Re: Far northern tilt train on schedule

["William Walker" <willwalk@tpgi.com.au>]

> I was in Cairns last year and visited the "new underground" station.
>
> The roof was high enough for overhead wires and the QR employee I spoke to
> expressed great pride that someone had common sense to allow for future
> expansion of the 25 kV network.
>
> However, he did say that it was unlike to see any overhead wires to Cairns
in
> the near future (say next 20 years!)
>
> Jon Lau
>

Yes the station is not underground, but it looks "underground" because it's
underneath the Cairns Central shopping complex. the shopping Mecca of the
whole of North Queensland.

William Walker