Re: Steam builds for Alice to Darwin rail link

[yadnum <yadnum@iinet.net.au>]

why not build the railroad to American standads like Hamersley iron did and
maybe get the Union Pacific railway in to operate it.

Dave Proctor wrote:

> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> KmjY4.273$mQ5.358059@news0.optus.net.au">news:KmjY4.273$mQ5.358059@news0.optus.net.au...
> > T & J Jones (jonest@senet.com.au) wrote:
> > > > 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.
> >
> > > 30 trains a day.  What other interstate line carries 30 freight freight
> > > trains daily??
> >
> > Where does the 30 trains a day figure come from?
>
> From Maurie.
>
> Dave