Re: Melbourne to Darwin

["Ben Staples" <BenKim@bigpond.com>]

I have to say, the can-do attitude of this newsgroup has seriously faded.

How hard would it be to run a double stacked train through Sydney from south
to north?

You could plan the construction of increased clearances to be completed in
stages. For example, double stacking from Macarthur to Chullora is not that
hard. A new third track on the Up side following the Main South from
Macarthur (part is already complete) could be built to Cabramatta. A duck
under of the Main South could bring the new line alongside the Cabramatta -
Regents Park line. Which could then be extended all the way to Chullora
(with another duck under at Chullora?? Juntion).

Ben Staples

David Johnson wrote in message <359251A9.2DE1B6D7@ozemail.com.au>...
>Ben Staples wrote:
>
>> If that's the case, why is their a dip in the freight line between
>> Flemington and Nth Straithfield when it passes under Bridge Road
>
>They shaved the top off the hill to reduce the gradient.
>
>> and why did
>> they raise the overbridge at Pennant Hills Station when it was
refurbished a
>> while ago. This later location required a quite unique arrangement of the
>> placement of lift doors to accomodate the extra height of the overbridge.
>
>Not sure about this one, but it certainly would not have had anything to do
with
>double stacking.  You will NEVER see double stacking East of Lithgow.  You
will
>NEVER see double stacking North of Goulburn.  You will NEVER see double
stacking
>South of Broadmeadow, and probably never on the North Coast either.
>
>--
>David Johnson
>CityRail Guard
>trainman@ozemail.com.au
>http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/
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