Re: Trams in Newcastle again?

["Alex Pout" <alpout@optusnet.com.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> ABC reports a plan by Newcastle council for bringing back trams to the
> city. The plan could include track sharing on the existing heavy rail
> line. The proposal will be released to the public in a few months.
>
> Sounds like the Karlsruhe system.
>
> Cheers
> David

That idea's been around for a while, I remember a council junket going down to
Melbourne to have a look at the light rail and trams there just after I moved
back to Newcastle (from Melvegas) in July.