Re: Kiama Downs makes bid for railway station

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

Depends on what profile the railway wants - the "stuff you we build it this
way" approach is fine if you wish to alienate people but why would you do that
if there's a cost effective way to minimise the visual impact in what is a
beautiful location (and we're not talking 3rd rail, deviations or abandoning
electrification here).  Why there may even be some kudos to garner for
"sensitive" development.

The railway still needs all the support/friends it can get and ignoring
aesthetics just reinforces the perception that railways are last century's
(actually the automobile now has that honour) technology.

As for stanchion type, there may be more than one reason to use a different
profile/design.  It will interesting to see what comments are made on the
issue as a result of the Hatfield derailment in the UK.  A round concrete
profile to my bespectacled eyes (as used in Perth and for a short section on
Brizzie's Beenleigh line) is less obtrusive.

Chris

f.u.i.t.b.e.t <fuitbet@yahoo.com.au> wrote in message
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> Does it matter what type of stanchions?
> It is a Railway line I didn`t know it was supposed to look pretty as well.
> I really do not care what type of infrastructure is employed so long as the
> signal engineers do not hide the signals in amongst them as they are
> renowned for
> "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> bNxa6.1776$cF2.45740@ozemail.com.au">news:bNxa6.1776$cF2.45740@ozemail.com.au...
> > "dumb ass" actually said "minimum height round concrete (or whatever is
> > minimum gauge) stanchions".
> >
> > Try reading s..l..o..w..l..y.
> >
> > Chris
> >
> > iyb <iyb@dingoblue.net.au> wrote in message
> > 3a670ae6$0$15466$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au">news:3a670ae6$0$15466$7f31c96c@news01.syd.optusnet.com.au...
> > > Here Here,
> > > You dumb ass you forgot about those big ugly stauntions.
> > > At the end of the day it is irrelevant the cases of my family etc,etc.
> > >
> > > "Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au> wrote in message
> > > Wxz96.505$ce.15277@ozemail.com.au">news:Wxz96.505$ce.15277@ozemail.com.au...
> > > > Sounds like the perfect opportunity for the overhead branch (aka RAC?)
> to
> > > get
> > > > innovative with overhead design along Bombo Beach.  Highly tensioned
> twin
> > > > contact wire with no catenary wire, minimum height round concrete (or
> > > whatever
> > > > is minimum gauge) stanchions, leave the crossing loop unwired, no
> overhead
> > > > change overs?  Whatever's feasible and cost effective to show the
> railways
> > > > care by minimising the visual impact.
> > > >
> > > > Chris
> >
> >
> >
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