Re: [QLD] Brisbane Airport Rail Link

[Colin Weaver <weaver@powerup.com.au>]

I don't understand what QR's problem with the light rail proposals is. 
The four proposed suburban extensions of Brisbane Light Rail were to
Garden City, Capalaba, Chermside and Indooroopilly.  Of these, only the
Indooroopilly extension would be in direct competition with QR, and to
avoid this should be routed via West End and St Lucia / Uni of QLD.

The other extensions (to Garden City, Capalaba and Chermside) are
roughly equivalent to three of Brisbane's original tram lines (yes - I
know the Mt Gravatt line didn't quite reach Garden City, nor did the
Carina/Belmont line ever get to Capalaba).  There's no way you could
ever consider these three proposed LRT lines as competing with QR.

I don't think it would be sensible to convert two of the tracks via
Milton to LRT - Citytrain has limited enough track capacity already
without removing any - it would seem particularly silly given the huge
investment on quadruplication to Northgate and triplication to Lawnton.

--Colin

"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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