Re: New form of rail transportation

[Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>]

Couldnt agree more, Rev'd Dr Parker.

> Interesting.... But it looks like an expensive solution looking for a
> problem.
>
> In relation to Springvale Rd, a frequent (7 1/2 minute) bus service
with
> traffic light priority would be much cheaper and attract higher
patronage.
> Main stops could be at Princes Hwy, Wellington Rd, FTG Rd, Waverley
Rd,
> GlenWaverley Stn, Highbury Rd, Burwood Hwy, Canterbury Rd.   The 7.5
min
> would mesh in with the normal 15min train headway on all three lines
served.
>
> Only people travelling direct from Springvale to Nunawading
(relatively few)
> would benefit from the faster travel times of the overhead railway.
However
> a frequent bus service would serve the much greater number making
trips
> along the route, especially if fed with frequent east-west feeder
buses and
> an extended Burwood Hwy tram. If total trip times are taken into
account for
> all who use public transport in the area, frequent buses with bus
priority
> would speed more people's travel than an overhead rail line with few
stops
> en-route.
>
> The cost of the bus option would be quite modest, and much less than
either
> an overhead railway or the Government's ill-conceived and wasteful
> "Smart-Bus" scheme whose only benefit will be to tell waiting
passengers
> that it's 119 minutes until the next bus (if waiting on a Saturday
> afternoon)!
>
> Overhead railways are fun to think about, but the cost-benefits of
one along
> Springvale Rd are dubious, compared to a more modest system based on
> existing rail lines and a radically overhauled bus system.  Much more
can be
> achieved for much less by considering other low-cost improvements to
the
> transport system, such as timed transfers, bus priority, frequency
> improvements, straighter routes and better interchanges (not only
between
> bus and train, but also between bus and bus).
>
> Peter
>
> Let's do a simple cost-benefit analysis and compare it to a bus
running
> every 7 1/2 minutes down Springvale Rd with traffic light priority
(so buses
> would not face red lights en-route) I think
>
>


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