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Re: [MEDIA] Alice-Darwin rail will hit truckies, says commentator
- Subject: Re: [MEDIA] Alice-Darwin rail will hit truckies, says commentator
- From: David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>
- Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2001 10:20:23 +1000
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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- Xref: news1.unite.net.au aus.rail:33906
Peter Homann wrote:
>
> "An economic commentator says the Alice Springs trucking industry will
> be unable to compete with the heavily-subsidised Alice Springs-Darwin
> railway."
>
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/port/regport-30mar2001-3.htm
>
> I presume that is as opposed to the heavily subsidised (through fuel
> taxes) trucking industry?
Most of the trucks on the road are carried by rail to Alice Springs
anyway.
Cheers
David