Re: See R711's tyres being manufactured!- Why not standardise??

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Yuri J Sos (steam4me@enternet.com.au) wrote:
> sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au (Stuart Thyer) wrote, and I selectively
> quote:

> > Ararat IS a circuitous route
> >and a poor track to obtain a path on, with no turning facilities.  THe
> >nearest TT is Dimboola.

> If FV is required to re-instate BG traffic to Ararat (which was one of
> the reasons for the delay in the announcement of the successful
> tenderer), connection of the TT will be a trivial matter, then Ararat
> - Melb will be a straight run and no pathing problems.

Getting any sort of bg service back to Ararat is going to be expensive,
but in terms of trackwork and signalling. Getting a bg track over to the
turntable is not going to be easy either, you'd need a set of mainline
points on the Ballarat line and have to cross the Maryborough line.

If FV does come to the party, the most sensible thing to do would be dual
gauge the turntable.

Cheers
David