Re: Gold coast rail extension?

[Rob Kearey <r.kearey@mailbox.uq.edu.au>]

John Wayman wrote:

> Rob Kearey wrote in message <36770494.B73FD2D8@mailbox.uq.edu.au>...
> >You might want to take a look at a map of Surfers Paradise - it's a
> >convoluted and very heavily developed estuary, with little obvious scope
> >for heavy rail. A light rail connection to Robina would be far more
> >feasible, but I can't see it happening on the Gold Coats, as It's Not A
> >Monorail.
 
> Why not heavy rail? They could build it as an elevated railway over roads.
> It has been done before.

It's possible, I suppose. I seem to recall some sort of plan for an
elevated version of the Sydney City Circle for Surfers and environs a
few years back.

> I'm not sure what it would do for property values,

Well, I can hazard a guess. And where would we put the station?

Sorry folks, ain't gonna happen.

> John Wayman

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