Re: Idea for new rail service

Tezza (tezza@atinet.com.au)
Sat, 25 Apr 1998 17:29:56 +1000

John McCallum wrote in message <6hraqe$1ec_002@melbpc.org.au>...

>It is highly unlikely that the Prospector railcars could be used
Melbourne -
>Adelaide due to the size of the cars. The Prospector cars were built to the
>Australian Standard loading guage, to which only the Sydney suburban
passenger
>lines, the Commonwealth Railways lines and Westrail standard gauge line
were
>built. All other lines have height and/or width restrictions which would
>preclude their operation.

And you reckon you're not a buff John :-)