Re: Tumut Line

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <75ite1$5ph$13@news.mel.aone.net.au> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) writes:
>From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
>Subject: Re: Tumut Line
>Date: 20 Dec 1998 13:17:53 GMT

>There is supposedly government money for line restoration available to
>viable tenders under the RAC plan of several months ago. The ownders of
>the new pulp and paper mill are also apparently keen.

>Surely it's worth the cost if it keeps trucks off the road.

>Cheers
>David

But it wont, unless the State Govt pays the total cost of re -opening the line 
and then charges a track access fee of 0.08 c/ntk or less, as any more and its 
still more cost effective to use road transport.
The trucks wont go away simply because there is a rail line there and Id love 
to see the State Govt try to legislate to stop the trucks.
They have never had the guts to do this in the past.
If the NSW state govt really wanted to get trucks off the roads then 
abolishing track access charges would be the simplest and most effective way.

MD