Re: ATN in [Victoria]

[Yuri <steam5me@dingoblue.net.au>]

On Sat, 27 May 2000 00:06:17 +1000, "James C"
<jamesccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote, and I selectively quote:

>It's a bit like NSW's Freight Corp lost some business in Hunter Valley and
>Southern highland/Central West  mine haulage to NR and other short
>haul/timber traffic to Freight Australia/LVR.

And FreightCorp snaffled the Leigh Creek coal mine train from ASR....

>Would ATN be a contributor to Victoria as FA? (Like FA recently reopen
>Bairnsdale line).

Unlikely: at the moment, ATN is only running on SG where they operate
under ARTC track access: FA's track access and path availability may
be a tad more difficult for them (apart from the cost of BGing their
locos and rollingstock).  That 6.5" protects the core of FA's
operations.

Regards

Yuri
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