Re: New rail freight corridor through Sydney

[craigd@lios.apana.org.au (C. Dewick)]

In <_MvU3.39$pm3.585125@news0.optus.net.au> dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) writes:

>The Federal Government has announced an initiative to build a freight rail
>route through Sydney. Transport Minister John Anderson says the federal
>and New South Wales State governments have already begun working on the
>project, although the route has yet to be decided. The Commonwealth will
>contribute $125 million to the project.

This sounds like a re-hash of the original One Nation freight route which
was started (and the Ingleburn - Glenfield section actually built) but never
came to any positive fruition.

However it is definitely needed, since the sudden requirement to re-design
Flemington 'back' junction here in Sydney has shown how important a
dedicated freight corridor can be.

Passenger trains might carry the people, but freight is the real
profit-earner. 

Regards,

Craig.

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