Re: Travel patterns (was Re: New form of rail transportation)

[usenet.spam@gunzel.net (Michael)]

Peter Berrett <pberrett@optushome.com.au> wrote in article
<uJqQ5.11503$Xx3.47799@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au>: 

>8. Shorter lines need to be extended. Ie extend Williamstown line
>(seriously - make it the terminus of a ring railway). If you have the
>$$$ and the will to run the line under the bay  and through to the
>Dandenong line.

Wouldn't you be better off stringing overhead up off floating buoys in Port 
Phillip Bay, and converting trains into amphibious trains. Put wings and 
aircraft engines on the ships so they can fly over the overhead into port. 
Dispense a free self-inflating lifejacket to each passenger who takes this 
route. Make your money back selling pantographs to people who are silly 
enough to make their Volkswagon amphibious too. Put up overhead over the 
Bass Straight to enable the Volkswagon weilding folk to drive across the 
bay. When the Sprit of Tasmania cottons onto the idea of free electricity 
to power it's ship across the bay, to supplement the wings/engines required 
to fly over the overhead, fit them with pantographs too.

Unfortunately, the idea of a railway extended from Williamstown under the 
bay to Dandenong sounds a little absurd.

M.


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