Re: Freight to Richmond (NSW)

["Barry Campbell" <campblbm@ozemail.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote in message <6lfteq$s9i$4@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
>I have heard an interesting rumour that the RAAF may allow commercial use
>of the base Richmond for regional passenger airlines and air freight, much
>in the same way as WIlliamtown is currently used. The proximity of the
>railway was cited as one of the factors which may attract passengers and
>some cargo to Richmond.
>
Air freight is typically in fairly small consignments (in rail terms,
anyway) in addition, using rail would require an additional hub for
transshipment from rail to road or vice versa for consignments in the
Sydney/Newcastle/Wollongong region. It seems unrealistic.


Barry Campbell