Have you noticed that Premier Perrotet has now engaged Paul Broad ex head of Infrastructure for NSW and latterly CEO of Snowy Hydro (who have already and hugely over run the high level budget for Snowy II) as his special adviser for Economics and Engineering (with particular emphasis on upbuilding Warragamba Dam and having a new thermal power station in the Hunter Valley) for policy input prior to the May 23 State Election?.

When he lead IfNSW he was pushing for underground buses beneath George Street between Circular Quay and Towb Hall rather than light rail so that gives one a view of his engineering competence (he is qualified in Economics).

Greg

On 17/11/2022 2:34 pm, TP wrote:
> All of this knowledge was supplied to Gladys Berejiklian and passed on to TfNSW more than a decade ago. The latter would doubtless have binned it or passed it to their expert consultants who would have binned it anyway because they know better.

>

> What a mess they've got themselves into with their "manufacturer-led solutions", as TfNSW promoted it at the time. Labor could have a field day with this if they weren't so dense, wasting their time barking up the country-of-manufacture tree, which has no bearing on the issue whatsoever.

>

> Tony P

> (sitting back, not entirely enjoying the "satisfaction" of seeing the chickens come home to roost as he anticipated)

>

> On Thursday, 17 November 2022 at 12:22:51 UTC+11 Mal Rowe wrote:

>

> On 17/11/2022 12:08, Mal Rowe wrote:

>> It will be interesting to see how they go with rail replacement.

>>

> Pandrol's answer to my question is included in their sales leaflet

> at:

>

> https://railway-news.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Pandrol-CDM-Track-product-catalogue.pdf

>

> ... which includes the following statement:

>

> Maintenance and Replacement - The cost of track

> maintenance and replacement, usually due to rail wear

> over time, is a major factor when selecting a track system

> and careful consideration is given when designing

> our systems to ensure minimum disruption during the

> replacement programme. PANDROL CDM TRACK-QTrack

> can easily be removed and replaced during night time shut

> down periods without disturbing the structure of the road

> and avoiding expensive traffic delays and re-routing.

>

> Mal Rowe - looking forward to seeing overnight track renewal in Sydney

>

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