Re: Wodonga Rail relocation

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Wed, 01 Nov 2000 07:15:40 GMT, "Dave Proctor"
<daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au> wrote:

>"Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au> wrote in message
>39FFBEC9.D1F8727D@werple.net.au">news:39FFBEC9.D1F8727D@werple.net.au...
>> Don't forget every Queensland rebuilding:
>> Gympie, Maryborough, Rockhampton, Mackay & Cairns.
>> Subtly, the taxi fare to the remote station adds 10% to fares.
>
>And is this part-time taxi driver complaining? :-)
>
>Seriously though, if the alignment is vastly improved, thus reducing
>travelling times and lowering the costs of the operator (or perhaps,
>lowering the losses) this *should* be reflected in lower fares (although it
>won't be). The taxi fares would make up this reduction in cost.
>
>Although there would be a lot to be said for a shuttle bus between the
>centre of town (with pickups around the place) to the out of town station.
>
>If they could reduce the journey time by around 20 mins on SYD-MEL just by
>deviating around ABX and Wodonga, it would be well worth doing. After all,
>it is freight that pays its way, why should freight be disadvantaged so that
>passenger trains can be more attractive?
>
><DONS FLAME PROOF COAT>
>
>Dave
>
Given that the current running time from Wodonga Loop to Albury
Station is now only 10 mins , even if trains ran at 115 km/h all the
way ,all you would save is about 5 minutes.
In other words the saving in time is simply not worth re locating the
line.
Also, in NSW anyway , the XPT and other SRA trains always get priority

over freights ,as SRA provides the train control,and is obviously
going to favor their own trains over anyone elses.

MD