Re: NSW govt supports Chatswood to Parramatta line

[G.Lambert@unsw.edu.au (Geoff Lambert)]

David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>David Bromage wrote:

>> The NSW government has given its support for the Chatswood to Parramatta
>> line which has been proposed on and off for over 30 years.
>> http://www.abc.net.au/news/newslink/nat/newsnat-5jul1998-38.htm

>Pick the error in the article.  I'll give you a clue:  It is in this paragraph:

>Transport Minister Carl Scully says the $1.4 million rail link will
>                   be a great boost for the north-western corridor.

In other articles and banners, the "m" was replaced by a "b".

Interesting numbers, billions, there's been a few of them around
recently:

Melbourne-Darwin	$8.5 billion.
Sydney-Canberra		$4 billion.
Paramatta-Chatswood	$1.4 billion.

Can the vast difference in costs per km be entirely accounted for by
the differing infrastructure and land resumption costs?

Geoff Lambert