There is an even more uninformed system-design shortcoming in the CSELR
depot area.

The failure to replicate the original Ascot Street/Abbotsford Street
tramway access/egress from Anzac Parade (a one block distance in both of
these streets) to the CSELR depot means that EVERY tram running
in/running out from the depot to Kensington must run to Kensington
Junction crossing Allison Road at what will be the highly congested
Anzac Parade/Allison Road intersection complex to shunt at the junction
before running to Kensington. That is a huge number of unnecessary
highlt congested road intersection crossings per day which could have
been avoided by some sensible low cost design competence.

It also means that it will not be possible to provide direct tram
services from Kensington to the Racecourse.

So we have not one but two operational limitations which will add
enormously to the day to day operating costs of the CSELR.

Greg

On 21/10/2018 6:48 AM, Prescott wrote:
> Perhaps STM can help out!

>

> https://www.nfsa.gov.au/collection/curated/sydney-tramways-randwick-racecourse-crowds-c1928

>

> Lately, photos have emerged of the new Randwick Racecourse stop on

> CSELR. I wonder how this brillliantly-conceived centre-island platform

> will handle a crowd of up to 50,000 coming out at the end of an event?

> Even the old "First Class Platform" that was at this location was more

> commodious! There's nowhere to stack people before entering the

> platform either, as the line is separated from the racecourse by the

> busy Alison Rd.

>

> https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2b/Royal_Randwick_light_rail_stop_20180930.jpg

>

> I've been looking for signs that the no. 1 platform shown in that old

> NFSA film has survived construction of the CSELR depot so that the old

> loop can be reinstated when they realise the inadequacy of the new

> racecourse stop. The platform and those gates have remained intact

> till recently and the original design of the depot preserved the

> platform and space for a loop track past it (the track used to exit

> via Ascot St). However, from what I can see in aerial shots lately, it

> looks like the consortium has taken advantage of all the available

> land and has built over the track alignment and platform. Perhaps

> Brian as a local resident may be able to get a closer look?

>

> The point is that, because of uninformed system-design assumptions, no

> newly-built tram/light rail system is able to even remotely emulate

> the event crowd-handling performance of the best of the old systems,

> leaving the case open for the heavy-rail/metro advocates. It's

> frustrating to see that unnecessary constraint placed on the

> capabilities of new tram systems.

>

> Tony P

>