Re: Electrification and patronage

["Peter Berrett" <pberrett@optushome.com.au>]

I've been told the O-bahn was an expensive white elephant. Surely it would
be cheaper to electrify the lines and upgrade the service rather than
replace the whole lot with a concrete busway?

Is there a complete absence of common sense in Adelaide?

cheers Peter



MiCRiC <slagel@senet.com.au> wrote in message
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> This is very similar to the proposal prosed in the MATS plan in 1968.
> In that plan the Glenelg line (which is currently are light rail line,
> unlinked to the remainder of the network) was to form a subway under
> King William Street, then travelling down the Glenelg right of way to
> Goodwood before joining the heavy rail right of way to Noarlunga and
> Belair.
>
> However, it seems more likely that the railway to Tonsley may be
> replaced by an O-Bahn...  in the not to distant future...
>
> Vale Adelaide Passenger Rail..
>
> micric
>
> geoff dawson wrote:
> >
> > I have read figures suggesting  that patronage in Brisbane and Perth
> > increased rougly three fold within the decade following electrification.
Of
> > course, in Perth part of the increase would be accounted for by the
> > associated  expansion to the network (Joondalup line)
> > Adelaide should electrify,  build an underground through city line from
> > Adelaide station to Goodwood (stations at Rundle St, Victoria Square and
> > ?Halifax? St) and reguage and join the Glenelg line to the network at
> > Goodwood. This would create an efficient six-route network: Gawler to
> > Noarlunga, Port Adelaide to Glenelg and Grange to Belair (these pairs
have
> > similar loadings). The obvious next step would be re-open Northfield (in
> > association with some urban development) to Flinders Uni (extension to
light
> > rail standard from Tonsley).
> > This project could reasonable aim to treble usage within a decade.
> > Geoff
> >
> > Peter Berrett wrote in message ...
> > >
> > >2. Has the electrification of Perth's network led to a substantial
increase
> > >in patronage?  Ditto Brisbane?
> > >