Re: New Vicorian rail/tram projects?

["Johann Fan" <yags@SPAMSUX.geocities.com>]

MarkBau1 wrote in message <19981030105755.00431.00001207@ng77.aol.com>...
><<<<<< but what do you mean regarding City Loop
>running in the proper direction ?!?>>>>>>>
>
>I've always thought the loop is operated back to front.
>
>Unless things have changed recently Flinders St. is still the most used
station
>of all. So, in the a.m peak we go to the lesser used stations first and
then we
>go to Flinders St. It seems to me the idea should be to make the journey
time
>as short as possible for as many people as possible, this could only be
>acheived by am's going to Flinders St. first. The reverse also applies to
the
>pm peak.
>
>When I weas driving sparks I can well remember the hordes of people that
would
>invade a direct train at North Melb. and Richmond. Tons of people would
rather
>wait on a platform and go direct  than the extra time it takes to go
through
>the loop if they wanted to get to Flinders St.
>
>Any thoughts?


Melbourne Central is probably rivaling Flinders st. as the most used station
during weekdays and weekends. Parliament also draws a large crowd during
peak hour (from Burnley group anyway)