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Sydney counts down to last monorail run |
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Posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013 Story hereDid anyone expect it to close? I've never been to Australia but I never figured it wouldn't be there when I did make it. |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Wed May 22 18:27:31 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. Arrgh! My plans for an Australia trip are for December...Ah well, I guess I'll have to content myself with CityRail and the Melbourne Light Rail/Trolleys. |
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Posted by Dave on Wed May 22 18:30:56 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. That's a shame. I had hoped to ride it in January. |
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Posted by Joe V on Wed May 22 18:33:32 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. It looks like the Seattle cars |
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Posted by SLRT on Wed May 22 18:49:28 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by Joe V on Wed May 22 18:33:32 2013. It really has no transit use. It runs in a one-way loop, so a "round-trip" involves a slow complete circuit of the line.I believe they decided the tourist novelty didn't justify the fact it was in the way of redevelopment. |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Wed May 22 19:58:30 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. Mono-D'Oh! |
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Posted by Jersey Mike on Wed May 22 19:59:24 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by SLRT on Wed May 22 18:49:28 2013. I guess they didn't have anyone on hand to sing a song in its defense. |
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Posted by WillD on Wed May 22 20:23:07 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by Joe V on Wed May 22 18:33:32 2013. I guess if you mean in the same way an NJT LRV looks like an NYCT subway car, then yes, the Sydney monorail could be said to look like the Seattle Center monorail. |
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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 22 20:28:22 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by Jersey Mike on Wed May 22 19:59:24 2013. Well ... they did, but they were so piss drunk, they forgot the words and ended up singing Waltzing Matilda instead. :) |
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Posted by monorail on Wed May 22 21:57:56 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. $1.6 Billion for a new light rail line and expansion....and then another $1 Billion in a few years for replacement of the rails and streets,I'm sure practically everything is original on the monorail that has lasted for 25 years... Monorail was a money-maker light rail is a money loser.... |
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Posted by Dave on Wed May 22 22:13:59 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed May 22 20:28:22 2013. ROTFL!!!!!!!!!! |
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Posted by Broadway Lion on Thu May 23 09:43:20 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by monorail on Wed May 22 21:57:56 2013. Maybe so, but the monorail was not an effective people mover, and LRV is.ROAR |
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Posted by Dan Lawrence on Thu May 23 09:48:58 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu May 23 09:43:20 2013. LRV is just another name for streetcars!!! |
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Posted by WillD on Thu May 23 17:59:49 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by Broadway Lion on Thu May 23 09:43:20 2013. What do you think makes that so? Are the seats and floor space provided by a monorail somehow unsuitable for passengers? |
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Posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Fri May 24 16:44:49 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WillD on Thu May 23 17:59:49 2013. It is a seven station one-way loop. I'd imagine, unless you were going three or four stops, it was annoying to try and take a round trip on it. |
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Posted by FYBklyn1959 on Fri May 24 22:26:39 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. I'm surprised that Springfield didn't make a bid for it :) |
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Posted by Evan on Sat May 25 10:18:59 2013, in response to Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by WMATAGMOAGH on Wed May 22 16:30:39 2013. When I was in Sydney in 2012 and rode the monorail, there was mention they were trying to sell the system in its entirety to an Asian buyer. Apparently that didn't materialize. |
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Posted by Evan on Sat May 25 10:22:45 2013, in response to Re: Sydney counts down to last monorail run, posted by Henry R32 #3730 on Wed May 22 18:27:31 2013. If you can manage it, I recommend a visit to the Sydney Tramway Museum. About a 40 minute drive south of Sydney, or you can take the train, there's a station a short walk from the museum.http://www.sydneytramwaymuseum.com.au/ |
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