Re: New rail freight corridor through Sydney

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@sd5.mailbank.com>]

Matthew Geier <matthew@mail.usyd.edu.au> wrote in message
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> $125 million won't buy a lot of corridor in Sydney. Litagation alone over
> the noise and polution potential of such a line could chew through more
> than that. !
>
>  Look how far the 'One Nation' project got with its Enfield access
project.
>
>  They would have to built the line sub-surface and make it electric
traction
> only. That aint going to happen.

Depends on what they mean by "freight corridor" - they could, for example,
extend the current Ingleburn-Glenfield relief line, put a dive in to get it
to the other side - that would put it on the right side to get it around
Liverpool and Cabramatta - then up through Leightonfield, another dive to
get it under the Bankstown lines at Sefton, and presto, you are at Chullora
with not too many resumptions. A dedicated freight line from Ingleburn to
Chullora.

Not too sure what they could do on the northside though, the complex at
Homebush Bay seems to prevent building a direct line from Enfield directly
to Rhodes.

I agree, the $125 million figure is a bit on the low side, but it is merely
the contribution from the Feds. No doubt the Feds will want a NSW
contribution, on the grounds that there will be less freight trains to delay
CityRail trains.

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DaveProctor
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