Re: VFT Decision?

["sean" <sean@hello.springwood.rail>]

Alot of people goto and from Standgate (Next stop from Shorncliffe) so it
would be good for them insted of waiting upto 25 mins at Northgate for a
connecting service.

"Railway Rasputin3" <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> 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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>
> RR3
>
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