Newspaper, Gabrielle Hodson, "Tram costs put at $1.3m a km", 18/01/1997 12:00:00 AM

Physical description

Item written by Gabrielle Hodson in The Courier, Ballarat, page 6 on 18/1/1997 quoting a figure provided by Dave Macartney of the BTM that tram tracks could cost about $1.3m / km. This is for single track compared to about $1.9m/km in Melbourne for double track. Notes comments by Andrew McEvoy of the Ballarat Tourism Board and spokesman for the new Victorian Transport Minister, Gavin Clancy.



Also has a cartoon by Burns - titled "The Affordability"

Item has been cut so the date and paper details are on a narrow folded strip attached to the main item.

Inscriptions & markings

"Frank Puls" in blue ink in the top right hand corner.

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