Re: Alice Springs to Darwin route alignment

["Arthur Marsh" <mars0177@flinders.edu.au>]

Probably do it in about 18-20 hours including tourist stops at Katherine
(and Tennant Creek?) - so that the return journey could depart Darwin 24
hours after departing Alice Springs.

But then again my sister-in-law and her S.O. drove from Darwin to Adelaide
in 35 hours a few days ago.

Arthur.

"Taliesin Walker" <taliesin@chariot.net.au> wrote in message
3a14ba53.2457613@news.chariot.net.au">news:3a14ba53.2457613@news.chariot.net.au...
> On Wed, 15 Nov 2000 22:53:31 +1030, "Arthur Marsh"
> <mars0177@flinders.edu.au> wrote:
>
> >In November's Catchpoint magazine, reference is made to the route of the
> >Alice Springs to Darwin line, stating that from Katherine north to
Adelaide
> >River (200 km according to the article), the new line will use the old
NAR
> >alignment.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Arthur.
> Would anyone like to make a rough guess as to how long it will take
> the Ghan to run Adelaide - Darwin. How fast could a passenger service
> run on the proposed new track?
>
> Tali
>