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joint statement by the Prime Minister, the
Hon P J Keating, and the Minister for
Land Transport, Hon Bob Bro wn, MY.
ONE NATION RAEL FUNDS FLOW TO NEW SOUTH WALES
The Federal Government today approved a $ 28 million instalment of One Nation funding
for ' early start' rail improvement projects in New South Wales.
The money will generate 700 jobs.
The funding targets rail projects on theSydney-Melbourne and Sydnev-Brisbane
interstate lines to be used by National Rail formerly the National Rail Corporation.
The Prime Minister, Paul Keating, officially opened National Rail's Parramatta
headquarters today and announced that S$ 181 million of One Nation money would be
allocated immediately to upgrade the network of track over which NR interstate freight
trains will operate.
Overall, the Federal Government has promised $ 454 million from One Nation for
upgrading major interstate railway lines throughout Australia.
Of the $ 28 million initial payment approved for New South Wales today, bridgeworks,
sleeper replacement and minor track repairs on the North Coast account for the
$ 9 million to be spent between Sydney and Brisbane
Nineteen million dollars will be spent on the Sydney-Melbourne link.
Included in this sum is $ 2.2 million for the design of a $ 71 million freight railway line
between Campbelltown and Enfield, where National Rail will construct a new
million state-of-the-art rail freight terminal in two years. NR will be able to consign
freight from its own Sydney terminal without encountering delays caused by having to
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' By reserving this route for NR operations and upgrading the Melbourne-Sydney railway
line, fast " Superfreighter" trains will travel between Sydney and Melbourne in just 12
hours by 1994', Mr Keating and Mr Brown said.
' The Federal Government will provide $ 15 million for Sydney-Melbourne track
upgrading and rehabilitation in New South Wales. A $ 50 000 allocation will pay for
design work as a prelude to curve realignment on the 35 km between Moss Vale and
Exeter. ' Almost $ 2 million will be spent on design of four bridges to replace the Menangle
Viaduct ( near Campbelltown), the Joppa Junction bridge ( near Goulburn), and viaducts
at Wagga Wagga and Albury.
' Replacement of the bridges will reduce transit times considerably on the Southern
corridor, thereby enabling rail to increase its market share on the route. A superior
railway line is also expected to reduce costs', Mr Keating and Mr Brown said.
' On the Sydney-Brisbane link, the aim is to reduce interstate freight train travelling times
by two hours to 16 hours, about the same journey duration as road transport. Rail's share
of the freight task is expected to increase to 45 per cent in the long term'.
Bridge replacements are planned near Casino, Grafton and Macksville. New structures
will be able to withstand the 25 tonne axle loadings of trains running at speed'.
Sydney 6 August 1992
For more information, contact Richard Desmond ( 06) 274 7306
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