Re: 42106 & Northern Rivers Railroad

[Neill <n2386160@sparrow.qut.edu.au>]

On 14 Jun 1998, Graham Duffin wrote:

> David Donald <dsjmd@hermes.net.au> wrote:
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> > Also, there was talk at one stage in the recent past that FreightCorp was
> > looking at operating its own freight services north of Grafton to Acacia Ridge
> > etc, in opposition to National Rail, but I have seen no more on this issue
> > recently.  Does anyone know if there has been any progress in this regard, and
> > whether NRR plays any part in FreightCorp's plans, especially given the apparent
> > relationship between the two organizations ??
> 
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> I have heard from staff at Acacia Ridge that FreightCorp have been up here 
> having a look at using the standard gauge line to Fishermans Island in 
> competition with other operators. At present the only standard gauge trains
> that I have seen go past my window here are ones hauled by National Rail
> locos.
>  
> > Readers might also be interested to know, if this information is not known,
> > that, despite the fact that NRR is based at Casino, its official head office /
> > registered office (call it what you will) appears to be located at Currumbin
> > Waters, on the Gold Coast.
> 
> My understanding is that Warren Judd who is MD (or something like that) for
> NRR comes from the Gold Coast.  Could this be why NRR is registered on the 
> Gold Coast??  
>
Would it be too difficult to extend the line with the help of a
countrylink grant from your government(for a passenger station to acess
the huge domestic tourism market to the gold coast, at the moment
mullinbah(however you spell it) is just too far away) to extend the line
to tweed heads. NRR could establish a container terminal to Australia's
largest regional city (pop 360 000-500 000 by 2010), that would
significantly improve NRR's bottom line. 


 
> 
> Graham Duffin,
> Salisbury, Qld. 
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> 

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Neill