Mrs Hodson-Thomas questions the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure regarding the number of railcars needed for the southern railway, citing uncertainty from the Perth Urban Rail Development Office. The Minister denies awareness of the uncertainty and promises to investigate.

AnsweredQoN 464Legislative Assembly
Asked
23 October 2001
Portfolio
Planning and Infrastructure

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NEW RAILCARS, NUMBER REQUIRED 464. Mrs HODSON-THOMAS to the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure: I have a supplementary question. The minister did not answer the second part of my question. Is the minister aware of statements made by the Perth Urban Rail Development Office that it is still unsure how many railcars will be necessary to service the southern railway? Ms MacTIERNAN

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I am not aware of those comments. I will seek some confirmation from the PURD team of the member’s allegations. The Government has been very clear about the number of railcars required to service the new, fast direct route.
NEW RAILCARS, NUMBER REQUIRED
I have a supplementary question. The minister did not answer the second part of my question. Is the minister aware of statements made by the Perth Urban Rail Development Office that it is still unsure how many railcars will be necessary to service the southern railway? Ms MacTIERNAN replied: I am not aware of those comments. I will seek some confirmation from the PURD team of the member’s allegations. The Government has been very clear about the number of railcars required to service the new, fast direct route.
Ms MacTIERNAN replied: I am not aware of those comments. I will seek some confirmation from the PURD team of the member’s allegations. The Government has been very clear about the number of railcars required to service the new, fast direct route.
I am not aware of those comments. I will seek some confirmation from the PURD team of the member’s allegations. The Government has been very clear about the number of railcars required to service the new, fast direct route.

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