Re: Adelaide Tram Refurbishment

["Ted Gay" <tedgay@bigpond.com>]

"James C." <james_ccj@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > What is the approximate cost of a new light rail vehicle?
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> $ 2-3 million per vehicle
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You wouldn't get much for $2 million,  IIRC Sydney Light Rail paid $24m for
7 new low floor vehicles.

Ted

> >I'm not
> > really sure that this project was worth it. Perhaps we would have been
> > better off with new fully air conditioned, low floor, quiet vehicles.
> > One or two H class cars could have been kept for weekends and specila
> > occasions. The Glenelg-City tramway is one of Adelaide's greatest
> > public transport assets and should, in my opinion, not be run with 70
> > year old trams that belong in a museum.
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> And extend tram line to Adelaide railway station, provide exchange at
> Goodwood
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> Cheers
> James
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