Re: unbelievable Australian article.

[jethro_tull@iprimus.com.au (jethro_tull)]

On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 02:40:09 GMT, mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)
wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Mar 2001 10:43:43 +1000, David Bromage
><dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
>
>>jethro_tull wrote:
>>> Re front page story on Wednesday in the Australian.
>>> "Top end rail loan collapses"
>>>  the line ""although the line will be used infrequently,if at all,by
>>> passenger trains and not by more than two freight trains a day"
>>> is IMHO utter rubbish and BULLSHIT.
>>> I urget as many as possible to write/email the Australian to complain.
>>
>>GSR was livid when the same report was made by the Adelaide Advertiser.
>>
>>Cheers
>>David
>
>
>To complain about what ??
>The Consortium have already admitted that there will be only 1 freight
>train per day in each direction , and whilst GSR have indicated they
>will run the GHAN to Darwin , they havnt indicated how often.
>It could easily be 1 train per week , which is , in my view
>infrequent.
>
>
>MD

   True, but sevices can/will expand to cope with demand.
   Also one train could be anything form an engine and 1 wagon 
   to 10,000 tons or more. I still think the article is misleading and
have written to the "Australian".
 Jethro Tull.