Re: Melbourne Airport Link

["David Proctor" <daproc@bigfoot.com>]

J Richmond <richmond@melbpc.org.au> wrote in article
<68kjce$97$1@wombat.melbpc.org.au>...
> I heard in the news today that the Victorian State Government is about to
> decide on a route for the Tullamarine Airport (Melbourne) rail link. Why
all
> of a sudden? Is it Melbourne/Sydney rivalry (ie the new Sydney Airport
rail
> link) or they just realised that we don't have one.
> They said in the news that the most likely route for the Airport link was
a
> spur line off the Broadmeadows line. Wouldn't it be cheaper to build a
light
> rail extension to the no. 59 (Airport West) tram or would that take to
long
> out through Moonee Ponds and Essendon?

I don't know about you, but I don't think I would relish the thought of
catching a tram from the airport to Melbourne city, along Mt Alexander Rd
and Flemington Rd, after a long flight (25hours London - Melbourne), with
all my luggage, and sharing it with commuters. Even if it was a dedicated
tram, it would still be stuck behind all stops trams in the peaks.


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David Proctor
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