Re: Brisbane Airport Rail Link

[magilla gorrila <choochoo@spin.net.au>]

With reference to Sydneys light rail bieng fast, well I walked from George St to
Central and beat the light rail.

"James C." wrote:

> In article <5pEV4.38652$PL4.809469@ozemail.com.au>, "John Kozak"
> <jkoz@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > The Newspapers describe the Airport link to be "Light Rail", does
> > this mean
> > that there is going to be a "tram" which connects
> > to the QR railway system ?
> No Airport link is going to be railway line, but Brisbane's LRT project
> recieved federal funds to kick starts.
>
> > Now there's talk about installing a similar setup in to the
> > suburbs, namely
> > Indooroopilly and Capalaba.
> > QR is opposed to the idea saying that it would duplicate existing
> > rail
> > services.
> Also they planned to convert 2 of the quadriple line to LRT, which
> would means reduce in capapcity for freight train path.
>
> Why don't QR buy some LRT share???
>
> > The structure supporting the Airport railway seems so narrow, one
> > would
> > think a monorail is being installed !
> No, it's gonna be railway line, otherwise those 12 IMUs on order would
> be wasted
>
> > What's the difference between a light rail system and a tram
> > system ?
> Light rail can run at faster speed,usually with separate right of way.
> example Sydney's tram system(well, the only tram system they got now)
> is "Light rail".
> Melbourne's route 96/109 and portion of 86/75 can consider to be LRT,
> Adelaide's only tram line is also a LRT type.
>
> Trams normally refers to trams that share right of way/road with cars
> on street.
>
> Cheers
> James
>
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