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Re: Melbourne-Darwin line on schedule

Subject: Re: Melbourne-Darwin line on schedule
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 22:58:56 GMT
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Tell (telljb@ozemail.com.au) wrote:
> I guess the original HST Gas Turbine loco's wont be
> part of this 10 billion "on schedule" project. :)

The project was revised a long time ago. It's conventional speeds, but on
much better track. They're talking something like 24 hours Melbourne -
Brisbane with sustained 110km/h running.

> Now its back to a Melbourne - Darwin line.!

Melbourne - Brisbane was always to be the first stage of Melbourne -
Darwin. The feasibility study found that Brisbane was viable in its own
right.

Cheers
David

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