It was a public private partnership that involved millions of taxpayer dollars articulates, Eleanor Hall. Two years back when the Adelaide to Darwin railway had gone into a receivership it appeared as if the money would never be recuperated.

Now the business that runs the rail line has been vended to a US buyer at a gigantic concession and while the fresh holder is promising to bolster the industry, it is giving rise to various claims that it is indebted to the South Australian and Northern Territory Governments.

Some consider the Adelaide to Darwin railway as a distant dream that came at a stocky worth.

A public private partnership, the annex from Alice Springs to Darwin, cost $1.2 billion, between the Northern Territory, South Australian, and Howard Governments. It has now been sold to Rail Company Genesee and Wyoming for $334 million.

The transaction of FreightLink was a cutthroat route and the sale price was less than FreightLink's debit which is viewed to be about $500 million

“The Northern Territory Government has sought to allay fears its $50 million loan to FreightLink has been lost in the sale. While the South Australian Government will ask Genesee and Wyoming to pay back at least $37 million”, says Jason Om.

The new owners doubt if that would ever happen. While the Finance Group UBS discussed the transaction and believe that about $300 million in bank liability will be remunerated in full. But UBS says a few creditors will drop money.

On the way a critic pointed out that the taxpayers will be the losers too.