Re: [Insert other state here] Airport lines

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

Feasible.  In Germany (Karlsruhe) there is light rail which shares
infrastructure with high voltage AC heavy rail (25KV or ~16KV), and can
also run under 750V DC.

Colin

Douglas CLIFFORD wrote:
> 
> David,
> 
> I think Professor Peter Newman, of Murdoch Uni., the mover and shaker
> behind the Northern Suburbs Railway in Perth, has suggested ideas for
> a light rail connection to Perth Airport; you would have to contact
> him about this, as I am unsure of the details.  I understand it would
> involve sharing the rail bridge @ East Perth with Westrail....catenary
> power would need to be the same?...namely 25Kv.
> 
> Doug.
> 
> On Wed, 24 May 2000 03:36:08 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
> Bromage) wrote:
> 
> >This has been touched on briefly in the past, but what would be the
> >feasibility of airport lines in other cities with suburban rail services?
> >This means Adelaide, Perth and Newcastle (Williamtown).
> >
> >I think Perth would be viable. Adelaide would be marginal. Williamtown
> >would be useful if the line continued to, say, Port Stephens.
> >
> >Comments?
> >
> >Cheers
> >David