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> Even with the coal haulage comparison between Freightcorp and QR, at
>least QR spent considerable sums to maximise their opportunities and
>lower their costs via Electrification of and Main North Line Upgrade.
>What has Freightcorp done that is comparable? The last thing would have
>been electrification projects and as can be seen from previous threads,
>they are now throwing this money away by not using the electric locos as
>much.
QR is also using diesels under the wires much more now and there are stories
around that they would prefer to use diesels for freight on the North Coast
line generally rather than electrics. I suspect that the NC electrification
was political rather than economic. There are even stories that if they made
the decision today they wouldn't even electrify the coal lines.
Barry Campbell