Re: Steam builds for Alice to Darwin rail link

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <392e7a52$0$2638@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au> "James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au> writes:
>From: "James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>
>Subject: Re: Steam builds for Alice to Darwin rail link
>Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 23:34:20 +1000


>David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
>FjjX4.24$Ak3.399783@news0.optus.net.au">news:FjjX4.24$Ak3.399783@news0.optus.net.au...
>> James C. (james_ccj@my-deja.com) wrote:
>> > Since there will be 1 freight train running daily initially I doubt
>> > there will be new loco introduce for this line.
>>
>> Maybe one NR train. We still don't know what any of the other operators
>> will be doing. I can't see Patricks sitting on their hands.
>>
>> Cheers
>> David
>Or Freight Australia......

>Imaging Freight Australia's dark green locos go through the redness
>landscape of NT :-)


>Cheers
>James




I sure hope that there is more, a lot more than 1 train a day.
This line will need around 30 trains a day to simply break even,let alone earn 
the projected 18% return after tax ,estimated by the consortium.
$700 M of private capital for 1 train a day ,you gotta be kidding.

Md