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Octopus Act – who’s the winner and who’s the loser?
126 years down the track, let's look back and see whether we can call Octopus a success or a failure. Has it served the state well? Was it the right policy at the time but now out of date? Was it simply wrong? »
Out of this world: quick diversion
Just a quick diversion for our regular readers. What would become of our horizontal transport systems if vertical cities like this one ever took off. A city of a couple of a hundred thousand people concentrated on say a sqkm block would obviously overwhelm any road based transport system, and even a heavy rail metro... »
Debt financing and rail: thoughts after reading Eleven Minutes Late
Debt financing and rail Finally having got around to reading Eleven Minutes Late: The Book about British Railways I would have written myself if it was about Australian Railways instead (actually A Train Journey into the Soul of Britain) by Matthew Engel, I’m now in a position to put to paper some more coherent... »
The New Australind: Australia’s first new Intercity Train in 50 years?
Image: Cairns tilt train could serve as model for new rollingstock. Thanks to the poster who helped me out with information on this. Before I start, a confession. I’ve never caught a train to Bunbury. So keep that in mind. I have stayed in Bunbury for several days and enjoyed very much; I’ve seen the Australind... »
The Roaring 20s?
I was giving some more thought to how the good old days of Australian rail never were, or at least were so long ago that no-one alive today would remember them. Like most degenerative diseases, the malaises that have affected Australian rail over our lifetimes, were present long before they become evident, and long before... »
Integrated transport planning – what is it really?
I’ve been very frustrated with the chaotic process and results around the multiple attempts of the NSWALP government to develop an integrated transport plan. They must be up to number 16 by now in the 15 years since Bob Carr fluked becoming premier. As an aside, I feel, and I suspect Carr does too, fluking... »
Everything old should be new again?
Wanna get away from Melbourne-focussed posts for a while. One thing that has fascinated me is the proportion of the Perth Rail system that is ‘new’, meaning specifically the sections built in anticipation of, or since, the system was electrified in the early 1990s. Now I’m not going into the specifics of the technology, and acknowledge... »
Problem Solved
Hi All, Apologies for the site being down for the last few days – we migrated servers and the databases had to be repaired. Hopefully all should be well, but if you notice any troubles just drop me a line. cheers Phins »
Sydney Transport Part 2.
Part 2 of the discussion. First of all, this is the file, showing a upgraded bus network. I have no idea how many times it can be downloaded, but it is here temporarily. http://rapidshare.com/files/360009501/buses.pdf Funding (continued) As I stated on the previous post I would expect efficiency saving to be required from CityRail, to help fund the... »
Sydney Transport
With the release of the NSW Transport Blueprint, and the release of the preliminary draft of the SMH Transport Inquiry, there has never been a better time for discussion of transport issues in Sydney. This is a transport strategy for Sydney that looks at the transport demand and expansion from more an operational viewpoint... »