Re: [Another] Alice-Darwin rail link delay

["William Pearce" <ben_issacs@optusnet.com.au>]

    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:
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> >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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