Re: ABC News - Race against time to build sugar rail link

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

David Bromage wrote in message <6k3ut3$pb1$1@gruvel.une.edu.au>...
>Mackay Sugar is battling a race against time to complete a major northern
>rail link before the start of this season's sugar cane harvest next month.
>
>Full story:
>http://www.abc.net.au/news/regionals/mackay/regmky-22may1998-1.htm
>

That will be the new Farleigh Mill North Coast line deviation to ease the
grades over the appropriately named Summit. Quite an impressive task and is
comparable to big railway works. When I saw it 2 weeks ago it seemed a long
way from ready. The crush starts in 2 or 3 weeks time.


Barry Campbell