Re: Rail steel contract set to benefit Whyalla

["Paul Hambleton" <P.HambletonREMOVE@bom.gov.au>]

Let me see......
144000 tonnes of 60 kg rail weighing 120 kg per metre (it's not a monorail)
is enough for 1200 km if I'm not mistaken. I thought Alice Springs to Darwin
was a touch over 1400 km. so who is making the rest of it? Maybe they have
downgraded the rail specification?
I hope there is going to be some passing loops - they could be useful unless
they are only going to use one train.
Paul Hambleton
"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
3AE3A69F.2DF0D84E@fang.omni.com.au">news:3AE3A69F.2DF0D84E@fang.omni.com.au...
> The mayor of Whyalla says the Spencer Gulf is set for an economic
> turnaround after OneSteel secured a major contract for the Alice Springs
> to Darwin rail link. The company's Whyalla steelworks will supply
> 144,000 tonnes of rail for the project- a deal worth more than $100
> million.
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/port/monthly/regport-23apr2001-5.htm