Re: Airport link impressions

["Chris Downs" <cvdowns@ozemail.com.au>]

Dion Williams <onamission@today.com.au> wrote in message
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> Dave Proctor wrote:
> >
> > Brisbane has better trains, and is faced with the advantage that the
service
> > is not part of an existing line - so when you board at Domestic, the train
> > is empty, and at International there will only be a few passengers already
> > on board. This is a huge advantage for those with a lot of luggage,
compared
> > to Sydney where you might be boarding a train that is already standing
room
> > only.
>
> Which is the whole folly of the Sydney arrangement; why not build a loop
> track under the existing tunnel on the Wolli Creek side of International
> so shuttles can operate into the city and back out again without
> interfering with Illawarra/East Hills movements? This would also allow
> Macarthur services to operate express to Turrella or beyond.

If CityRail's patronage continues to increase at its recent rate there will be
little or no capacity to run relatively lightly loaded trains from the Airport
Line into the city (as opposed to Sydney Terminal) in the not too distant
future.

Better to start trains at Riverwood or Kingsgrove and run them all stations
via the AL.  Requires a good attempt to match capacity with available load.
Single deck rolling stock or an education campaign to encourage those most
able bodied passengers  to use the upper and lower decks on these services and
really stand clear of the doorways.

Chris