>Just out of curiosity, would using the old alignment be faster than the
>current one? I gather that it was much straighter for several km, and used
>three tunnels to get through some large ridges, that the current line loops
>around.
It is single track, but I would imagine about 20 minutes faster. I
think the benefits would outweigh the defecits. Besides, It would
avoid the Stanwell Park viaduct. :)
David Johnson
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