Re: [QLD] Rail cheaper than Busway!

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

Actaully Busway never worked......just ask some American cities, Adelaide,
Melbourne  and Auckland.



Cheers
James



Peter Dwyer <peter.dwyer@qr.com.au> wrote in message
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> James C <noemail@emailsux.com> wrote in message
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> > Hope this is the end of Busway expansion for Brisbane. The amount of
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> > they spent on busway can get Gold Coast railway to Coolangatta and
> Sunshine
> > coast line completion and Browns plain/Acacia Ridge service, Toowoomba
> > deviation as well as Redclife line.
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> I actually believe the busways will be a great boon to public transport.
The
> reason for the current expense is the CBD property costs and engineering
> feats being undertaken to provide this service.
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> It will put buses on a more competitive footing against cars.
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> Who knows, if the concept pays off, it could mean the end for heavy rail
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> passenger traffic. (I don't think so).
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