Re: Chatswood station/update

[Jonathan Lau <jonlau@ozemail.com.au>]

Bill Bolton wrote:

> > How much money was wasted getting backhoes, men, spoil trains and overhead wiring
> removed, just to get rid of 150 metres of track?
>
> Why do you think it would have been better sitting there rotting away?

Like old platform 1 is now? Why didn't they go the whole way and knock down the
platform as well?

Waste of money full stop. What good reasons does removing the track have anyway?

>
> > For all their efforts, there is now a big gaping hole that collects rainwater and
> another commuter eyesore.
>
> And a rusty track with dirty ballast wouldn't have been?

Rusty track and dirty ballast would have at least provided some form of proper
drainage.

Regards,

Jon Lau