Re: Melbourne Double deckers

[James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au>]

    Why not simply run 8 car trains in peak period instead of 6 car trains.
There should provide more than enough seating capacity in a well designed 8 car
emu to service most Melbourne lines. The trains also need to be more frequent.

Graeme wrote:

> If you want all those things in an urban rail system, why not have a look at
> Perth.  It's clean, punctual, user friendly vastly more frequent than even
> much larger systems.  Re double deckers for Melbourne, I couldn't agree more
> except they are slow for boarding and alighting making for long journey
> times!!!
>
> --
> Graeme Vellacott
> PO Box 322
> CANNINGTON 6987
> AUSTRALIA
> Email:   gvrail@thatsent.com.au
> Ph/Fax: +61 8 9451 5630

--
- James Brook -

----------------------------------------------------------------
e-mail:
mailto:ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au
Victorian Railfan Web Site:
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~ajmbrook/
----------------------------------------------------------------