-- Regards Roderick Smith Rail News Victoria EditorPeter Berrett VK3PZ <pberrett@tbsa.com.au> wrote in article <3520ABBF.67A2@tbsa.com.au>... > - Princes Park > solution: dedicated spur with new station) One of the many early schemes for an underground line in Melbourne would have served this (A St Kilda - North Fitzroy link under Swanston St).
> - Knox City Shopping Centre > solution: new lines from Glen Waverley and Monash There has been a long-term plan to extend the East Burwood tram to Ferntree Gully via this shopping centre. Land was reserved at Ferntree Gully for a depot.
> - Maribyrnong Shopping Centre > solution: dedicated spur extending from existing Flemington line Is this Highpoin West? If so, a realignment of the Footscray tram line is a proposal which could be implemented easily, and may even happen.
> - Airport > solution: new Broadmeadows line via Sunshine with Airport spur There are three possibilities. My favourite is a spur from Broadmeadows via the easement left for noise reasons. This would have to be accompanied by a major upgrade of the Broadmeadows line itself, giving benefits to all travel.
> - Deakin University, Burwood > solution: Too hard basket This one has the tramline. The whole point of multimodal ticketing is that train-tram combination travel becomes logical and convenient. This has to be combined with either schedule integration or frequent services (so that delays at changing points become negligible). > Does anyone have any other suggestions of pupular places that warrant a > train service?
Calder Thunderdome: All it needs is a pair of platforms on the adjacent Bendigo line.