Blah, etc
Much better than the Gawler line closure, where they made the mistake of making every bus a stopper!
Blah, etc
Much better than the Gawler line closure, where they made the mistake of making every bus a stopper!
Adelaide Metro have clearly gone with a new design for the timetables, perhaps a sign of things to come!
http://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/routes/pdfs/Noarlunga_lineFeb2011c.pdf
Pity there are no buses via the expressway to Tonsley, could be a fair bit quicker.
It would be great if the southern expressway ran in both directions 24/7. I don't know why the government built it for only one direction back in '97. Had they built 4 lanes (2 each way) instead then travel would be faster between Noarlunga and Oaklands at all times.
It would be great if the southern expressway ran in both directions 24/7. I don't know why the government built it for only one direction back in '97. Had they built 4 lanes (2 each way) instead then travel would be faster between Noarlunga and Oaklands at all times.
In a short catch phrase the answer is Cost Cutting
We could add other words like shortsightedness
Actually the government at the time was questioned about that and they "proudly" proclaimed that it was designed to be easily duplicated!
While the truth is they did no such thing. To duplicate the expressway they will have to completely replace nearly every single over bridge.
SHUTTING DOWN the Noarlung line for any reason does not encourage PT use no matter how much better it will be in the end.
If PT is important then it is too important to shut down. There are engineering solutions.
Also, maybe there's a good reason for this but if there is it escapes me, why are they starting down at Noarlunga instead of working their way down the line from Oaklands. Doing it this way would allow the re-enablement of Brighton, Hove and Warradale thereby lessening the stress on Oaklands. Seems an eminently sensible idea to me.
public servants are a little too obsessed with packing each project into its own little water tight box
G'day Faby and Thornley
You comments are totally in line with the lack of imagination shown by the management of the project. This has been my line of arguement all along.
However I do have a little sympathy withpublic servants are a little too obsessed with packing each project into its own little water tight box
Getting viable battery limits is one of the challenges of construction management, said with experience and conviction.
The commoents about the turnouts at Brighton is obfusication at its best
As for the Oaklands/Adelaide section; wait for another 6 month shutdown?
I hope that for that up grade they can rebuild a track at a time with single line working to keep the trains running.
Whilst a total shut down may be nice for the contractors I am sure there are world class contractors who could do the works and keep trains running.
Meanwhile South Road is jammed and more petrol is burned by idling private vehicles.
Regards
Ian
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