>Perhaps Perth's train service is in fact a light rail service?
No. It is a heavy rail service. For a start, with the exception of the latest
route, passenger trackage is shared (or shareable) with freight, and it
is constructed to full heavy rail standards.
>Perhaps this is the way Melbourne should go. Instead of running 6 cars
>trains every 20-30 minutes in non-peak hours perhaps the service should
>be run as 3 car sets every 10-15 minutes? obviously a greater number of
>drivers would be necessary but this would be compensated for by more
>passenegers
Of course the service needs a better frequency, but the main thing it needs
is some proper express running. All stations to Belgrave or Frankston is
ridiculous, and even skipping between South Yarra and Malvern is only
a token gesture.
Eddie Oliver