Re: Fix Australia, Fix The Railways

[BILL@COLLECTIVE.COM.AU]

In article <mauried.390.348CFAE3@commslab.gov.au>,
  mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly) wrote:
>
> In article <348BF5A5.6D369FAE@cia.com.au> robson <robson@cia.com.au> writes:
> >From: robson <robson@cia.com.au>
> >Subject: Re: Fix Australia, Fix The Railways
> >Date: Tue, 09 Dec 1997 00:27:02 +1100
>
> >BILL@COLLECTIVE.COM.AU wrote:
>
> >> .... To correct this situation and get freight back onto the trains
> >> where it belongs we should fund rail track construction & maintenance in
> >> the same manner as roads, from general revenue, and allow private
> >> transport companies to operate trains.
>
> >One small problem .... there are no votes in new rail construction and
> >maintenance.
>
> >The Hume Highway Yass bi-pass, costing $millions, was seen by the media and
> >the public as essential expenditure, but the equivalent spent on rail would
> >probably cause an outcry.
>
> >Rob
>
> Approx $130 million  actually , which was more money than was allocated to
the
> entire Melb - Adelaide guage conversion.
> Similar amounts were spent on the Cullerin range bypass and the Mittagong
> Bypass.
> By the time that the Hume is duplicated all the way to Albury ,if indeed ever
> , over $1300 M , ie $1.3 B will have been spent , just to handle bloody
trucks.
> This amout of money would be enough to upgrade Acacia Ridge to Perth with
60KG
> rail and CTC all the way.
> Makes you sick
> MD
>

I am happy to see that I have some supporters on this matter, but it
would appear that here I am preaching to the converted as it were, so I
have reposted my original article in aus.politics. Perhaps you would all
like to follow its progress there. Thanks for your replies

Bill Evans

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