High speed crossovers these days are the norm, with catchpoints or swinging the junction one signal protection will be available, we just need to negotiate with ARTC who probably have the lease and will want nothing to do with the Banka but RailCorp own it and may one day choose to push the point, all theoretically of course but if it moves more people they might consider it.If you're going to persist with ignoring logic, then we may as well build a whole new underground Bankstown Line with high capacity signalling, single deck driverless metro stock, and link it to the N/W rail link via an under the city connection.
Im smart enough to know the current line is steam era double track in the guts of the Sydney metrop and fast trains to the city would be popular not to mention running freight down the Banka after the peak is a quick way to the South giving the operators another option, anyway Im not going to argue with you, it was a hypothetical option for the future in an era where they are spending billions on cross city tunnels.Obviously my comments were taken the wrong way, and for any offence caused I apologize. What I am suggesting is that your "solution" is so unworkable and yet you persist with suggesting it would solve problems when it clearly will not. That is what I mean by "ignorance is bliss". I guess we'll have to agree to disagree.
Okay, sure, having bi di, crossovers and passenger services on the metro goods line will almost be impossible, what other suggestions do you put forward or are you sticking towards the Sydney's Rail Future plan where Bankstown services will be converted to metro-style trains? The plan doesn't seem to account for predicted population growth along the Bankstown Line with only 12 tph in peak, which will mean only a bare amount of improvement in 20-30 years time.I didn't realise the onus was on me to come up with a workable solution? I was simply explaining why THAT "solution" wouldn't work.
Maintenance works, tree and plant cutting and cleaning the Metro Goods Tracks are being carried out since last week (or the week before??).That will be the start of running freight and pass on the same tracks. It works so well on the main north. Oh, hang on, it doesn't. ARTC is spending somewhere north of $1 billion to get 4 paths per hour each-way because the present arrangement is a complete disaster. Do some research on the forecast increase in container movements through Port Botany. The next change to the Sydney Freight line will be the extension of mainline signalling through Cooks with duplication to Botany sure to follow.
Sydney commuters will be expecting a new underground Bankstown metro linked with the North West rail via the 2nd Harbour Crossing...IN 30 YEARS!!! The remaining city circle slots in pm peak will be allocated for the SWRL meaning no additional train services can be provided for the future of the Bankstown in at LEAST 30 years if nothing is done to untangle the network in the CBD. What a joke!You really need to get over your obsession with the Bankstown line, and approach it from the POV of what is best for the network, and what will achieve the best "bang for the buck".
If you're going to persist with ignoring logic, then we may as well build a whole new underground Bankstown Line with high capacity signalling, single deck driverless metro stock, and link it to the N/W rail link via an under the city connection. That is still a better reasoned fantasy than your imaginary crossovers, re-signalling and use of freight lines for passenger trains.
High speed crossovers these days are the norm, with catchpoints or swinging the junction one signal protection will be available, we just need to negotiate with ARTC who probably have the lease and will want nothing to do with the Banka but RailCorp own it and may one day choose to push the point, all theoretically of course but if it moves more people they might consider it.
High speed crossovers these days are the norm, with catchpoints or swinging the junction one signal protection will be available, we just need to negotiate with ARTC who probably have the lease and will want nothing to do with the Banka but RailCorp own it and may one day choose to push the point, all theoretically of course but if it moves more people they might consider it.
Sydney's Rail Future identifies the Bankstown Line to be converted to SINGLE DECK METRO in 20-30 years time with ONLY 12 TPH in peak hours. HOW WOULD 12 SINGLE DECK METRO TRAINS PER HOUR CATER FOR THE CURRENT 8 DOUBLE DECK TRAINS PER HOUR, AND THAT FUTURE RAIL PLAN IS IN 20-30 YEARS TIME WHERE POPULATION ALONG THE BANKSTOWN LINE WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE!!!Maybe they know something that we do not. Theoretically and without getting into details of where our economy could be heading in the next thirty years, they might not be quite as wrong about that as you think. In any case, if the population / patronage does keep growing, people will have to get used to having less personal space on trains, as is already the norm elsewhere. The age of abundance is over.
if trains must physically cross at a diamond crossover then late trains in one direction can completely screw with trains running in the opposite direction.One of the great ills of the network. The sooner it is fixed, the better. I just hope the solution really is better than the problem.
The most recent timetable switch has been interesting to me as I have had to get my head around it after almost 30yrs of catching almost-always anti clockwise city circle services.I think it is more a case of there being an imbalance between trains coming in from the west and going out via the south that causes this.
I am now used to it and dont mind it, but my feeling is for trains which go around the circle and not straight through Cityrail should be trying to spread the passenger load across all the City Circle stations rather than just have given up and saying ohh everyones going to town hall/wynard lets just route everything there first. Great idea. Town Hall feels more crowded these days.
Guess what Cityrail. Town Hall is a block from Museum station yet Museum is often empty.... I guess people have forgotten how to walk and they haven't really done a good job educating the public about this.
Its almost 10mins around the City Circle either direction. If you are late or in a hurry, the sooner you get off the better as you need to walk to your destination anyway. A good example of this is Liverpool st/World Square as its in the proximity of Central, Museum and Town Hall.
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