Re: Bethungra Spiral

["Garry Hoddinett" <hoddos@netspace.net.au>]

David Bromage <dbromage@omni.com.au> wrote
> That would be a backward step. What do you do if/when traffic increases in
the future?

I would have thought that the traffic would have to increase by a hell of an
amount to render a single track in this section inadequate.  If it increased
by such an amount then the access bodies should be looking at a new line on
a better and faster alignment.

> A more logical solution would be to resignal Cootamundra to Junee for
bidirectional running, and then progressively continue the same back towards
Joppa Junction.

A more logical solution would be to resignal from Joppa Junction back to
Cootamundra (ie the section in which there is the most traffic and the
greates benefit to be gained.

> And double tracking Junee - Albury and electrification of the entire
> line was proposed in 1980. :)

Yes but this wasn't done from the perspective of economic reality.  Non the
less its a shame it wasn't done!