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Re: Murray Bridge to Mt Lofty Regrade

One of the problems faced by rail in the Adelaide - Melbourne corridor
now is that it simply not time - competitive with road.

Freight trains take something like 15 hours due to track speed
restrictions and train working requirements.

Road is considerably faster.

A new crossing of the Mt Lofty Ranges, or any improvement to alignments
must take the time factor into consideration.   Any time improvement
is worth-while.

It is in Victoria that the real time savings can be made with track
upgrades.   Our NR driver correspondents must think it takes forever
to travel from Geelong to Ararat!

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Neil Waller	(nwaller@denr.sa.gov.au)
Department of Environment Heritage and Aboriginal Affairs
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