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The track from north of Pym St that ran into Islington Works has been removed and the crossover between Dudley Park and Pym St was being removed this afternoon.ChillyPhilly wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 8:27 amThis. However, some new sleepers will be laid; there's several piles of new ones near Dudley Park station.
I don't know of a study, but the problem for now is that the track to Virginia and Two Wells is standard gauge, while the rest of the suburban network is broad gauge.rubberman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:46 pmOut of idle curiosity, has the option of running suburban trains out as far as Virginia or Two Wells been considered?
There's a lot of development there.
Given the possibility of having a couple of stations only but well connected to buses in the area, that could be a very fast service, even with diesels.
I'm not advocating it, btw, rather asking if it's ever been studied?
If there was to be a Two Wells Adelaide Metro train service then why not build a new line north of Dry Creek leaving the current Salisbury Two Wells train line as freight only.1NEEDS2POST wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:20 pmI don't know of a study, but the problem for now is that the track to Virginia and Two Wells is standard gauge, while the rest of the suburban network is broad gauge.rubberman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:46 pmOut of idle curiosity, has the option of running suburban trains out as far as Virginia or Two Wells been considered?
There's a lot of development there.
Given the possibility of having a couple of stations only but well connected to buses in the area, that could be a very fast service, even with diesels.
I'm not advocating it, btw, rather asking if it's ever been studied?
If going to the expense of building a new line, it might be just as viable to do the Northern Connector rail component to move the freight trains out of the inner northern suburbs, then gauge convert the current line back to broad gauge between Sailsbury and BolivarPeFe wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:27 amIf there was to be a Two Wells Adelaide Metro train service then why not build a new line north of Dry Creek leaving the current Salisbury Two Wells train line as freight only.1NEEDS2POST wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:20 pmI don't know of a study, but the problem for now is that the track to Virginia and Two Wells is standard gauge, while the rest of the suburban network is broad gauge.rubberman wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 3:46 pmOut of idle curiosity, has the option of running suburban trains out as far as Virginia or Two Wells been considered?
There's a lot of development there.
Given the possibility of having a couple of stations only but well connected to buses in the area, that could be a very fast service, even with diesels.
I'm not advocating it, btw, rather asking if it's ever been studied?
The new line could head north from Dry creek skirting between the North South motorway and just west of suburbia at Salisbury/Burton never interconnecting with the freight line.
Also a chance to build "outer suburbia" with some decent public transport attached. The stations could be transit orientated developments with apartments and bus interchange along your traditional (shrinking) quarter acre blocks.
Not that I'm advocating this is the way Adelaide should grow but if it does come to this can we at least do it right?
I agree with this. It world also cement Salisbury further as a regional centre.SBD wrote:If going to the expense of building a new line, it might be just as viable to do the Northern Connector rail component to move the freight trains out of the inner northern suburbs, then gauge convert the current line back to broad gauge between Sailsbury and BolivarPeFe wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:27 amIf there was to be a Two Wells Adelaide Metro train service then why not build a new line north of Dry Creek leaving the current Salisbury Two Wells train line as freight only.1NEEDS2POST wrote: ↑Wed Apr 15, 2020 10:20 pmI don't know of a study, but the problem for now is that the track to Virginia and Two Wells is standard gauge, while the rest of the suburban network is broad gauge.
The new line could head north from Dry creek skirting between the North South motorway and just west of suburbia at Salisbury/Burton never interconnecting with the freight line.
Also a chance to build "outer suburbia" with some decent public transport attached. The stations could be transit orientated developments with apartments and bus interchange along your traditional (shrinking) quarter acre blocks.
Not that I'm advocating this is the way Adelaide should grow but if it does come to this can we at least do it right?
If or when the new Northern Connector ARTC line is built between Dry Creek and Virginia, the existing line from Virginia to Edinburgh Industrial area will still be required as an intermodal standard gauge freight connection (becoming a branch line). A branch line from the new main ARTC line in the same manner as Port Adelaide, Outer Harbor, Islington, Regency Park etc, places where railed freight has to connect to the main ARTC line.Norman wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 10:36 pmI agree with this. It world also cement Salisbury further as a regional centre.SBD wrote:If going to the expense of building a new line, it might be just as viable to do the Northern Connector rail component to move the freight trains out of the inner northern suburbs, then gauge convert the current line back to broad gauge between Sailsbury and BolivarPeFe wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 12:27 am
If there was to be a Two Wells Adelaide Metro train service then why not build a new line north of Dry Creek leaving the current Salisbury Two Wells train line as freight only.
The new line could head north from Dry creek skirting between the North South motorway and just west of suburbia at Salisbury/Burton never interconnecting with the freight line.
Also a chance to build "outer suburbia" with some decent public transport attached. The stations could be transit orientated developments with apartments and bus interchange along your traditional (shrinking) quarter acre blocks.
Not that I'm advocating this is the way Adelaide should grow but if it does come to this can we at least do it right?
Haven’t they been doing that for a while already?I Follow PAFC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:45 amAdelaide metro are starting to cut the number of carriages on some of the Outer Harbor trains.
With coronavirus, there is much less demand for public transport. They could cut back every train to one or two carriages.I Follow PAFC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:45 amAdelaide metro are starting to cut the number of carriages on some of the Outer Harbor trains.
Every time I have seen a train been two and that is at night too after the virus start butSpotto wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 9:36 pmHaven’t they been doing that for a while already?I Follow PAFC wrote: ↑Mon Apr 20, 2020 10:45 amAdelaide metro are starting to cut the number of carriages on some of the Outer Harbor trains.