answer  with any accuracy.
> >>
> >> MD
> >>
>
> >Say, Adelaid - Melbourne?
>
> National Rail charge round 2.87 c /ntk for Melb - Adelaide freight.
> Fuel usage varies from 3 litres / 1000 trailing tonne km on the flat
to around
> 10 litres / 1000 trailing tonne km going thru the Adelaide hills.
> Irs worth noting that at 2.87 c /ntk NRC are not making any money.
> B double trucks achieve freight rates of between 3 to 3.5 c /ntk and
use
> around 45 to 50 litres / 100 km for a fully loaded truck.
> There is very little in it , given that the trucks can deliver door
to door in
> a lot of cases.
> Rail transport is stifled by the track access charges which have to
be paid
> for each and every train whereas road transport doesnt have to pay an
> equivalent.
>
> MD
>
>
This may be a bit vague, but reportly FA only charge 1/6 of what
trucker normally charged.
--
Cheers

James


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