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Tuesday, July 18, 2006
Enhanced Rail: No new trains in peak periods
A quick note for rail fans: you might expect that the "enhanced rail" option will mean you'll travel to work on brand new trains. Not so, it would appear:
"Tranz Metro has advised that they intend to operate refurbished units on the line during the peak periods and new units during off-peak periods. During peak periods the new units would be used on other parts of the network where they are required for longer routes."
- from section 4.1.1.1 of the Council's Scenario's Report (2 MB PDF)
"Tranz Metro has advised that they intend to operate refurbished units on the line during the peak periods and new units during off-peak periods. During peak periods the new units would be used on other parts of the network where they are required for longer routes."
- from section 4.1.1.1 of the Council's Scenario's Report (2 MB PDF)
posted by John Rusk at 12:11 pm
4 Comments:
The "refurbished units" are still going to be a lot better than the current english electric rust buckets, which will be scrapped.
>The "refurbished units" are still going to be a lot better than the current english electric rust bucket
True.
No guarantees that all the buses will be new.
"Existing buses can be retro-fitted with the guide wheels for continued operation"
- NWPT Study: Scenarios Technical Appendices
They don't need to be - they're about 40 years younger than the trains.
Admittedly, my original point was a minor one. Just that, amidst all the talk of new trains, most J'Ville line users won't even get to see them.
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