Re: Ararat rail return at a crucial stage

["Rod [comtrain]" <freight_man@hotmail.com>]

seems to me you are writing to the  wrong group.
Go join the Oil Companies and the others who want this Country to continue
feeding the Yankee Dolllar, and a few rich mens pockets.
Rail saves billions of Dollars on 30 inch thick pavement, which advantages
you only because you would rather sit on your own, in your gas gussler, than
socialising with the ordinary people like us, who would benifit the most by
cheap, clean, environmentally friendly modern Rail Transport. Australia
wastes millions on Road Transport
It is far cheaper to build a 50 vehicle train with added HP on the front,
which will have a usable life span of up to 30 years, or more, than 150 semi
trailers that average 5 or 6 years or less.
This same train runs on tracks wich cost about 25% [Modern Double Line, of
which none exists in Australia, now] of the cost of a duplicated freeway,
and use less than 20% of the fuel to move the same tonnages.
Politicians, easily controlled by Big Money, always choose the hip
pocket....theirs
misc.road transport
or Aus transport
should appreciate your propaganda!
cheers....NO! fuck off
Rod
John Wayman <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> If the Bradmill factory closes, the town of Ararat will get even smaller.
> The economics of reopening such a line paralleled by a high quality
highway
> for its entire length is also questionable. Buses can provide that service
> far more cheaply and at a higher frequency if required.
>
> Cheers
> John wayman
>
> "Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> > On Fri, 23 Mar 2001 14:02:40 +1100, "Les Chandra"
> > <les_chandra@asparagus.hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >You're damn well right that pass services ought to be operated to
> Stawell,
> > >Horsham and Dimboola.
> > >
> > >GSR hasn't the slightest interest in providing proper regional rail
> > >services: they are being paid special subsidies to stop their pathetic
> > >Overland "service" at a few stations 4 times a week.
> > >
> > >NX would be interested, but claims it has no rollingstock to spare
(what
> > >happened to all the old Vinelander stock, and for that matter the ex
> > >joint-stock Overland sitting cars?). It would want a subsidy too.
> > >
> > >WCR wouln't want to convert their nice preserved carriages and steam
> trains
> > >to standard gauge.
> > >
> > >The Ararat reopening is significant for several reasons:
> > >
> > >* it breaks a drought for introduction of new rail services without too
> much
> > >hard work
> > >* it can be operated with existing stock (be extending Melbourne-
> Ballarat
> > >services)
> > >* it goes to Ballarat (people from western Victoria don't really want
to
> go
> > >to Geelong)
> > >
> > >Let's hope it happens.
> > >
> > >Les
> > >
> >
> > I really wonder though whether its a good way of spending $5 million
> > to re open a railway line to a town of 5600 people.
> > A BG rail service to Ararat will ensure that there never is any hope
> > of a passenger rail service beyond Ararat.
> > If the $5 million were spent on buying or converting some existing BG
> > rolling stock to SG , then a pass service could be re instated back to
> > Dimboola immediately.
> > As for people wanting to go to Balarrat but not to Geelong , how much
> > of that is because historically you couldnt do it , ie there was never
> > a pass service from Ararat to Geelong.
> > Just what is ir thats available  in Balarrat that isnt available  in
> > Geelong.?
> >
> >
> > MD
> >
> >
>
>