Re: Ideas for Brisbane Airport rail line

[Bill Bolton <billbolton@computer.org>]

"RC" <richy_ch_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:

As I thought, the question was too embarrassing to get a direct
answer.

> Better than the Waverton crawl...

Not at all... and for MUCH longer that just between two stations! 

> Also bear in mind that in the early 80s (and late 80s for that matter) some
> realignments occurred on the Beenleigh line

None that impacted the sections which cause the endemic slow running
over much of the Beenleigh line.... such a disappointment after the
fast trip from the Gold Coast to Beenleigh.

> - please remind me the last time a realignment was carried out on
> the Cityrail system

Realignments of the same nature as the one you referred to above
around Beenleigh have occurred at a number of places on the CityRail
system as the track layout has been rationalised or other major works
have taken place in recent years.  The recent rearrangements around
Hornsby are a good example.

> Give up Sydney people - go back to the stench of decay that surrounds a
> declining rail system. Brissie and Perth people have a lot to be proud of

How quickly the memory of the decrepit steam era Brisbane suburban
system has faded.  The real test will be what CityTrain looks like
after its been running an electric network 70 years.

Cheers,

Bill


Bill Bolton
Sydney, Australia