Re: [QLD] Brisbane Light Rail Scrapped

[Martin Barr-David <martbd@optushome.com.au>]

Correct. You Win $1000000, only joking. It helped as helped alot down here in
Sydney and own tram system is currently  being expanded. Peter Beattie just
doesn't have head screwed on right.

James C wrote:

> Colin Weaver <weaver@powerup.com.au> wrote in message
> 3969A8F4.DC7A8EEB@powerup.com.au">news:3969A8F4.DC7A8EEB@powerup.com.au...
> > The Brisbane Light Rail project has been scrapped.  The channel 2, 7 and
> > 9 news tonight all reported the abandonment of the project, due to cost
> > blowout and concern about it increasing inner city congestion (!!).
> Do'h!.....tram will HELP congestion...not the other way round......
>
> > It
> > looks like the scare campaign by the RACQ and Property Council of
> > Australia hit home - as did the lack of support for the project from the
> > Soorley administration (maybe Clem's been having a word in Lord Jim's
> > ear?).
> ALso QR itself....QR hate LRT also because the plan involved convert 2 of
> the track between Indoorpilly and City.
>
> Don't derail Brizzy!!!
>
> Cheers
> JAmes
>
> > It was interesting that both the channel 2 and 7 news got it completely
> > wrong, showing artwork and network maps from the earlier BrizTram
> > project which went belly up two years ago.  Of the reports I saw, only
> > channel 9 got the name of the project right, or used the correct artists
> > impressions.
> >
> > It looks to me like light rail in Brisbane is dead in the water for the
> > time being - the only light rail proposal in QLD which is still alive is
> > the Gold Coast proposal which has firmed up considerably in recent
> > months.
> >
> > It was also reported that Peter Beattie raised discussed the issue of
> > the $65 million Centenary of Federation funding for the project with the
> > PM during the recent trip to the UK - and that the funding should be
> > diverted to another public transport project in Brisbane (Kippa-Ring? -
> > the recent announcements about the choice of heavy rail fit with the
> > timing of this announcement).
> >
> > I guess this is vindication for those of you who thought light rail
> > would never get up in Brisbane.  Guess who won't be voting for this
> > government come the next state election!
> >
> > --Colin