[lra]

I got involved in a conversation / debate a couple of weeks ago, when some-one stated that the Dar – Adl rail freight is not as well used as anticipated, because anything destined for Qld or NSW has to go to Adl before it is shipped north again. That is why most of those state’s freight is done by road.
Now, I know that most of these rail lines are either closed or underused, but why can’t any politician, or investment company look at a map of Australia, and see that a rail line linking Tennant Creek > Mt Isa > Longreach > Charleville > Cunnamulla >Bourke > Sydney would not be that hard to do and achieve freight savings and improve access to a large part of the country which is ignored by the capital city orientated decision makers.