Re: Travel Passes in Sydney?
Derek Woodlands (kingpin@zip.com.au)
Wed, 30 Apr 1997 10:37:06 GMT
On Mon, 28 Apr 1997 10:32:06 -0700, David Johnson
<trainman@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> > I followed a Cat down the river in my boat once and it only seemed to
> > take a shade over 30 minutes. Of course, time always seems to travel
> > a lot faster when I am on the water and the ferry didn't make any
> > stops between Meadowbank and Circular Quay.
>
> That's the reason. You only went from Meadowbank, where the Cat speed is
> around 35 knots. West of there, it slows down to only a few knots.
> Meadowbank is the halfway point.
When it first started, the Rivercat didn't slow down much at all. It
was only after complaints about the wake washing away the riverbank
that it slowed down. These days, it seems to do about 15 knots west
of Homebush Bay (which is just west of the railway bridge spanning the
Parramatta River between Meadowbank and Rhodes for those not familiar
with the river).
Speaking of that rail bridge, does anyone know if there are any plans
to complete it? It was originally to carry four lines, but i believe
a combination of a lack of money and the deterioration of the old
bridge, led to it being finished as a two line bridge.
Catchya
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