Re: QLD - Any news on the demise of the Corinda-Yerongpilly shuttle

["Kevin Lyons" <klyons@primus.com.au>]

RC <richy@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:3B1FF6FD.91FC06C7@yahoo.com...
>
>
> John Coyle wrote:
>
> > In article <eo8vhtgag96n5ijh3up0h3nhuinc2qu5ag@4ax.com>, David Johnson
says...
> > >
> > >On Wed, 06 Jun 2001 11:09:39 GMT, Steven McIntyre <stev@uq.net.au>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >>I suggested they extend the shuttle to Park Road once the
> > >>station upgrade is complete.
> > >
> > >Give John Coyle a call - He will represent you.
> > >
> > >
> > >David Johnson
> > >trainman@ozemail.com.au
> > >http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
> > >------------------------------------
> > >These comments are made in a private
> > >capacity and do not represent the
> > >official view of State Rail.
> > >C.O.W.S. Page 11.
> >
> > I discussed the concept of extending the Yeerongpilly-Corinda shuttle to
Darra,
> > or to Redbank, with Glen Dawe of QR. Such action  would draw a few more
> > passengers, and make  better use of the train set. And, if done right,
would
> > allow Ipswich  trains to run express for part of their run. No dice!
> >
> > Also, at my meeting with Mr Dawe, I urged QR to adopt Perth style train
> > services, That is, instead of a six car train every 30 minutes, run a
three car
> > train every 15 minutes. Guards would re retrained as drivers, so that
the three
> > car trains would be "driver only". Again, CFPT got a BS excuse, as to
why that
> > isn't possible! Never mind that patronage had increased in Perth by over
300%
> > once two car EMU's every ten minutes replaced diesel rail cars.
>
> Well it sounds like he's out there trying - notwithstanding he isn't
Vaughan with
> his prominent media access
>
> I agree a Perth-style operation would have been better - I just don't
think they
> thought of it when they bought the first EMU back in 1979 - they were
essentially
> "electrifying" their current practice of long trains less frequent rather
than
> thinking of it in another way.
>
> Not sure how extending the shuttle would help - both places are out there
like
> shags on rocks - not a lost of use to all and sundry. Brisbane's network
is a
> asterisk shape which misses many traffic generators eg the Universities,
regional
> shopping centres.
>
> I suppose if the line was going to be of any use as a connector, trains
need to run
> right through to somewhere eg Ipswich, Cleveland so that people need only
change
> trains once. But wouldn't the loop idea (all stations to Roma St both
ways) have
> the benefit that trains on both Beenleigh and Ipswich lines can run more
express
> (from Sherwood in one case, Yeerongpilly the other)
>
> Signed
> RC
>
The problem with running more frequent trains may have something to do with
there being only 2 tracks and coal and freight trains trying to squeeze in.
During peak times freight trains are already as popular as a f**t in an
elevator.

k