Re: Wangaratta freight terminal announced

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

In article <37BFC9AF.E1EA66DA@omni.com.au> David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> writes:
>Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 19:58:38 +1000
>From: David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au>
>Subject: Re: Wangaratta freight terminal announced

>Jennifer Richmond wrote:
>> Am I correct in assuming that it is on broad gauge?

>That's the question I was going to ask. ANy forward thinking railway
>operator with aspirations of running north of the border should
>logically make such a terminal accessable to BOTH gauges.

>> How many trains per week will use the new terminal?

>If you average 40 containers per train, that works out to one train each
>weekday.  

>Cheers
>David


Does FV however have any such aspirations?
I havnt as yet heard any such statements from the new management.
Given the nightmare requirements needed to run into NSW would it indeed
be worth it.

MD