Re: Exhibition Street Extension Tram line construction

["Chris Brownbill" <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Michael Walker <walker@hotkey.net.au> wrote in article
<893949308.431680@woody.hotkey.net.au>...
> My understanding is that the 70 will run along Flinders Street and
terminate
> at LaTrobe St, same as 75.
> 
> As Johann points out, the tram routes are run by different companies
which
> post-privatization are unlikely to through route (just look at what
happened
> to Trans Adelaide buses and the problems caused now by the lack of
through
> routing). 

Hmm, take note - moving away from an integrated SYSTEM (whether it be
toward a SERVICE or otherwise) removes the flexibility to do sensible
things - and this is so that the physical network fits into the
accountant's model of the world.  I would have thought that the
accountant's model should reflect the reality, rather than the other way
around.  Nobody who uses the system/service gives a stuff about how revenue
is shared around amongst owners - but if sensible service improvements are
stopped because they bugger up the accounting borders then something's
crook.

> The only through routing which might be expected would be with the
> 86 at Bourke St (which last I heard was to be extended to the Casino),
the
> 11 at Collins St (which was also slated to run to the Casino) or the
> 30/34/23/24 at LaTrobe St. Given the problems they have now working out
what
> to do with the terminus of 30/etc, 48, 75 and City Circle trams at
LaTrobe/
> Spencer, heaven help them when the 70s terminate there too!! -

Hear Hear!

> I would
> suspect that through routing at least some of them on say the 30/34 would
be
> a sensible idea - although the potential was there to do that using the
48
> too given both 30 and 48 are now run by Kew Depot and have been for a
short
> time now which 70 isn't.

IIRC there was a proposal about four years ago to through-route the 75s
with the 30s

In any case, does anyone know what the funding in last week's State budget
for the reconstruction of the Elizabeth Street terminus is for?  They
re-built this thing only a couple of years ago?  Is it to link Elizabeth
Street tracks with Flinders Street tracks?  (For those who are unfamiliar
with it - the Elizabeth St tram tracks terminate about 20m short of the
Flinders St tracks - and there is no connection - how dumb is that!)   If
so then I approve because this would enable Elizabeth Street to become a
real thoroughfare with Southbound trams picking up passengers for
destinations South (Casino and elsewhere).