Re: Gold Coast Light Rail

[JJJim <jjjim@bigpond.com>]

The sydney Mono rail is slow . I dont know if thats a restriction of being a
mono rail or not.

the light rail units in syd on the ohter hand can get up to 80Km/h but i think
are limited to 60.  a sydney-sider might know this for sure hehe

EF wrote:

> Read an article in last weekends Gold Coast Bulletin that the Light Rail
> proposal for the city will not go ahead now, due to the Federal Governments
> decision not to provide the necessary funding.
>
> They are now mooting either an elevated light rail system, or a monorail,
> claiming that it's cheaper.
>
> I'm not very knowledgeable about various forms of rail, but I would have
> thought that something like a monorail would be the best option in the first
> place. Being elevated, it wouldn't take up room on existing roads, it could
> go faster because pedestrians wouldn't be on it, etc.
>
> What are the advantages/disadvantages to a monorail like system. And are
> there any cities around the world that have used a monorail as their primary
> means of public transport?
>
> Thanks for your time.
>
> Ewan Fleming