Actually, that's been completely shelved, they canceled it due to "budgeting problems" basically they started track work BEFORE they even checked how much it would cost... Apparently, the railway museum is receiving compensation, sort of.
hmmm. lots of trackwork, new junctions, rails set in concrete. looks like an opportunity to get rid of a rail gauge problem was missed again. even if only the belair line was converted and isolated from the rest of the network for a few years.
The state's ENTIRE transit budget would most likely be unable to afford the costs of a network-wide track re-gauge, let alone the costs with either re-gauging or straight up replacing the rolling stock. I doubt anything will change for quite a while now that the upgrade budget seems to have been exhausted.
@@BaileyChap , i've only just discovered your reply. of course it was and is worth converting everything to standard gauge. sa had already got rid of nearly all the narrow gauge but converted to broad gauge because there was more connection to victoria. big mistake. 10 years ago, a report by tim fischer declared that rail gauge differences cost the country 5 billion bucks every year. the whole bloody country could be converted for that $5b. mount lofty could get a passenger service back again. farmers in victoria and wa could transport their products by train to queensland or nsw during the next drought. wa sent stuff to qld using ships and vic used high productivity freight vehicles (road trains) during the last drought. no wonder farmers arent rich. and then there is the problem of invasion by countries who object to having to pay $200 a tonne for iron ore and would prefer to get it for free. the gauge problem nearly had us speaking japanese in 1945. and during this virus drama, the governments are spending big on infrastructure but not on railways. that saved $5b a year would be useful in the future. furthermore, if the tax that rail operators paid on diesel fuel was spent on trackwork instead of roads, the problem could already have been fixed. only 5% of the fuel tax they paid got spent on trackwork. the rest went to other things like roads.
great achievement, without fuss, or grand standing, sometimes missed by the community, thanks for reminding us of this important journey thus far
i worked on the seaford rail bridge and it was the best job I've ever had
Now that's cool!
I like the music and all that work
Really amazing work! Goes to show there is so much effort put into all of this...
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Fascinating and impressive
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Thanks, Labor, hope you get re-elected in 2022 then you can rebuild and open the Port Dock Station and complete the tram extension.
Actually, that's been completely shelved, they canceled it due to "budgeting problems" basically they started track work BEFORE they even checked how much it would cost... Apparently, the railway museum is receiving compensation, sort of.
The new Labor Government have dedicated the necessary money needed to open the port Dock Stations, something round 50 million.
hmmm. lots of trackwork, new junctions, rails set in concrete. looks like an opportunity to get rid of a rail gauge problem was missed again. even if only the belair line was converted and isolated from the rest of the network for a few years.
The state's ENTIRE transit budget would most likely be unable to afford the costs of a network-wide track re-gauge, let alone the costs with either re-gauging or straight up replacing the rolling stock. I doubt anything will change for quite a while now that the upgrade budget seems to have been exhausted.
@@BaileyChap , i've only just discovered your reply. of course it was and is worth converting everything to standard gauge. sa had already got rid of nearly all the narrow gauge but converted to broad gauge because there was more connection to victoria. big mistake. 10 years ago, a report by tim fischer declared that rail gauge differences cost the country 5 billion bucks every year. the whole bloody country could be converted for that $5b. mount lofty could get a passenger service back again. farmers in victoria and wa could transport their products by train to queensland or nsw during the next drought. wa sent stuff to qld using ships and vic used high productivity freight vehicles (road trains) during the last drought. no wonder farmers arent rich. and then there is the problem of invasion by countries who object to having to pay $200 a tonne for iron ore and would prefer to get it for free. the gauge problem nearly had us speaking japanese in 1945. and during this virus drama, the governments are spending big on infrastructure but not on railways. that saved $5b a year would be useful in the future. furthermore, if the tax that rail operators paid on diesel fuel was spent on trackwork instead of roads, the problem could already have been fixed. only 5% of the fuel tax they paid got spent on trackwork. the rest went to other things like roads.
Isnt it meant to be 2 new stations? Seaford Meadows and Seaford?
and yet.... we gave up half way through... good job SA
That's the SA way, but what we did get done, I dare say we got done right.
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@@leaflaneleft hey leaf