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A tale of three light rail lines (and two to come) – part 2: technical features and construction costs

Posted on 11 June, 2015 by Alex

This is the second in a series of articles regarding the recent growth of interest in light rail in Australian cities which has led to the extension of lines in Adelaide and Sydney, the development of a completely new line … Continue reading →

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Sydney Metro – the new poles and wires, and where to for Labor’s transport policies?

Posted on 5 June, 2015 by Alex

For better or for worse, the State Government’s recent victory on power assets means it has both the power and the financial resources to fundamentally reshape Sydney’s public transport infrastructure for the next 30 to 50 years. So instead of continuing my series … Continue reading →

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A tale of three light rail lines (and two to come) – part 1

Posted on 1 June, 2015 by Alex

Australian cities have come relatively late to the light rail revival which spread across the globe in the latter decades of the 20th century, but lately they seem to be making up for lost ground. There are now three substantially new or … Continue reading →

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Sydney’s light rail project part 3 – trying to do too much?

Posted on 22 March, 2015 by Alex

In my last couple of posts I talked about some of the changes to Sydney’s CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) project contained in the Modifications Report (MR) which was released late last year as well as the implications of one … Continue reading →

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CBD and South East Light Rail part 2: what is the cost of going wire-free?

Posted on 22 January, 2015 by Alex

After my recent post on the CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR) the final $2.1 billion cost was revealed with the signing of the contract for the project in December last year. The half-billion dollar increase from the government’s … Continue reading →

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CBD and South East Light Rail – modifications, implications and complications

Posted on 8 December, 2014 by Alex

Recent reports regarding modifications to Sydney’s CBD and South East Light Rail (CSELR)project have highlighted two aspects announced by the NSW Minister for Transport – the move to longer trams and the removal of the World Square stop. These are contained in the CSELR Modifications … Continue reading →

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Another Sydney transport travesty as rail promise shunted

Posted on 29 May, 2013 by Alex

Today’s announcement that Federal Government funding earmarked for the Parramatta-Epping rail link in Sydney’s west has been shifted to a fund for projects not to be built until after 2019 should come as no great surprise, but it is still … Continue reading →

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Porto Metro – how to retrofit a light rail system

Posted on 21 November, 2012 by Alex

Using the Porto metro on a recent trip to Portugal was a revelation. The system serves Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto, which has an official population of only 250,000 but which serves a wider urban region of about 1.6 million. The … Continue reading →

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