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Well footy seasons over and i need something else to vent my anger at besides losing bets. During my spare time, it can be said that i am a bit of a train spotter LoL. I have been getting increasingly frustrated with our piss poor public transport system which brings me to the question of whether we need a rapid transit system in our cities. No not the shitty suburban commuter service from the suburbs to the city does not count as rapid transit and you'll all see why it doesn't.
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is a passenger transport system in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on elevated viaducts above street level. Outside urban centers, rapid transit lines may run on grade separated ground level tracks.
It has come as a shock to see that many Pov countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil and even Uzbekistan have mass rapid transits along with the big boys like the US, UK, France, China, Japan etc. So WTF is wrong with Australia. We can't seem to get a simple grade separation done let alone a rapid transit system. With both our major cities surpassing 4 million persons and the likelihood of new urban renewal projects such as Barangaroo in Sydney and Fisho in Melbourne with the prospect of cramming in thoausands of apartments, there is a big case for implementing a plan to build a rapid transit system in our cities rather than just pissy little tram extensions. A rapid transit system with a 6 car train has the potential to carry 1000 passengers 24 times per hour on its own dedicated line compared to a tram that can barely carry 100 per trip. So to a rapid transit system, I say yes. Thoughts?
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is a passenger transport system in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on elevated viaducts above street level. Outside urban centers, rapid transit lines may run on grade separated ground level tracks.
It has come as a shock to see that many Pov countries such as the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil and even Uzbekistan have mass rapid transits along with the big boys like the US, UK, France, China, Japan etc. So WTF is wrong with Australia. We can't seem to get a simple grade separation done let alone a rapid transit system. With both our major cities surpassing 4 million persons and the likelihood of new urban renewal projects such as Barangaroo in Sydney and Fisho in Melbourne with the prospect of cramming in thoausands of apartments, there is a big case for implementing a plan to build a rapid transit system in our cities rather than just pissy little tram extensions. A rapid transit system with a 6 car train has the potential to carry 1000 passengers 24 times per hour on its own dedicated line compared to a tram that can barely carry 100 per trip. So to a rapid transit system, I say yes. Thoughts?
