Re: Alice-Darwin and East Timor

[Martin Silsby <msilsby@tassie.net.au>]

I would also like to point out that the majority of Australian defence assetts are based at either
Darwin, or Townsville. I feel that only 9th brigade, based in Tassy, and SA  (ANd Broken Hill) would
benefit from this access, other than resup and stuff of course.


> I I suggest that you all have a read of the Defence depts submission to the
> AustralAsia Railway Consortium on the building of the AP - Darwin line.
> Its available on the NCCs web site.
> In essence it states that if there were to be such a railway built then the
> Defence Dept would use it as would any other commercial user if there was any
> need to do so.
> It also states that there is no specific defence need that would require the
> railway to built in its own right.
> For Rail to provide a quick easy method to transport anything to Darwin from
> anywhere else, requires that there are sidings available at military
> establishments where trains can be quickly loaded.
> These days , its much faster to fly everything we need fo Darwin in Hercules
> aircraft.
>
> MD
>