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Land Bridge Across World's Most Inhospitable Terrain

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Abhijeet Chavan
20 September 2003 - 11:00am

A new railway across the continent's unforgiving center -- a dream of Australians for generations -- has been completed linking southern Australia to Darwin.

It has taken two and a half years to finish, at a cost of $800m...It will provide what has been described as a 'land bridge' from southern Australia to the port of Darwin and beyond into Asia.A railway across the unforgiving 'Red Centre' has been a dream for Australians for generations.

Full Story: Australia finishes historic rail link
Source: BBC News, September 19, 2003
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