Hope this helps.

Greg

*1999: Carr Government Drops the Eastern Suburbs Light Rail Plan*

/Daily Telegraph 28 October 1999/

Plans were axed due to the cost of construction.Other factors included:

·Concerns over the water table

·Steepness of streets like Foveaux Street.

·Lack of demand by commuters.

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Note that as of April 2018, the cost of the Eastern Suburbs and CBD Light Rail expansion has blown out by $1.2 billion.

Another Transport Minister Carl Scully anti public transport contribution.

On 18/03/2019 12:19 pm, Tram Gunzle wrote:
> Greg, your attachment 'ES Light Rail 1999 dumping' is corrupt (humorous comparison intended, but the attachment is still unreadable).

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> Dean Filgate.

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