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Re: Another high speed rail proposal...

Subject: Re: Another high speed rail proposal...
From: Andrew Price <aprice@mail.dotcom.fr>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:57:33 +0100
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: SWW
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On Mon, 22 Jan 2001 22:45:35 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
Bromage) wrote:

>You are using the word sane to describe a proposal by Transrapid??
>
>> It could market itself towards existing commuters from the Campbelltown
>> and Wollongong areas, and also allow for future growth when the
>> Appin/Wilton area is developed.  It also would enter the CBD, unlike
>> all but a handful of the existing CityRail services from Wollongong.
>
>It's not going to happen. This thing costs $25 million'km to build, and is
>totally incompatable with all other railways.

So how did they manage to flog it in China?

References:
- Another high speed rail proposal...
  - From: "Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>
- Re: Another high speed rail proposal...
  - From: petercook2705@my-deja.com
- Re: Another high speed rail proposal...
  - From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)

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