>Without knowing the exact costs of doing this , its worth noting that just
>about all the other major capitals , Brisbane,Sydney and Melbourne all have
>dead end stations and seem to cater for long trains.
Yep, that's only because historically the Stations were
built like that, mostly to the "best" 19th century
British practises, for short trains by todays
standards.
It was one of a plethora of reasons why railways in Oz
became so inefficient and costly, and why they are
paying the penalty now.
----Tell
Alice Springs NT