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Re: Olympic Sprint Platform - Lidcombe

Subject: Re: Olympic Sprint Platform - Lidcombe
From: David Johnson <trainman@ozemail.com.au>
Date: Fri, 14 May 1999 00:28:39 +1000
Newsgroups: aus.rail, misc.transport.rail.australia-nz
References: <WqYT2.263$zn1.2823@nswpull.telstra.net> <7fuvja$dge$1@lios.apana.org.au> <7fv1hd$6e8$1@news.mel.aone.net.au> <7g06i3$69r@ob1.uws.EDU.AU>
Reply-To: trainman@ozemail.com.au

Ben Staples wrote:

> As I travel by Lidcombe station on average ten times per week, I have
> noticed that half the length of the new Oplympic platform looks permenant,
> while the other half is built to a temporary standard. I have heard it said,
> that the SRA ultimately wishes to install a full length platform alongside
> No. 1 platfrom, which will create a new island platform. Trains travelling
> on the UpMn will be able to enter this platform road, and then head straight
> to Olympic Park without going back to the UpMn. The new platform raod will
> be the extension of the existing new terminating road. Has anyone else heard
> of this.

I've heard of it, but apparently the RTA is not to happy about giving away half
its road.

--
David Johnson
CityRail Guard
trainman@ozemail.com.au
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~trainman/

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