Re: TransAdalaide

[cliffd@opera.iinet.net.au (Douglas CLIFFORD)]

On Fri, 14 May 1999 11:15:51 GMT, cliffd@opera.iinet.net.au (Douglas
CLIFFORD) wrote:

>I read somewhere the other day that of all the metropolitan rail
>systems, Adelaide was the only system to suffer a decline in
>patronage.  I wonder if there is any connection between the fact that
>Adelaide is the only urban/suburban rail system to be non-electrified
>has anything to do with this?  Perth commuter rail was in terminal
>decline until the system was electrified; now it does not have enough
>stock to carry commuters in comfort, particularly on the Northern
>Suburbs Line in peak hour, even with the addition of recently aquired
>new EMU stock.  Any thoughts on this?
>
>Doug
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	Apologies for mis-spelling TransAdalaide for TransAdelaide.

Doug
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PO Box 119                         +61 8 9324 6444 w
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