From the new AlertSA app that was launched over the weekend. Possible draft route for the line beyond Seaford...
Presumably the grey is the cycle route, not further rail reopening.Not exactly, it's the route of the closed railway.
Just a question on rail construction in SA in general, is it done with possible guage conversion in mind or is it done to whatever the guage is that it is connecting to only?Dual gauge sleepers are used for new construction, but my understanding is that this is now just out of convenience (i.e. using up an available stockpile) as there is now no intention (neither short or long term) of converting any track to standard gauge.
Dual gauge sleepers are used for new construction, but my understanding is that this is now just out of convenience (i.e. using up an available stockpile) as there is now no intention (neither short or long term) of converting any track to standard gauge.
There was, as part of Mike Rann's campaign for the 2010 state election, a 'proposal' for what they called 'Coast to Coast Light Rail' which involved standardising the suburban network and downgrading the Outer Harbor line to a tramway with branches to West Lakes and Semaphore. It was a typical Mike Rann 'proposal' in that it never eventuated to anything, was certainly never intended for anything other than buying some votes, and involved the corrupt use of government resources including publicity posters being placed at stations and in trams using DPTI's in-house style without having "authorised by the Australian Labor Party" on them as election posters should have.
An extension to Aldinga would add (maybe) another 12km to the overall route - taking it to 47km overall. The Mandurah (Perth) line is 70km overall so an extension to Aldinga wouldn't be out of keeping with other Australian cities and the propensity to spread growth out along coastlines.Aldinga / Aldinga Beach area is already undergoing major growth with a massive increase in Housing developments over the last five years.
Aldinga / Aldinga Beach area is already undergoing major growth with a massive increase in Housing developments over the last five years.It's harder geographically to push development any further south than Selleck's Hill and the attractive beaches pretty much finish there anyway - Aldinga is seemingly the natural terminus for the coastal sprawl coming from Adelaide. The salt farms and mangroves to the north of the city has always restricted the possibilities of creeping up the coast there... although I did read recently that someone wanted to develop those salt crystallisation pans near Mawson Lakes into housing.
It is already a far cry from the sleepy little beach holiday hamlet that it was in the past.
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