Re: Rail steel contract set to benefit Whyalla

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Mon, 23 Apr 2001 20:14:35 +1000, "Paul Hambleton"
<P.HambletonREMOVE@bom.gov.au> wrote:

>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
>
>

I did the same calculation Paul , and it works because the line is
only 47 kg/m , enuf for 1440 km of track plus around 8 to 10 passing
loops.
The real question that is so far unanswered is why is the line costing
now $903000 per km , with only 47 kg/m rail.

MD