Re: Hume (Canberra) freight terminal

[keithm@happy.dca.gov.au (Dave Malcolm)]

In article <37A68813.C28388F3@omni.com.au> David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> writes:
>Date: Tue, 03 Aug 1999 17:16:25 +1100
>From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
>Subject: Re: Hume (Canberra) freight terminal

>Chris Stratton wrote:
>> 
>> This is because the residents at Bungendore complained about the dust and
>> noise generated by the loading there.

>A container terminal at Hume (similar to West Tamworth) was proposed
>some 
>years ago, but the idea was dropped when SRA wanted to charge too many
>zeros 
>to built it.

>Cheers
>David

They supposedly quoted to upgrade the line to mainline standard when
proposal was only to use branchline locos.

Dave Malcolm