Re: Sydney Light Rail

["Tezza" <tezza2000@dingoblue.net.au>]

"Andrew Tailby"

> yes it is a good idea as u could have a push pull system on one of the lines
> for freight trains and still have the other for the tram because how many
> movements a day do go down to white bay area?

FreightCorpse only have about one a day now I think, (I may be out of date),
plus there's Mungo's. Austrac are running trains out of there now also. The
loco consist I posted last week (EL, GM22, 44, 47x3) was also coming from
Rozelle. I've been informed it was LVR.


> > Tezza's got a good point. There are 2 lines (up & down) running into
> Rozelle
> > yard from the Goods Line at Wardell Rd Junction. There's hardly enough
> heavy
> > rail traffic to justify the 2 lines. Why not single line the goods and use
> > the other for trams. If this were to occure, then trams could operate all
> > the way up to a terminus at the Bankstown line. They could also branch of
> to
> > Summer Hill or Ashfield.
> >
> > There also another opertunity for the trams in this area. They could
> service
> > Balmain by going though Rozelle goods yard and down behind the White Bay
> > docks. This would place a vast number of Balmain residence within walking
> > distance of the tram line.
> >
> > Regards........Dino
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