Re: Suggestions for a better Melbourne

["Steve and Sheena" <daltongang@optusnet.com.au>]

FRISCÉ Theatre Co. (Bryan Cullis) wrote in message
<930471534.383731@diddley.primus.com.au>...
>I have several plans for Melbourne's transit system, in particular the rail
>network.  If it wasn't for the fact that I'd get laughed out of Transport
>House, I'd suggest them.
>
>EASTERN LINES:
>
>*  Electrification and reopening of line to Healesville, with stations at
>Coldstream, Yering, Yarra Glen, Tarrawarra and Healesville.


I would not like to see Yarra Valley be put out of Business so Cold Stream
would be ideal and Yarra Valley could run conecting service, I know this
means Changing Trains the other way is to have Yarra Valley run the line
from Liyydale to Heasville>

>*  Opening of new stations at Cave Hill (between Mooroolbark and Lilydale)
>and Bedford Park (between Ringwood and Heathmont).
>
>*  Opening of a Y-link between Bedford Park and Ringwood East, running
>trains
>from Upper Fern Tree Gully to Lilydale, and calling it the Maroondah line.
>
>*  Rename Glenferrie to "Glenferrie-Swinburne".
>
>*  Extending the Glen Waverley line to Rowville, with stations at Mountview
>(between Swindon Av. and Eastleigh Dr., Glen Waverley), Redcourt (between
>Dobell and Lindsay Cts., Scoresby), Scoresby (as close to Scoresby Village
>as possible), Caribbean Gardens (adjacent to Stud Rd. Entrance, Scoresby)
>and Rowville (as close to Stud Park as possible).
>
>*  Extending the Alamein line to connect with the Rowville line between
East
>Malvern and Holmesglen, with services running to Rowville via Glen Iris or
>via Ashburton.
>
>*  All Healesville and Belgrave trains run express Richmond -
>Glenferrie-Swinburne - Camberwell - Box Hill all day until after 8.30 p.m.,
>in which they would stop all stations except East Richmond.
>
>*  Run an inner city service from the City to Richmond via Ashburton.
>
>NORTH-EASTERN LINES:
>
>*  Reopening and electrification of Epping line to South Morang, with
>stations at Mill Park (between Pindari Av. and Civic Dr.) and South Morang
>(intersection of McDonalds, Gorge and Plenty Rds.).  This would follow the
>original Whittlesea reservation to just past the Yan Yean pipe track, then
>veer right towards South Morang proper.
>
>*  Opening of a Y-Link between Rushall and Westgarth, running trains from
>Reservoir and Heidelberg, and calling it the Merrilands line.
>
>*  Running services from the City to Greensborough rather than Eltham.
>
>*  Extending all current Eltham bound trains to Hurstbridge, and having
them
>run express from Jolimont to Victoria Park all day until 8.30 p.m.
>
>*  Construction of a new rail line to East Doncaster.  The line will run
>from Victoria Park via the Eastern Freeway, then underground from just
after
>the footbridge between Kenneth and Carron Sts. to East Doncaster.   There
>would be stations at Yarra Bend (Yarra Bend Rd., Yarra Bend), Riverside
>(adjacent to the Jack O'Toole Res., Kew), Golf Club (adjacent to cnr.
>Meldrum and Minogue Sts., Kew East), Bellevue (Columa St. Footbridge,
>Bellevue), North Balwyn (Koonung Creek Res., North Balwyn), Macedon Square
>(Macedon Sq., Lower Templestowe), Doncaster (Westfield Shoppingtown),
>Jackson Court (Jackson Ct., East Doncaster) and East Doncaster (Tunstall
>Sq., East Doncaster), with possible plans to extend the line underground to
>Box Hill.
>
>*  Complete renaming of Jolimont to "Jolimont M.C.G."
>
>NORTH-WESTERN LINES:
>
>*  Electrification of rail line from Broadmeadows and Upfield to
>Craigieburn, with stations at Coolaroo (Kalimna Cres., Coolaroo), Roxburgh
>Park (former site of Somerton station), Patullos (Patullos La.,
Craigieburn)
>and Craigieburn (current station).
>
>*  Run extend both Broadmeadows and Upfield trains to run from the City to
>Craigieburn via Fawkner or Broadmeadows.
>
>*  Open a new station called Campbellfield (Mahoneys Rd.).


There was a station called Cambellfield already you can find a photo of it
in the John Sargeants Book Railmotors >

>*  Extend the Flemington Racecourse line to connect with western lines just
>before South Kensington, allowing trains to run City - North Melbourne -
>Showgrounds - Racecourse - North Melbourne.  The Showgrounds bypass track
>would be removed and an additional platform would be constructed to allow
>passengers to alight the train from either side.  The same would be done at
>Flemington Racecourse, with the allowance for two trains to sit at the
>station at the one time.  This line would be renamed the Flemington Circle.
>
>*  Rename Royal Park to "Royal Park - Zoo"
>
>WESTERN LINES:
>
>*  Electrification of the rail line from St. Albans to Sunbury, with
>stations at Keilor Downs (Taylors Rd., Keilor Downs), Taylors Lakes
(Proctor
>Cres., Keilor Downs), Sydenham (current station), Calder Park (Calder Park
>Dr., Calder Park), Diggers Rest (current station) and Sunbury (current
>station).
>
Great Idea beast me why it was not done ages ago.

>*  Electrification of the rail line from Sunshine to Bacchus Marsh, with
>stations at Selwyn Park (cnr. Ridgeway Pde. and Smart St., West Sunshine)
>and all other existing stations, plus Parwan (former station).
>
>*  Reopening of stations on the original Werribee line (currently Newport -
>Laverton express) at North Altona (adjacent to North Altona bus station)
and
>Cherry Lake (Greive Pde., Altona).
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "Maddox" at Maddox Rd., North
>Williamstown.
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "The Pines" at Altona Rd., Altona
>(adjacent to The Pines scout camp).
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "The Lakes" at Forsyth Rd.,  Western
>Gardens.
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "Werribee Cemetery" at Derrimut Rd.,
>Werribee.


This was meant to be Werribee that is why the track deviates around. but it
never happen the Werribee as we know it today I wa told should have been
Werribee Central or something like that
>
>*  Run service from the City to Werribee via Altona or via North Altona.
>
>*  Addition of Werribee Racecourse to system maps.
>
>SOUTHERN AND SOUTH-EASTERN LINES:
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "Southland" at Bay Rd., Pennydale.
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "Armstrongs" at Armstrongs Rd., Seaford.
>
>*  Run services from City to Frankston stopping all stations at all times.
>
>*  Reopen and electrify the line to Mornington with stations at all
original
>sites except for Mornington (former site of R.M.S.P. 16, on the western
side
>of Nepean Hwy.).  Services would run Richmond - South Yarra - Caulfield -
>Bentleigh - Moorabbin - Cheltenham - Mordialloc - Chelsea - Carrum then all
>to Mornington.  Services would run every weekday to Mornington, and to
>Baxter on weekends.  After 8.30 p.m., trains will stop at all stations
>between Caulfield and Carrum.
>
>*  Electrification of the Stony Point line from Frankston, with a new
>station in Hastings called "Old Tyabb" (adjacent to Old Tyabb township).
>Services would run Richmond - South Yarra - Caulfield - Moorabbin -
>Cheltenham - Chelsea - Carrum - Frankston then all to Stony Point.
>
>*  Resuming of electric services to Warragul with all Pakenham services
>extended to Warragul.  Services would run Richmond - South Yarra -
>Caulfield - Oakleigh - Clayton - Springvale then all to Warragul.  After
>8.30 p.m., trains will stop at all stations.
>
>*  Opening of a new station named "Lynbrook" adjacent to the Lynbrook
>Estate, Lynbrook.
>
>*  Increased services to Cranbourne.
>
>GEELONG & SURROUNDING SUBURBS:
>
>*  Introduction of a suburban rail system for Geelong and suburbs, named
>"Geelong City Railways (GCR)".  Trains would run on existing tracks, with
>replacement tracks required along line to Drysdale and construction of new
>track for a Y-link and an additional rail line.  Trains would also serve
>existing stations, plus the addition of new stations in Hovell Park,
>Norlane, North Geelong, Drumcondra, Bell Post Hill, Bell Park, Hamlyn
>Heights (x2), Herne Hill, Waurn Ponds, Highton, Deakin University and
>Drysdale.  Stations would also be reopened in Marshall, Grovedale, Thomson,
>Newcomb, Moolap, Leopold and Curlewis.
>
>*  LARA LINE - Geelong - Drumcondra - North Geelong - North Shore -
>Norlane - Corio - Hovell Park - Lara.
>
>*  BELL POST HILL - Geelong - Drumcondra - North Geelong - Deppeller Park -
>Bell Park - Bell Post Hill.
>
>*  NORTHWEST LINE - Bell Post Hill - Bell Park - Deppeller Park - North
>Shore - Norlane - Corio - Hovell Park - Lara.
>
>*  HERNE HILL LINE - Geelong - Drumcondra - North Geelong - McClelland -
>Hamlyn Heights - Herne Hill.
>
>*  HILLSIDE LINE - Bell Post Hill - Bell Park - Deppeller Park -
>McClelland - Hamlyn Heights - Herne Hill.
>
>*  HIGHTON LINE - Geelong - South Geelong - Breakwater - Marshall -
>Grovedale - Waurn Ponds - Deakin University - Highton.
>
>*  SOUTHWEST LINE - Herne Hill - Hamlyn Heights - McClelland - North
>Geelong - Drumcondra - Geelong - South Geelong - Breakwater - Marshall -
>Grovedale - Waurn Ponds - Deakin University - Highton.
>
>*  DRYSDALE LINE - Geelong - South Geelong - Thomson - Newcomb - Moolap -
>Leopold - Curlewis - Drysdale.
>
>*  BAYSIDE LINE - Bell Post Hill - Bell Park - Deppeller Park - North
>Geelong - Drumcondra - Geelong - South Geelong - Thomson - Newcomb -
>Moolap - Leopold - Curlewis - Drysdale.
>
>*  The new GCR Drysdale station would be designed in a similar fashion to
>the two Belgrave stations (Hillside Trains and Puffing Billy) and would be
>constructed on the western side of the Geelong - Portarlington Rd., while
>the original Drysdale station (Bellarine Peninsula Railway) would remain on
>the eastern side.
>
>*  Electrification would be unnecessary.  Services would be run by
Sprinters
>painted in GCR livery.
>
>I think a Light rail system serving these areas would be better

Steve Dalton
>I would love to hear any feedback on my ideas.  Yes, some of them are old
>ideas (East Doncaster line, etc.) but the position of stations is purely
>original.
>
>Cheers.
>
>