Re: mel loop operation

["Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>]

"John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> The City Loop was designed to overcome the bottleneck between Richmond and
> Flinders Street that developed over the years. Trains terminating at
> Flinders Street then reversing into the now non existent rail yards was
the
> problem.
>
> The loop allowed trains to speed around the loop, terminate at Flinders
> Street then continue into the yards without a need to change ends, a
saving
> of 2-3 minutes. Thus the capacity at Flinders Street was increased.
>

So was the loop built to move trains but without regard to the movement of
passengers?

Ted