Re: Alice Springs - Darwin Rail Link

[dbromage@omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Lachlan Smith (lsmith@senet.com.au) wrote:
> For all John Olsen's ranting and raving about how wonderful an Alice to
> Darwin Rail  Link would be for Adelaide and South Australia, I just don't
> see why the benefits to SA  
> in the long term are going to be so great. Granted, in the short term jobs
> will be created during the construction phase - the rails will be made at
> the Whyalla steel works etc. - but in the long term, how will more freight
> simply passing through Adelaide provide any significant economic benefits
> to the state?

Don't forget the massive deposits of coal and iron ore near Coober Pedy.
It was the discovery of these 2-3 years ago which finally made the Alice -
Darwin line viable.

Cheers
David