Re: (NSW) Hurstville- Strathfield

[neumannc <neumannc@ozemail.com.au>]

Ben Munro wrote:
> 
> I wouldn't go so far as to say it is in initial planning. It is talked
> about a little bit in 'Action for Transport 2010'. Due for start of
> construction in 2010, finished in 2014. That is after completion of the
> Castle Hill line, which is supposed to start in 2006 (when
> Parra-chatswood is completed) and finished in 2010.
> The document also mentions extension of the Castle Hill line to Mungerie
> Park (in the Rouse hill housing area) and a line from Chatswood to Dee
> Why. No dates are given. Maybe they might start construction in 2030 or
> 2040...
> 
Dream on:

Given that it took 100 years to build the Eastern Suburbs railway (and
then only half of it!) and given that Carl Scully is too busy building
roads (Quote "I am a road builder.") how can anybody believe that
"Action for Transport 2010" is anything more than a glossy PR handout.

Chris