Re: Canberra-south coast

[Phil Bruce <filbruce@ihug.com.au>]

David Bromage wrote:

> Phil Bruce (filbruce@ihug.com.au) wrote:
> > Everyone has missed the obvoius route for a VFT.  Since half of the population of
> > Canberra travels to Batemans Bay for the weekend this would be a more logical
> > route.  Woden to Mogo in 35 minutes.
>
> Can you justify $2 billion for the twice yearly migration fo Canberra-on-Sea?
>
> The only coastal route which might work is Sydney - Wollongong - Nowra -
> Tarago, and then only as an adjunct to the main route via Goulburn. This
> would roughly follow the Canberra - Jervis Bay line surveyed by Scrivener
> in 1920.

>
> Actually I was planing to do the Scrivener track in the Morton NP (Budawangs) on
> friday until I put reverse gear through my transmission case...



>

> The coastal route (Via Cooma and Bairnsdale) was abandoned in 1989 because:
> 1) It would cost an extra $1 billion to build (1989 prices)
> 2) It wuld add 20 min to the journey to Melbourne
> 3) It would never be allowed through the Alpine National Park
> 4) Commercial viability was based on the assumption new urban-style
>    development along the route at intervals of about 50km.
>
> > Seriously though,  has there been any talk about a branch line to Perisher  for
> > example?
>
> Skitube looked at extending into Cooma, but there was some engineering
> reason why it can't be done. Besides, there is a receeding snowline.
>
> Cheers
> David
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