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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#271 Post by Norman » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:15 pm

Why close the Grange Line?

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#272 Post by Cruise » Mon Mar 10, 2008 6:19 pm

It's pointless

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#273 Post by Norman » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:16 pm

Cruise wrote:It's pointless
I disagree, everytime I've been on it, including final runs, it seems to have a few people on it.

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#274 Post by Cruise » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:25 pm

But a west lakes line would be far better patronised IMO

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#275 Post by Norman » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:53 pm

Well, both can still run ;)

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#276 Post by Cruise » Mon Mar 10, 2008 8:02 pm

I just feel Grange would be better serviced by buses

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#277 Post by jimmy_2486 » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:16 pm

It would make more sense to have everyone park their cars at west lakes then have the grange station with no carpark at all. At least people will USE it. However I still think it should be light rail.

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#278 Post by Cruise » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:32 pm

maybe convert the Grange line into an O-Bahn maybe?
running from woodville train station to football park running down the centre of west lakes boulevard?

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#279 Post by Wayno » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:40 pm

Cruise wrote:maybe convert the Grange line into an O-Bahn maybe? running from woodville train station to football park running down the centre of west lakes boulevard?
would it be better to make the grange train-line into a "dedicated road that any normal bus can use" as opposed to an o-bahn style guided-busway? That way buses could enter/exit the dedicated road at many points along the way! smooth...
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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#280 Post by Norman » Tue Mar 11, 2008 1:42 pm

Cruise wrote:maybe convert the Grange line into an O-Bahn maybe?
running from woodville train station to football park running down the centre of west lakes boulevard?
You just want more business for your place of work :lol:

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#281 Post by monotonehell » Tue Mar 11, 2008 3:04 pm

Wayno wrote:
Cruise wrote:maybe convert the Grange line into an O-Bahn maybe? running from woodville train station to football park running down the centre of west lakes boulevard?
would it be better to make the grange train-line into a "dedicated road that any normal bus can use" as opposed to an o-bahn style guided-busway? That way buses could enter/exit the dedicated road at many points along the way! smooth...
Guided busways have the advantage of greater speed without the risk of head on collisions. Other than that, no other reason between guided and unguided. Other than it's cool! :lol:

*does the O-Bahn dance*
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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#282 Post by Norman » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:18 pm

Wayno wrote:
Cruise wrote:maybe convert the Grange line into an O-Bahn maybe? running from woodville train station to football park running down the centre of west lakes boulevard?
would it be better to make the grange train-line into a "dedicated road that any normal bus can use" as opposed to an o-bahn style guided-busway? That way buses could enter/exit the dedicated road at many points along the way! smooth...
They already have that though for the FX buses.

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#283 Post by AtD » Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:54 pm

monotonehell wrote:Guided busways have the advantage of greater speed without the risk of head on collisions. Other than that, no other reason between guided and unguided. Other than it's cool! :lol:

*does the O-Bahn dance*
If you divert the Grange line at West Lakes Boulevard, only three stations are lost. We're talking a distance of only two kilometres with no major urban centres nearby. It simply wouldn't be worth the cost to build an O-Bahn.

But nice to see you're trying. :mrgreen:

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#284 Post by monotonehell » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:05 pm

AtD wrote:
monotonehell wrote:Guided busways have the advantage of greater speed without the risk of head on collisions. Other than that, no other reason between guided and unguided. Other than it's cool! :lol:

*does the O-Bahn dance*
If you divert the Grange line at West Lakes Boulevard, only three stations are lost. We're talking a distance of only two kilometres with no major urban centres nearby. It simply wouldn't be worth the cost to build an O-Bahn.

But nice to see you're trying. :mrgreen:
Very good point, we'll just have to rip up the entire line and replace it then *nods nods*

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Re: Ideas for a greater public transport system

#285 Post by AtD » Tue Mar 11, 2008 8:30 pm

I'd like to see a train load of passengers queuing onto buses single file...

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