Re: SLR - Extension construction

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Ben" <sporologist@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> "C. Dewick" wrote:
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> > My personal view is that where the light rail line joins up with the old
> > goods line right of way at Ultimo should *not* have been built like it
has,
> > but should have actually been set up as a full-on heavy rail junction so
> > that the entire goods line could still be kept as an operating
heavy-rail
> > freight line for use outside the operating hours of the light rail
trains.
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> Nice idea, but the light rail runs 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
> Here are the frequencies from their web site:

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The current Light Rial runs 24/7, but will the new one? There are turnback
facilities at John St, so once the extension to Lilydale is open, they might
take the opportunity to limit the 24/7 running to the Central to Star City
section.

Dave