Re: Web Dock Rail line

["Capt. Warwick J. Somerville." <marivcru@labyrinth.net.au>]

G'day Fellow Rail Worker

Another dock may be build in the Maribyrnong with P&O Port
on the east bank of river. Study under way.

Yours Sincerely
Capt. W.J.Somerville

Yuri J Sos/Melbourne wrote:
> 
> INSERT QUOTE FROM DAVID HEAD
> 
> >>> They could always  build a bridge  across from the existing Maribyong river
> >>> freight line, with a swing section. Then continune under the westgate bridge to
> >>> the old line.
> 
> THEN CAPT SOMERVILLE
> >>
> >> Their is one major problem with that ideal, It is a Major Shipping
> >Channel.
> >
> >> The bridge height at location would have to be at  54 metre AHD.
> 
> THEN On Sat, 3 Jul 1999 13:51:16 +1000, "John Wayman"
> <trecker@bigpond.com> wrote, and I selectively quote:
> 
> >There are hardly many ships entering the Yarra these days. Hence all the
> >decay along the yarra and Victoria Dock areas set aside for redevelopment
> >into Yuppieville.
> 
> But John, a bridge as proposed by David (above) from the Maribyrnong
> River freight line would cut off all access to both Swanson and
> Appleton Docks, both of which are busy docks for containers and bulk
> handling.
> 
> Victoria Dock is in "decay" as the Melbourne Ports Corporation
> consciously decided to develop Webb Dock as the next major Melbourne
> dock, allowing the government to sell up this area now called
> Docklands.  The Bolte bridge demarcates what is Docklands the
> development and the Port of Melbourne proper.=