Re: Tumut Line

[Bob <alco@acay.com.au>]

I believe that you have all misunderstood the offer by RAC to reopen the 33 lines mentioned in its
recent propaganda . My understanding is that these lines could be reopened at a price. A sliding
scale of prices was set which depended on the time the line has been closed. The Tumut line fell into
the 10 year + group and they were asking $1Million per kilometer to reopen this line. Where would any
private operator find this sort of money?
Cheers
Bob

Maurie Daly wrote:

> 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