Re: aside- Bunbury St Tunnel

[mauried@commslab.gov.au (Maurie Daly)]

In article <383C962A.5B13EB7F@nmit.vic.edu.au> david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au> writes:
>From: david <david@nmit.vic.edu.au>
>Subject: aside- Bunbury St Tunnel
>Date: Thu, 25 Nov 1999 12:51:38 +1100



>Maurie Daly wrote, in part:

>> Yes, the double stacking problem to Melb is a hard one to fix.
>> Lowering the floors of the tunnels in the Adelaide hills will require closing
>> the line whilst this happens , a costly and difficult operation.
>> In the case of the Bunbury st tunnel in Melb it should be possible to close
>> one line and lower it whilst keeping the other line open,so a alternative
>> route via Roto would then only involve one tunnel.

>I bet that would be expensive, almost as much as 'daylighting' Bunbury tunnel.
>Al those
>houses to  try to aquire, bridges to build.....

>Regards,
>David HEad


Sorry , you have lost me here, why is it necessary to acquire any houses or 
build bridges to lower the floor of Bunbury St tunnel. ?


MD