Re: [SA] Incredible article in Advertiser today

[Peter Homann <peter.homann@prr.org.au.com.net>]

Taliesin Walker wrote:

> I don't believe this.
> 
> Tali
> 
> On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 13:01:10 +0930, "Lachlan Smith"
> <lachiesmith@bigpond.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>An article in todays paper says that in 1999 Baulderstone Hornibrook
>>wanted to fund and build a $750 million rail system in Adelaide, and
>>then lease it back to the government. The government rejected it due
>>to concerns about ticketing(!?).
>>
>>The system would have included elctrifying heavy rail lines to Belair,
>>Tonsley
>>Gawler and N. Centre, converting the other lines to light rail, and building
>>additional light rail lines to the Airport, Semaphore, North Adelaide and
>>West Lakes.
>>
>>Lachlan
>>
>>
>>
> 
> Remove NOSPAM from email address.
> 

Yeh, this is a News publication...same stable as the Terrorgraph and Hun.

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