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

["James C." <james_ccj@my-deja.com>]

In article <nGZQ5.10293$tU2.86773@news-server.bigpond.net.au>,
  "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@custard.REMOVE.net.au> wrote:
> And today it emerges that they're thinking of extending the freeway
westward
> to meet Citylink, because of traffic problems. *sigh*
>
> Daniel

Whitehorse Gazette have news on this project very often. IIRC this
project would cost 350m$.

How many new EMUs can you purchase with that amount of money?








> "MiCRiC" <slagel@senet.com.au> wrote in message
> 3A13A412.91E424B9@senet.com.au">news:3A13A412.91E424B9@senet.com.au...
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On the other hand, a railway down the middle of the Eastern
Freeway
> would
> > > be of great benefit. Would be great to be a passenger of a train
doing
> > > 115kph, when the cars can only do 100 (-:
> > >
> >
> > As I recall that was part of the plan in the 1967 or was it 1969
> > Melbourne Transportation Study...  I think an underground was going
to
> > branch off the city loop, trvel under Fitzroy and emerge to travel
down
> > the median of the freeway....  I might be slightly wrong, cos I
haven't
> > read the study in about a year...  But as usual, the freeway got
built,
> > but not the rail line...
> >
> > micric
>
>

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