Re: Burke announces NT rail construction date

[Tell <just@hate.spammers.com>]

Alcoota is a cattle station out from the Alice, but I
dont think they were referring to that.  
Perhaps they meant Kalgoorlie, how would our present
day politicians and media be expected to know that.?

Yes the sod turning at Alice Springs is a farce.

BTW.  Up here we have an exhibition at the, wait for it
_ROAD TRANSPORT HALL OF FAME_ called the "hand made"
railway, which purports to be a "history" of the old
narrow gauge line to Alice Springs.  It is populated
with people who have absolutely no idea of what they
are talking about.  Example, one photo in the local
press showed the Katherine River bridge with a North
Australia Railway mixed train on it just after opening
and the caption said, the Ghan on its way to Alice
Springs.  ......Enough said.!!

....Tell


>mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:

> On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 23:04:48 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
> Bromage) wrote:
> 
> >The Northern Territory's Chief Minister, Denis Burke, has announced an
> >official starting date for construction on the Alice Springs to Darwin
> >railway. There will be a sod-turning ceremony in Alice Springs on December
> >19 which Mr Burke says will involve the Prime Minister and a special
> >shovel.
> >
> >http://www.abc.net.au/news/state/nt/archive/metnt-27nov2000-1.htm
> >
> >[Did anybody else read an unintended alternative meaning to the last bit?]
> 
> Anyone know where Alcoota is ?
> Also , given that the actual construction of this line is going to
> start at Katherine and move both north and south , one wonders exactly
> what sods are going to be turned at AP.
> I always though that pollies did things like driving the first gold
> spike into the first sleeper of the line.
> Maybe its a bit hard these days with pandrol clips , not quite as
> romantic.
> This must be about the 4th start of construction date that Ive heard
> from the NT Chief Minister.
> 
> First one was May 1998 ,with the line being completely finished next
> year, guess weve slipped  a bit.
> MD
>