how much of this timetable is still in play?, page-18

Westcott, you are 100% right.

At times, I think some shareholders understimate the actual size and scope of the project, and they also underestimate the politics involved in getting the governments of 3 different countries to agree, not to mention keeping other parties happy such as shareholder, potential investors, banks, MOU Partners etc.

Over the Xmas period, I travelled from Sydney up to Grafton, and to help put things in perspective I decided to think about the building of the railway for the first 500kms.

Let me tell you, 500kms is a bloody long way, and that is travelling on a freeway for a lot of it, doing a 110.

I can only imagine how much work would be involved and how long it would take, to not only clear the bush, then lay the railway, but to also import the material, work out the best route, dig through hills, build foundations along with bridges etc.

Those shareholders thinking that this should be an easy process are underestimating the reality of it all.