Re: WA fast rail and Perth airport relocation

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Tezza (tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au) wrote:

> "David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
> kVeZ5.21$Qu5.800@news0.optus.net.au">news:kVeZ5.21$Qu5.800@news0.optus.net.au...
> > There was a short item on ABC Newsradio this morning about a suggestion to
> > relocate Perth airport out of the suburbs. A new airport would be built
> > south of Perth, possibly near Dandalup, and would be linked to Fremantle
> > and Perth by a fast electric train "like the one to London's Heathrow
> > airport". The cost of the new airport and rail link would be more than
> > offset by the sale of the existing airport land.
> >
> > The item was thin on detail and there's nothing on the ABC web site. Have
> > any sand gropers heard anything about this? Dandalup is less than an hour
> > from Perth on the existing Australind, so a 160km/h express could more or
> > less halve this.

> As opposed to 10 to 15 minutes from the current one. They've really gotta stop
> idiots from building houses near airports.

It's not without logical precedent. Lisbon is relocating its airport about
50km outside the city.

Cheers
David