Re: Longest platform?

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: If you count Platform 1 west, platform 1 centre, and platform 14 at 
: Flinders Street, that's probably your best candidate. (It is all one 
: platform, however i think the track leaves the platform for at least a 
: metre or two where platform 1 and 14 join).

No you can get a complete train into the platform and it will be next to
the platform face for the whole length.  But it isn't realy
a one train platform, it is realy 2 1/2 platforms joined together end to 
end.  1 west with the current layout could only hold a 3 car train to be
clear at each end.

So it is the longest platform in Australia, but it isn't a one train 
platform.

: Henry's Cat said in message <7rjbad$dhm$1@centipede.wantree.com.au>, I 
: therefore quote:

: >Westrail announced recently (while my computer was down with registritis)
: >that the interstate platform at East Perth Terminal was to be lengthened
: >from 670m to 770m to accomodate longer IPs.
: >
: >What's the longest one train platform in Australia? Kalgoorlie?
: >
: >cheers
: >Neil
: >
: >
: >

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