Re: Gold coast rail extension?

[rffergus@socs.uts.edu.au]

In article <367ad89d.0@139.134.5.33>,
  "John Wayman" <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote:
> Will this be operated by Surfside Buslines?

Tramways & Urban Transit recently listed the three consortia that have
expressed interest. From memory one was Adtranz, another Maquarie Bank, and
the other an Australian engineering firm who's name I cannot recall! I'm not
sure if Surfside Buslines are in any of those consortia.

>
> Cheers
> John Wayman


Rob

Sydney (Australia)

>
> rffergus@socs.uts.edu.au wrote in message
> <75ctnh$7p9$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
> >In article <367906cd.0@news.highway1.com.au>,
> >  "David & Jan Winter" <winterd@nospam-icenet.com.au> wrote:
> >> James
> >>
> >> Tourists aren't the core business of the Gold Coast line. The local
> >> authority is keen on a monorail link.
> >
> >AFAIA the Gold Coast City Council has dropped all plans to build a monorail
> >and has been looking at light rail for the past year or more. Three private
> >companies have submitted expressions of interest for the design,
> constuction
> >and operation of a 30km light rail system. Inter-running with the heavy
> rail
> >system along portions of the Gold Coast railway is also under serious
> >consideration.
> >
> >
> >Rob
> >
> >Sydney (Australia)
> >
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