Re: Melbourne to get a monorail?

[David Bromage <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au>]

Eddie Oliver wrote:
> 
> Brendan wrote:
> >
> > Monorail, in this space conscious world, is a way to get transport past
> > everything without having to tunnel. And it is not unpopular all over the
> > world - it is popular in theme parks, Sydney's monorail has high patronage
> > (though it can be an eyesore), and in Tokyo the airport is served by a high
> > speed monorail.
> >
> > Whats wrong with them anyway?
> 
> In the interests of saving bandwidth, perhaps you could answer your own
> question by producing the (very short) list of what is RIGHT with them.

Included in this, explain why other types of people movers can't do the
same things. E.g. please tell us why light rail can't be elevated.

> Actually, Brendan, are you Australia's only monorail enthusiast?

There are a few of them infesting misc.transport.urban-transit

The current and previous owners of the Sydney monorail agreed to
dismantle it, for a price. This is one of the big problems with novel
infrastructure projects - no provision is ever made for remiving it.

As to Waverley, remember the proposal is for a theme park. Monorails are
excellent as tourist attractions, but they are not public transport.

Cheers
David