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Re: Robina-Coolangatta extension "essential"

Subject: Re: Robina-Coolangatta extension "essential"
From: "John McCandless" <johnmc@topend.com.au>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2000 13:43:10 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Customer of Telstra Big Pond Direct
References: <z5_B4.917$M74.685553@news0.optus.net.au> <38D889E8.34254417@ozemail.com.au> <4RcC4.1053$_Q.447061@news0.optus.net.au> <8bdcvb$b3m$1@bunyip.cc.uq.edu.au>
Xref: bclass.spectrum.com.au aus.rail:4425

  > XPT (Long Distance) passengers are not really the issue. The Gold Coast
Line
> is a suburban passenger line, which is not only used by commuters and
> visitors to travel between Brisbane and the Gold Coast, but also by
> passengers within the Gold Coast city itself. The northern towns near the
> NSW border (eg Murwillumbah, Tweed Heads) are just as close to the Gold
> Coast as Brisbane is, if not closer. I don't think the rail line should
just
> stop at Coolangatta simply because of the state border.
>

I don't think state borders are really a barrier anymore.  QR's proposed
line
from Goondiwindi to Moree comes to mind....


--
John McCandless
Never play leapfrog with a unicorn...
Cloncurry Qld Au
http://www.geocities.com/SouthBeach/Port/3150/index.htm

References:
- Robina-Coolangatta extension "essential"
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
- Re: Robina-Coolangatta extension "essential"
  - From: L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>
- Re: Robina-Coolangatta extension "essential"
  - From: "RODS" <ajb2001@hotmail.com>

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