Re: Melbourne-Darwin line on schedule

[Mark Bau <markbau@earthlink.net>]

in article QECk6.20$Nd.615@news0.optus.net.au, David Bromage at
dbromage@fang.omni.com.au wrote on 2/20/01 3:58 PM:

> 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

Can't this garbage be posted in ausrailwishfullthinking?

Mark