Re: Melbourne - Darwin link
John Wayman (bushwalker@msn.com)
20 Jul 1997 22:28:51 GMT
Krel <krel4203@netconnect.com.au> wrote in article
<01bc91d1$255bd920$8b0057cb@krel4203.semex.net.au>...
> According to The Age the planned route is Melbourne - Shepparton -
Griffith
> - Parkes - Dubbo - Longreach - Mount Isa - Darwin.
>
> Sounds a bit round about, eh ? Melbourne - Albury - Cootamundra - Parkes
-
> Dubbo already exists so I'm not sure where the advantage is.
>
> Considering we've been waiting since 1901 for the Alice - Darwin link I
> have a feeling this proposal will quietly fade away.
>
>
But this proposal also includes a natural gas pipeline to use the railway
formation as well.
The proposal has been well thought out and would connect these centres with
the latest high speed railway technology, not an ancient system from last
century with rattley 60 lb rail, 40 kph trains, overmanning, and staff and
ticket safeworking on existing rail lines to most of these places.
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Cheers
John Wayman