Overhead going from the goods lines?

Somebody · The Peanut Gallery Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 304

Saw this rumour going around on another board about the goods lines in the metro area:
http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=36136

Anybody know if there's any truth in this? If I can be selfish, it would make the metro goods lines a lot better for photography.. Cool

Having said that, could it be a bit short sighted? I can't imagine the 86s being used again tho.

TheLoadedDog · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:17 am Post subject:

Would be a shame.

Despite what they're saying in that link, I think the juice is available from Flemo all the way to about Canterbury. It's true though that nothing uses it - they don't even run empty V sets down there any longer.
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Adelaide_passenger · Joined: 20 Jun 2007 Posts: 305

Extremely short sighted if they do rip it down.

In 20 years, when they're stringing the lines back up, they'll ask who's the moron who thought that'd be a good idea?

Bwana · Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 4:53 am Post subject:

Funny you should specifically mention V sets Dawg, A few years back now there was trackwork affecting all lines between Illawarra Junction and Lidcombe, I travelled via Sydenham, Campsie, Enfield and Flemmo goods junction to Lidcombe on a Blue Mountains V set. OK, that might happen once or twice a decade, but it seems silly to go out of your way to make it impossible unless there is extra cost involved in leaving 'em up.
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KRviator · Joined: 07 Apr 2008 Posts: 108 Location: Cab of a 90 Class

Last I heard (a year ago now) was RailCorp wanted to reclaim control of Enfield Yard to store some of their sparks in, as they're somewhat short of stabling faciilities elsewhere. They had blokes in measuring the track and overhead and all that other bollocks, but I dunno what came of it.

If the rumour is true, then obviously nothing, but I think they still need somewhere to store these hundred-odd new trains and Enfield will go some way to doing that...
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Skraw · Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 1:30 pm Post subject:

Have the goods lines (used and disused) been looked at for passenger services? I know the tram/light rail uses the old goods line but what about the rest? Obviously not Botany but any of the others? By rights the tramline could go to Dulwich Hill but you'd want a bigger transport than that for the distance.
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biqua · Diamond Bollocks Joined: 12 Jun 2007 Posts: 575

Well someone thinks light rail will do ok - there's a fair few posters on lampposts and the like in the area saying "Extend the light rail to Dulwich Hill". Maybe light rail would cover it as a sort of feeder to the main system (espcially if they put a decent link such as escalators up to Lewisham station to make it an interchange also) - my main issue with the current setup is it goes a fair distance but only feeds to Central. Even better if a new metro or heavy rail passes through Rozelle.
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Raichase · Joined: 31 Aug 2007 Posts: 93 Location: Sydney NSW

From what I have been told, the crossovers between the Bankstown Line and the Metro Goods at Campsie are not going to be kept (I don't know if they will be ripped out, or just booked out), which is also rather short sighted, as it just takes away another operational aspect. Although, take that out, and take out the overhead, and one isn't much good without the other.

Does mean we won't see this again:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/raichase/2617997226/in/set-72157600267689726/

The Minno container shuttle ran via Bankstown due to congestion somewhere on the line between Sefton/Enfield and Campsie. It crossed over via the crossovers at the city end of Campsie station.

Will also make it harder for trackwork trains to get to and from worksites, at least on the Bankstown line anyway....
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