Re: Melbourne to Darwin

["Paul Jones" <dj_argon@geocities.com>]

Double stack in sydney??? that will send a few sparks flying!!

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Paul Jones
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/6776/
Ben Staples wrote in message <3590d252.0@139.134.5.33>...
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>Maurie Daly wrote in message ...
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>Snip, Snip, Snip, Snip.
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>>One good thing that may come out of this , if this proposal ever sees the
>>light of day,is that being a privately funded railway , it wont be plagued
>>with all the idiotic problems that the current Govt railways have,like
>idiotic
>>loading guages and axle loads and access charges, or changes of rules when
>you
>>cross a state border etc.
>>Lets face it , we could get a decent US style railway with 30T plus axle
>loads
>>on really decent track, using standard US off the shelf locos.
>>ie a bigger version of BHP iron ore.
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>>Freight rates of 2 c /ntk or less are then really feasible.
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>>cheers
>>MD
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>That's what this country needs, a little bit of common sense and vision for
>rail. But you wait. Will this new underpass at Flemington junction be built
>to suit double stack. Don't hold your breath too much, though I have to
>admit, if NR is involved at all some sense may prevail.
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>Ben Staples
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