Re: ABC News and the Overland >> the end is nigh.!

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <6fp7p0$pph$1@gruvel.une.edu.au> dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage) writes:
>From: dbromage@metz.une.edu.au (David Bromage)
>Subject: Re: ABC News and the Overland >> the end is nigh.!
>Date: 30 Mar 1998 22:53:20 GMT

>Neil Waller (nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au) wrote:
>>But essentially this is a plea for the Federal and Victorian Governments
>>to sort out their dispute as to who actually pays for putting the bloody
>>great stockpiles of concrete sleepers at Maroona into the Maroona -
>>Geelong line and raise the very long 50 kph section to 110 or better.

>V/Line Freight might be able to talk VicTrack into doing something. After
>all, you don't want your containers arriving late in Perth.

>Cheers
>David

Even on the sections of the new track where there are concrete sleepers the 
speed limit is still only 80K.
Nothing can be done to raise the speed limits to 110K until the dopey ASW 
safeworking system is abandoned,and Train staff & ticket between maroona & 
Pyreenees loop is abolished.
Dont hold your breath for either.

MD