Re: Alice to Darwin, construction locos.?

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Telltelljb@netozemail.com.au wrote:
> Web site updates from the consortium building the Alice
> Darwin railway, now indicate with a time line how they
> will be constructing this line North and South of
> Tennant Creek and Katherine.  As reported before, they
> will NOT be constructing this line from Alice Springs.

If true, this is a very stupid way of constructing the line. It precludes
hauling any revenue traffic until the whole line is complete.

20 years ago, freight was being hauled from Kulgera before the standard
gauge reached Alice Springs.

Cheers
David