Re: Doncaster line revisited (Was: New form of rail transportation)

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

It would be hard to resist taking the Tram Road exit from the freeway and
terminating it at Station Street Doncaster.

Take a look at a map it makes perfect sense - except I'd concede it could go one
stop beyond Station Street to RetailParadise or whatever that hell-hole is
called.


David McLoughlin wrote:
> 
> Michael wrote:
> 
> > If you were to run a railway into Doncaster (and/or beyond), what route
> > would you use, where would you put stations?
> 
> I'd run it as a tram from the city up Swanston Street as an extension of
> one or more of the St Kilda Road lines, then via the median strip of the
> freeway, then with two on-street branches, one to Templestowe, and the
> other to Donvale via Doncaster.
> 
> The freeway section would be express, more or less.
> 
> David McLoughlin
> Auckland New Zealand