Re: Box Hill Tram update

["Johann Fan" <jyf-x@optusnet.com.au>]

I think its got something to do with the widening of the road, etc, so that
the tram has right of way. Not as simple as digging up the road and laying
down tracks =)

cheers
Johann

James C. <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > >
> > > Report in today's rag of last Tuesday's community meeting on the Mont
> Albert to Box Hill tram extension says that construction will commence
from
> the Mont Albert end in June - and will take about 1 YEAR to complete.
> >
> > Oh shit. That puts off my visit for nine months. So much for September
> > 2000.
> >
> > At least the delay means the new Citadis trams will be running the whole
> > route by the time the extension opens.
> >
> > Since when did it take A YEAR to lay 1.5 km of tram track? Even in the
> > days of doing it by hand they could lay much more than this in just a
> > few months....   even the cable track didn't take that long to install
> > and it was done by hand and was far more complicated than laying a
> > double set of rails in flush concrete in a street and stringing wires
> > from the roadside power poles.
>
> I was thinking of the same thing this morning. Sydney's tram line
extension
> to Lilyfield took much less time then this short estension. (even take
> consideration of construction carry out on main street versus railway
right
> of way).
>
> Cheers
> James
>
>
>
> > David McLoughlin
> > Auckland New Zealand
>
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