Is that why this town can't get ferries sorted. I just thought that it was because Transperth doesn't have clue.
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Yes TP doesn't have a clue!
So crazy we don't utilise our river system for public transport.
Would take a ferry 90 minutes to go from Perth to Fremantle. It'll never me a legitimate travel option to carry mass numbers of people to the new Stadium.
How did you arrive at that figure? 30 mins at most.
Was something I remember hearing on 6PR years ago.
Surely that must include the return trip, can't see how it could take an hour and a half from Perth to Freo. Wouldn't even take that long driving by car in peak hour.
There are speed limits along the river, so the wake of passing boats doesn't cause erosion, disturb nesting birds etc.
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Leftbank to Burswood 45 min tops even with speed restrictions. Great idea. Reckon all Rotto Ferries would be keen to sell tickets (even if limited ) as evenings would think ferries are docked and not used.
The Rottnest Express website shows 75 minutes between Barrack St & Rous Head. Same for Captain Cook. This is basically a scenic cruise, but not sure any ferry would be able to go much quicker, as they have to adhere to speed limits on the river. An express ferry from Freo to Burswood could very well take 90 minutes, as suggested by someone. I doubt you could do it in 30-45 minutes. And the return trip would cost about $40-$50 for an adult, an added expense that people might want to avoid.
Perth has tried ferries in the river numerous times when the public has called for it but once implemented not enough people catch them to make them viable so they disband them after 6 months or so.
We're addicted to cars in Perth.
We're addicted to cars in Perth.
Ah, you must be a jet skier !!!!.
There are speed limits on the river, through Perth Water and East Freo.
The Causeway was built to stop "gin palace" boats polluting the Upper Swan !!!!.
"Shanksus Pony" will be used by me alot to get to the new stadium.
purplerunsdeep
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Not sure about everyone else but literally everytime I drive on the polly, I'm looking at the construction site - loving seeing it come to life - can't wait for it to be built
The Swan River is more of an estuary than a river as such.... It's shallow and I'm guessing it's difficult to safely navigate at any great pace.
That being said, I hope in time we can overcome these problems and utilise this resource for travel.
That being said, I hope in time we can overcome these problems and utilise this resource for travel.
They should demolish the causeway or a shortcut dug around it.
The rotto ferries on certain parts of the river open the throttle.
Ferries that produce low wakes would be optimal.
I don't know if you should believe what this guy was saying as he was clearly talking the piss.
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Sorry girls but I fear that even if they got that ratio down to 1:1 we'd still be waiting just as long.
Has anyone ever noticed women using mens toilets in any other stadium than Subi, i was gobsmacked when i first noticed it, i just assumed someone had walked into the mens by accident, but it does seem to make common sense after awhile for the girls.
A ferry from Freo to the new ground would make sense, the city or parts of it are a fair walk from the ferry terminal, but you would think a ferry terminal at the ground would be very close.
I could actually see ferries working at the new ground
I reckon after your first trip of about 90 minutes you'd just say * that and get the train instead next game. The ferry has novelty appeal but that's about it.
Interesting comment from Colin on the radio tonight that the stadium is built to be able to expand by an extra 20,000 seats. 80,000 capacity would be epic if it ever got to that.
I would be very suprised if it ever got to that, i pretty sure that both clubs wan't less, makes there membership more valuable.
I would have thought a Ferry ride from South Perth, Freo, Canning would all take less than 90 minutes, perhaps if you are coming from Rottnest
I wouldn't have thought a ferry ride would be suitable for a huge amount of people, but i would have thought enough to make it viable at different times and only because the stadium seems pretty close to the river.
The new stadium was set to be 80k right from the get go if Australia won the rights to the FIFA world cup. It'll only be expanded for our next big global event, whether a FIFA world cup or Commonwealth or Olympic games.
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Time to try 2 free beers and a bucket of hot chips with every ticket
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