Re: Rail plan angers residents

[matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au (Matthew Geier)]

In article <dl3M5.25$Re.9713@news0.optus.net.au>,
David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote:
>Kiama Municipal Council, residents, and business owners claim the State
>Rail Authority has broken promises regarding the electrification of the
>Dapto-to-Kiama line by not burying power cables.
>
>http://www.illnews.com.au/today/2069332.htm
>(Illawarra Mercury)

 Umm how does one electrify a railway with underground cables.... :-)

 I assume they are complaining about the feeder transmission lines, but
compared to the catenary, they would have minimal visual impact, you would
have trouble noticing any thing other than the heavy DC catenary wires....