Inland railway appears in line to reach destination

EVERALD Compton’s dream of a inland railway comprising seven pieces of new rail track stretching from Melbourne to Mt Isa via Bowen is one step closer after transport minister Anthony Albanese granted Major Project Facilitation (MPF) status to a major link in the plan, the Border Railway Project.

The project, which is being advanced by Mr Compton’s company, Australian Transport and Energy Corridor (ATEC), proposes to lay some 340 km of standard gauge rail track between Moree in New South Wales and a newly-constructed intermodal facility in Charlton,...

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