Re: NEW RAIL SPEED RECORD

["David Winter" <winterd@icenet.com.au>]

Now let's hear how they're opening up the loading gauge ready for auto-gauge
change freight stock on the Talgo principle?

DW

Graham Fry wrote in message <3748D08F.772@sydpcug.org.au>...
>David Bromage wrote:
>snip
>
>> I note with interest that the Sydney Morning Herald didn't carry the
>> story today. :)
>>
>Your wrong, in my edition of the SMH there was a brief one column
>mention on page 2 in other news. But I agree with the thrust of your
>comment, the southern press and indeed southern railfans often denigrade
>the QLD railways when in fact we should be applauding what they have
>done. At least they have kept the railways together, are investing in
>upgrades with real money eg. the north coast upgrade project with the
>railways( and IIR the minister himself) actually stating that there
>intention is to win business from the trucking industry.
>I haven't heard any SRA (or its other compatriots )spokepersons or
>ministers making the same statements. Pity!
>Therefore, we should all be congratulating QR and making the southern
>politicians aware of what a real railway is capable of.
>
>Graham Fry
>
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