David, Sydney Metro M1 line is similar to SLR in concept and is the first section of a huge loop that will circle the metropolitan area from Macarthur (Campbelltown) in the SW, to the NW, across North Ryde, through the Sydney CBD and out to Bankstown (with a plan for a further extension to Liverpool). So it will bisect the South Line, the Western Line and the Northern Line on its way around the outer metropolis. Unlike the SLR, it also takes on the appearance of a radial line in passing through the Sydney CBD, but this is because Sydney City is well to the east of the metropolis, not in the centre. The centre city of Sydney is Parramatta. The Western Sydney Airport metro is part of the outer loop and will eventually connect with M1 at Schofields on the Richmond Line.
Tony P
On Tuesday, 7 January 2025 at 18:26:20 UTC+11 David Batho wrote:
Whilst there are apparently some questions over how the SLR was conceived (if you can believe The Age), I think you are on the money there, Tony. I suspect a lot of road traffic is radial rather than competing with the existing rail/metro lines.
It's a pity that the Sydney Metro wasn't used for that purpose, although I understand the existing heavy rail was reaching capacity. I suspect, however, that the cost will hamstring any future development of a radial network, although the new airport link works in that way to some extent.
David
> On 6 Jan 2025, at 2:49 pm, 'TP' via TramsDownUnder <tramsdo...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
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> Like Sydney (and Perth), Melbourne has reached a point where they need those circumferential rail lines, so I see the SRL as vital to the functionality of the city. The financial situation for Victoria is depressing though.
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> Tony P
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