Re: Railway upgrade to separate freight and passenger trains

[david <david@gwmail.nmit.vic.edu.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote:

>
> Its been talked about for years , having a separate freight line thru
> Sydney.
> But heres the problem.
> If we are going to have a hi speed freight line direct from Melb to
> Brisbane which doesnt go thru Sydney , then there is no need of a
> separate freight line thru Sydney , as there will be very few thru
> trains , they will all be running on the new line.
>
> This is one of the fundamental problems of having multiple rail
> projects each of which are independant on the rest .
>
> It also begs the question of what freight will continue to run on the
> existing interstate freight lines , and on the AP to darwin line if
> its ever built .
> There certainly isnt enuf freight to require them all.
>
> MD

But lets look at the other picture. We all too often see railway operators
competing with another and letting the truckkies benefit. Or  we see one railway
operator with a monopoly on one route.

It may be we will have alternatives, but then not all operators will have access
to the new line - thus the Sydney line may still be beneficial to the industry.

Regards,
David Head