Re: Robina-Coolangatta extension "essential"

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> L & D (daisyw@ozemail.com.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
>
> > David Bromage wrote:
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> > > ABC Newsradio reports the Queensland government saying the extension of
> > > the railway from Robina to Coolangatta is vital to the future of the GOld
> > > Coast.
> > >
> > > Queensland Transport has released the terms of reference for the EIS into
> > > the Robina - Tugun section, and $200 million for construction will be
> > > allocated in the next state budget.
> > >
> > > Here's punchline. NSW "will build a railway to Coolangatta Airport" as
> > > part of the project.
>
> > Another break of gauge station
>
> So? Most of the passengers on the Murwillimbah XPT are going to/from the
> Gold Coast. Very few travel on to Brisbane.

I agree but there is also qiute a few come from Brisbane

> It's much more sensible to extend the XPT to Coolangatta than extend the QR
> narrow gauge to Murwillumbah.

 If the state border was further south I wonder how far the line would be
constructed.
Any way they could  dual gauge at least part of it to Tweed Heads south.

Davo

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> Cheers
> David