Re: GSR will extend the Ghan service to Darwin

[Rod Gayford <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

Short answer. Standard gauge, diesel powered.

Cheers

Rod Gayford

The Net Flyer wrote:

> In article <WyEaOF+3c+17mbGmkv9jvlM6cODf@4ax.com>, "< Tell >"
> <telljb@OZozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > Heard on ABC Territory Radio this morning, a Great
> > Southern Railway spokesman who said the company is
> > negotiating with the consortium, to run the Ghan
> > service through to Darwin on completion of the line.
> > ----Terry Burton
> Question: what gauge will be used in the railway: narrow (1067mm common
> in Australia ?) or European (1435mm) ? I don't know which gauge the
> ADL-ASP line has and assume ASP-DRW will continue at the same gauge.
>
> I assume it will be single track without catenary. Is this true ?
>
> thanks, rick
>
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