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"Theo Bekkers" <tbekk...@bekkers.com.au> wrote in message 
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> Zebee Johnstone wrote:
>

People who reply to this issue from outer fringe Perth or Sydney's tunnels 
and double-deckers need to get a grip and realise this is a Victorian issue. 
If you aren't very familiar with the Melbourne and Victorian PT system you 
may be talking rubbish.

We don't need to build new trains or add carriages. We don't need to extend 
platforms. The trains are 6 car sets and don't need to be made any longer. 
And all carriages are 'level with the platform'.

The cost to rejig the interior layout of carriages to allow some open areas 
that enble standing room (like there was in the early 80s) is going to be 
relatively low (compared to bulding new rolling stock... or constructing 1 
or 2 kms of the Eastlink tollway). And it will actually enable *more 
passengers* to travel. as seated space takes up much more room. Standing 
passengers can cram in much more in the peak.

Providing space for more people, that can also enable people to take bikes 
on board will help the transport system earn more revenue, not less.

-- 
Cheers
Peter

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