Re: Vic opposition calls for more sg lines

["michael pascoe" <michael_pascoe@iprimus.com.au>]

I am sure the other states DO see this multi guage as a problem.
Imagine for just one minute how impossible road freight would be if Semi
trucks were only alowed on the National highways, and NOWHERE else !  These
large Semi's would only be alowed to be loaded at terminals on the Highways
or from much smaller courier trucks.  Imagine the double handling and costs
involved in time and money.  Not to mention lost business because the
smaller trucks cannot handle the volume/weight eficiently.

Is this not the same deal with multi guages?

Polititions need to seriously face the facts that our VR seriously stuffed
up by going BG, and either re-gauge or re-move the line altogether..

M.Pascoe.



Maurie Daly <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
3a6f95da.21398065@can-news.tpg.com.au">news:3a6f95da.21398065@can-news.tpg.com.au...
> On Thu, 25 Jan 2001 01:35:48 GMT, Vaughan Williams
> <ender2000@my-deja.com> wrote:
>
> >The two incompatible halves of the rail system make my head hurt, but
> >if anything is going to be done with it, the federal govt should cough
> >up from its big infrastructure slush fund to regauge the lot and do it
> >properly, including the suburban network.
> >
> >Vaughan
>
> Why does Victoria need to be reguaged to SG any more so than any other
> state.?
>
> SA still has a mixture of BG and SG and we dont hear a peep from
> anyone about it needing to all re guaged to SG.
> WA and QLD both have SG and NG and again there is no suggestion that
> either of them reguage their NG networks to SG.
>
> Why is Victoria differant??
>
> MD
> .