Re: [Melbourne Australia] Mont Albert to Box Hill and Docklands tramway extensions

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <H6SJ4.176$gu1.501590@news0.optus.net.au>,
  dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage) wrote:
> Vaughan Williams (ender2000@my-deja.com) won a Nobel Prize for
literature by writing:
> > The PTUA has been trying for a while to have the terminus located in
> > the pedestrianised Market St at the doors to Box Hill Central so as
to
> > make tranferring between the tram and the trains and buses as easy
as
> > possible.
>
> IMHO, that would be a very short sighted move. It would preclude
further
> extensions to Middleborough Rd and/or Doncaster.
Exactly, the tram line would be difficult to construct. Throguh mall,
trees and very busy Station Street.


> The Box Hill extension was seriously proposed just before the Kirner
> government was voted out. Had it gone ahead, the next project would
have
> been extending the route 48 to Doncaster. After that, the two lines
would
> have joined by building a line along Tram Rd.
Wow! Talk about history repeating!  and route 48 could extend along
Doncaster road to serve Doncater/Doncaster North region.




> > Otherwise, people from places like Balwyn and Kew trying to go
further
> > east (who would take a tram then a train) will have to cross the
three
> > lanes of Whitehorse Rd traffic
>
> Traffic lights can solve this.
>
> > and then walk several hundred metres along Market St to the train
station.
>
> It's not that far! It's only about 100m to the doors of Box Hill
Central.
> Less walking than between tram and train at Spencer St or Museum.
I think Balwyn and Kew people would better off take trains from
Camberwell or Glenferrie rather then go all the way to Box Hill.
However if an extension from Box Hill to Doncaster via Station
Street/Tram road would benifit people in Box Hill/Doncaster region. Box
Hill region is currently served by very unreliable Ventura/National
Bus, drivers unfriendly,slow and infrequent bus service.


> > Didn't that line used to go to Box Hill, and some idiot decided to
> > shorten it??
>
> No. There was a private tram line from Box Hill to Doncaster in 1889.
It is the 1st tram line ever in Melbourne


> Cheers
> David
>

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Cheers

James


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