Re: Alice Springs - Darwin contract signing this week

["Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au>]

Its funny as Mt Isa will not be too far from the standard gauge line. Surely
as a minimum there will be a temptation to spur a line off to Mt Isa.

Dual gauge freight trains could then run freight Darwin - Mt Isa - Brisbane.

cheers Peter

Goldie <goldicom@powerup.com.au> wrote in message 39ead660@grissom">news:39ead660@grissom...
> Watch Darwin Port bloom when the line is completed - as Brisbane Port is
> blooming now.
>
> Ships will hit the nearest port with SG from whatever direction they
come -
> and the main ports will be Darwin and Brisbane, followed by Fremantle.
>
> Melbourne and Adelaide are too far round from either direction, and Sydney
> not popular due demurage charges and other problems.
>
> There is unlikely to be enough traffic for two lines though, don't believe
> the East Coast inland route will go north of Brisbane once AS/darwin is in
> place,
>
> Goldie
>
>
> "Colin Weaver" <colingw@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> 8sdpbi$fb7$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8sdpbi$fb7$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > In article <fjsG5.69$QR.3321@news0.optus.net.au>,
> >   dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> > > Just heard on ABC Newsradio that the agreement to build the Darwin
> > line is
> > > to be signed this week. Chief Minister Denis Burke said that the
> > contracts
> > > will be ready tomorrow. He will be visiting Adelaide on Wednesday and
> > the
> > > Prime Minister is due to visit Darwin on Friday.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > > David
> > >
> >
> > This is on the ABC news site at:
> >
> > http://www.abc.net.au/news/newslink/nat/newsnat-16oct2000-25.htm
> >
> > Of course, this is all symbolic and does little or nothing to bring the
> > line to reality, as the article goes on to say:
> >
> > "Signing the contracts will not be the final hurdle for the project,
> > which is still waiting for a private ruling from the Australian Tax
> > Office, and for the banks to agree to lend the consortium the money it
> > needs."
> >
> > My own opinion: I really can't see how this line will ever generate
> > sufficient traffic to cover its costs, and would not be surprised to see
> > the whole thing stall due to lack of finance. I hope everybody isn't too
> > upset when this project fails to commence construction.
> >
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