Re: Gold Coast Light Rail

["Al" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

"David Martin" <d_martin@mountains.net.au> wrote in message
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> Can you imagine a set of points for a monorail?
> Simple enough proposition on a conventional railway line, but major
> engineering for a mono-rail.
>
> Emergency access is an issue. What happens when a monorail breaks down or,
> worse still, catches fire?

That's why the NSW Fire Brigades developed the Bronto skylift a few years ago.
Basically they are a big cherry picker  (~35-40m IIRC) which can bend halfway
(ie go over the top of the monorail and to the other side).

Been used for quite a few things now, but they are not cheap, around $1m last
time I heard.