Re: Gold Coast Light Rail - a stupid question

[JJJim <jjjim@bigpond.com>]

haha 12v :)

i think maybe the surfside Merc's (buses) will surfice now theve chosen not  to
go ahead.. as u said they do a good enough job for the sort of transport needs
of a spread out area that is the cold coast. i think it would be hard to design
a useful route for  light rail in such a broad area.

Kerry wrote:

> Do you really think a light rail system would work?Wouldn't it slow down the
> traffic. The bus system is fast, and modern. Surfside do a great job. A
> monorail or overhead light rail system? Sounds like you're trying to build 2
> cheap rail systems instead of one expensive one.
>
> Narrow gauge A/C,  how much more"light rail" can you get? A 2 foot gauge run
> on 12 volt D/C? Just joking. I'm a Mexican.
>
> "James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
> 3ad56b3a$0$25483$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3ad56b3a$0$25483$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> >
> > > Why wasnt the Beenleigh to Robina rail line built via Southport, Surfers
> > > Paradise, Broadbeach etc?
> >
> > Simple, the cost of course.
> > By paying a visit to South Port/Surfers and you would know if GCR ever
> built
> > here it would have to go underground entirely from Helensvale all the way
> to
> > the end of the line. The cost of such route would be somewhere approaching
> > 10 digit number.
> >
> > >Why build a railway from Beenleigh to the outback
> > > then build a light rail to service it?
> >
> > Light rail can access more area , the urban develop of city of Gold coast
> > was unfortunately never took railway into consideration, therefore it is
> > hard to plan such railway line.  There wasn't anywhere you can build a
> > railway line without budget blow out or oppsition from NIMBY. Therefore
> GCR
> > choose to go inland.
> >
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> > James
> >
> >
> >
> >