Re: VFT Decision?

[Railway Rasputin3 <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <39a1d9d0$0$752$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au>,
  "Dean A Stalker" <dstalker@dingoblue.net.au> wrote:
> I'm a bit worried about these plans to use high tech forms of
transport like
> the Maglev, Monorails etc.
> Either of those two would cost billions of dollars, and most of it
would
> have to be raised above ground level which would really push up the
costs.
> You have to wonder about the Government sometimes. I'd rather see
Speedrail
> go ahead, at least the TGV technology is 20 or more years old and we
know it
> works.
>
> <HIJACK>
> On another note, some company was proposing to build a monorail from
> Caloundra to Shorncliffe and to make it operate at speeds up to
300km/h. All
> I can say is WHY??? Thank goodness the two local councils (Pine
Rivers and
> Redcliffe) have some common sense and turned a blind eye to the
monorail
> plan, in favour of seeing the Petrie - Kippa-ring rail link come to
> fruition.
> </HIJACK>
Apart from been expensive, what's the point of finishing at Shorncliffe?
(small suburban, no attraction expect muddy water), and the project
will compete with GCR.


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