Re: NSW country rail lines upgrade

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Dave Proctor (daproc@spambait.umpires.com) wrote:
> > No it's not. Logs are being hauled by road from Bombala to Pt Kembla for
> > export. If you reopen the line, you can tranship at Cooma.

> Why not reopen all the way to Bombala then, and save trans-shipment costs?
> Is the formation in good enough nick to do this? (Don't worry, I am enough
> of a realist to know it will never happen - Bombala, that is).

Cooma is doable because it's only been closed for a decade or so. Bombala
has been closed for too long to be worth opening in the short term.

It is possible (although not probable) that Bombala could be reopened some
time after Cooma.

Cheers
David