Re: [Melb] Airport rail link fight Was: Re: Airport rail link fight

[mauried@tpg.com.au (Maurie Daly)]

On Fri, 16 Mar 2001 19:30:04 +1100, "Bryan Cullis"
<spanky81@tpg.com.au> wrote:

>
>"OgO" <quentisl@leaves.qjc.cjb.net> wrote in message
>Xns90667F335D5E8ogo1mynxwowaustcom@203.109.250.24">news:Xns90667F335D5E8ogo1mynxwowaustcom@203.109.250.24...
>> In aus.rail, on 16 Mar 2001, David Bromage announced:
>>
>> >More than 3000 submissions against using the Broadmeadows line for a
>> >proposed fast train link to Melbourne Airport were presented to the
>> >State Government yesterday.
>> >
>> >http://www.theage.com.au/news/2001/03/16/FFXUDTQBBKC.html

Whoever wrote this article has got to be completely out of their
minds.
Just exactly how many people per day will be travelling by train to
Melb Airport.?
Given that the Sydney Airport line is only carrying approx 10000
people per day ,which is less than 1/4 of the estimated projections
,and that Sydney Airport is the busiest in the country , irs unlikley
in the extreme that there will be more traffic to Melb Airport.
Why on earth would you need 190 trains a day to carry 10000 people?
190 trains per day would be able to carry around 60000 people per day
which is more even that the original projections for Sydney indicated.
Someone is dreaming.

MD