Re: Alice-Darwin Line

["Rod [comtrain]" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

And you are all forgetting that Australia will be isolated from oil
producers, and will be very careful with our own limited reserves.
Why on earth would you want to employ 60 Drivers and their reliefs and use
60 B Doubles to transport 3000 tonnes, when a train, rolling most of the way
will use about 20% of these precious reserves!
T & J Jones <jonest@senet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Precisely my point that it's just a quick to build a rail bridge as one
for
> road.
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> Rod [comtrain] <freight_man@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> 3a8f99b8$0$25472$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a8f99b8$0$25472$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > No that is not true, even in Vietnam the old Bailey bridge was swung
into
> > action and the Mekong, over a km wide, was bridged in 48 hours.
> > For those that do not know, a Bailey is a girder bridge kit, which can
be
> > built in many different configurations, and by double or even triple
> girders
> > being bolted together, it can take both road and rail traffic over
> > obstacles, and be assembled very quickly.It looks a bit like a model
> Airfix
> > girder bridge, or the Dynon Junction Girder over the Marribynong.
> > Rod
> > T & J Jones <jonest@senet.com.au> wrote in message
> > 3a8db07e@kastagir.senet.com.au">news:3a8db07e@kastagir.senet.com.au...
> > > Wouldn't the same theory be applicable for a road bridge or other
> critical
> > > point!
> > >
> > >
> > > Tell <telljb@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > > sccn8ts2j3i14g0a4rgrm3krs40g7kqmdo@4ax.com">news:sccn8ts2j3i14g0a4rgrm3krs40g7kqmdo@4ax.com...
> > > > There is a problem with rapid rail deployment in these
> > > > heady days of "technology" unless the route is heavily
> > > > defended, all it takes is a "smart" bomb and or a SAS
> > > > type group to knock out a rail bridge and its back to
> > > > road transport. :)
> > > >
> > > > An ANU academic did an extensive study on defences in
> > > > Northern Australia many years ago which resulted in the
> > > > heavy duty presence we have up that way today, one of
> > > > his "briefs" was whether a rail link to Darwin would be
> > > > essential from a defence point of view, he Paul Dibb(s)
> > > > stated categorically that a rail link to Darwin for
> > > > defence purposes was not necessary.!
> > > >
> > > > His report is on the public record.
> > > >
> > > > ....Tell
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > The second problem is that the two rapid deployment forces, the
1st
> > and
> > > > > 3rd Brigades, are located in Darwin and Townsville respectively.
If
> > they
> > > > > had to reinforce each other, there is no direct railway.
> > > > >
> > > > > Cheers
> > > > > David
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