Mainline upgrading : evaluation of a range of options for the trans Australia link / Bureau of Transport Economics

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Australia. Bureau of Transport Economics
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MAINLINE UPGRADING: EVALUATION OF A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR THE TRANS AUSTRALIA LINK Bureau of Transport Economics March 1978 1
BUREAU OF TRANSPORT ECONOMICS MAINLINE UPGRADING - EVALUATION OF A RANGE OF OPTIONS FOR THE TRANS AUSTRALIA LINK 3
CONTENTS 7
SUMMARY 14
CHAPTER 1 - INTRODUCTION 17
PART 1 THE SYDNEY TO BROKEN HILL LINE CHAPTER 2 - DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING FACILITIES 19
CHAPTER 3 - RAIL TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS 26
CHAPTER 4 - UPGRADING ALTERNATIVES 31
CHAPTER 5 - METHOD AND ASSUMPTIONS 36
CHAPTER 6 - EVALUATION OF OPTIONS 40
CHAPTER 7 - CONCLUSIONS FOR SYDNEY-BROKEN HILL LINE 51
PART 2 THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SECTION CHAPTER 8 - DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING FACILITIES 52
CHAPTER 9 - RAIL TRAFFIC PROJECTIONS 59
CHAPTER 10 - UPGRADING ALTERNATIVES 63
CHAPTER 11 - EVALUATION OF OPTIONS 66
CHAPTER 12 - CONCLUSIONS FOR SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SECTION 68
PART 3 THE PORT PIRIE BOGIE EXCHANGE CHAPTER 13 - INTRODUCTION 69
CHAPTER 14 RAIL FREIGHT PROJECTIONS 72
CHAPTER 15 - UPGRADING OPTIONS 78
CHAPTER 16 METHOD AND ASSUMPTIONS 87
CHAPTER 17 - EVALUATION OF OPTIONS 92
CHAPTER 18 - CONCLUSIONS FOR PORT PIRIE BOGIE EXCHANGE 116
PART 4 THE PORT PIRIE TO KALGOORLIE LINE CHAPTER 19 - DESCRIPTION OF EXISTING FACILITIES 117
CHAPTER 20 - UPGRADING ALTERNATIVES 125
CHAPTER 21 - METHOD AND ASSUMPTIONS 129
CHAPTER 22 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS 133
CHAPTER 23 - CONCLUSIONS FOR PORT PIRIE-KALGOORLIE LINE 137
ANNEX A COST DATA 138
ANNEX B SOME NOTES ON THE BOGIE EXCHANGE DELAY FORMULAE 154
ANNEX C COSTS OF WAGON DELAYS 156

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