Re: NSW country rail lines upgrade

[Railway Rasputin <bob@fastlink.com.au>]

The line to Cooma was redone just before closure so it should be easly
done.
rgds

David Bromage wrote:
> 
> 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