Re: SpeedRail

["Rod Gayford" <rjaygee@smartchat.net.au>]

I do not see any problem with the idea of the portal just past the platforms
at Central. I am quite surprised the daggy looking brick buildings have
survived so far. With all the old chairs and junk around them they look like
the smoking area of an old mens home. However, once the NSR is up and
running I cannot see how Speedrail can break into the new tunnel without
disrupting the NSR service unless provision has been made in the tunnel for
Speedrail. Does anybody have any info on this possibility.

Cheers
RJG
Bob Merchant <bob.merchant@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Dale should know!  I understand the existing brick buildings off the end
of
> 14/15 platforms are to be demolished sometime in the not-so-distant
future.
> Having the Speedrail trains terminating at 14/15 platforms would give them
a
> highly visible profile, thus increasing patronage.  And you wouldn't have
to
> travel to the airport...
>
> Bob Merchant
>
> David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote in message
> 37BFC705.A9C5117D@omni.com.au">news:37BFC705.A9C5117D@omni.com.au...
> | Matthew Geier wrote:
> | >  They have a picture of a TGV set sitting at Sydney terminal on the
> | > terminal platforms next to the Nth shore suburban lines (Not sure of
the
> | > platform numbers) with a caption '11:10 to Canberra first stop Sydney
> | > Airport'.
> |
> | That's actually a very clever composite picture. The TGV and platform
> | are actually Le Mans, with the Sydney skyline added.
> |
> | >  When I commented that it was impossible to get from that platform to
> the
> | > NSR, one of the guys at that both said 'we will build a new connecting
> track'.
> | >
> | >  I dont know how!. Cross 8 running lines in the flyovers in the
> | > distance between the end of the platform and the tunnel portal.
> |
> | I asked Dale Budd this exact question last year. There would be a new
> | portal about 150m from the end of platforms 14/15, and an underground
> | junction on the NSR about 1.5km beyond.
> |
> | Cheers
> | David
>