Re: Melbourne Airport Link

[Chris Gordon <c.gordon@ugrad.unimelb.edu.au>]

David Proctor wrote:

> 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.
>
> --
> Regards
>
> David Proctor
> daproc@bigfoot.com


When Jeff had the City Link contract written.  It has a clause that in the next
33 years no Public Transport (ie tram, monorail etc) is to go to the airport.
With the expection with a heavy rail and buses.

Chris Gordon