Re: [Another] Alice-Darwin rail link delay

["iyb" <iyb@dingoblue.net.au>]

Here Here.... lets start with beedy eyed bushy eye browed little johnny!!!
"William Pearce" <ben_issacs@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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>     Fellow Travellers,
>     With regard to the 'Sod turning' ceremony for the Alice-Darwin
railway,
> the delay has been caused because the govt. is having difficulty in
deciding
> who is the Sod to be turned!
>                                                     Regards,
>                                                             Bill.
>
> "Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> > On Wed, 17 Jan 2001 02:47:41 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
> > Bromage) wrote:
> >
> > >Work on the $1.2 billion railway from Alice Springs to Darwin line is
> > >likely to begin next month. This is despite "financial settlement" with
> > >the banks still needing to be finalised, and giving rise to concerns of
> > >more delays. Last month the symbolic sod-turning ceremony was postponed
> > >because of excessive paperwork surrounding financial settlement.
> > >
> >
>
>http://www.theadvertiser.com.au/common/story_page/0,4511,1616530%255E911,00
> .html
> > >
> >
> > Anyone know what sort of safeworking is going to be used on this new
> > line?
> > One of the consistant points that keeps getting made in the propaganda
> > for this line is that the line will be continouosly welded all the way
> > from AP to Darwin.
> > I guess this means jointless track circuits , if indeed there are any
> > track circuits.
> > What types or turnouts (speedwise ) wil be used for the points at the
> > crossing loops.?
> >
> > Also, is the so called "Sod turning still going to happen"
> >
> > MD
> >
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