Re: Letter to the Canberra Times [hijack =)]

["Johann Fan" <jyf@optusnet.com.au>]

"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
news:EAe55.315$Nz4.459309@news0.optus.net.au...
> James C (jamesccj@optusnet.com.au) wrote:
> > I think slightly bigger then Wodonga-Albury and Geelong, Gold-Coast
>
> 310,000 at the 1996 census. Probably about 330,000 now.
>
> > Yes, Canberra is a nice place to visit as well as for education.
> > Pity no direct train run from Melbourne to Canberra.
>
> There have been two serious proposals for a line from Canberra to Yass,
> one in about 1914 when the railway reached Kingston and another in 1960.
> NSWGR would have run a silver sleeper between Melbourne and Canberra
> post-1962, and a local train would have connected with the ICD.
>
> > > If Canberra builds trams though, they better not be like Sydney's!
> > No hoepfully not.....Sydney spent millions of dollors on that thingy and
> > wan't a successful move.
>
> Sydney did not spend millions on light rail. A private company spent the
> money.
>
> > But Canberra have proposal for LRT service and has been going on and off
for
> > years. Latest plan I hear of was buying all 2nd hand trams from
everywhere
> > to reduce new purchase cost.
>
> That's a different proposal. The Federation Tramway is a proposed tourist
> operation. A true LRT proposal to Gungahlin is backed by Leighton and
> Alstom, the proponents of the VHST.
>
I'm sure for the Federation Tramway, certain tram operating companies in
Melbourne would love to sell some to the... uhh.. Canberrians? =)

cheers
Johann