Woolworths says it would happily transfer more of its freight from road to rail if there was an inland Melbourne-Brisbane line, writes Angus Kidman, a freelance writer.
Railways
London-Frankfurt to go high-speed rail by 2013
Another intensively flown city pair, London-Frankfurt, could gain frequent high speed rail links in the near future, says Ben Sandilands. London could have a rail link to Frankfurt that is superior to air services for most potential travellers at least a year sooner, in 2013, than Paris.
Brumby’s rail may run through my laundry
Details remain incredibly sketchy, but it looks like my modest weatherboard may be spared from the Brumby Government’s decision to clear between 26 and 50 houses in Footscray to make way for a new rural rail corridor, writes Footscray resident Pat McGrath.
Tanner: I was wrong
Lindsay Tanner takes a leaf out of Kevin Rudd’s book of self-flagellation, admitting that as a young opposition transport spokesman he was wrong to attack the Howard government’s rail reform strategy.
All-American hero Buffett has a $26.6b rails bet
Warren Buffett has revealed a deal that defines his optimism in America’s future, spending $26.6b to buy out America’s second biggest railroad.
