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derwentparkjunc
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 6:59 pm
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I note in the recently released state budget an approx $1/4 million allocation into study of LR potential for Hobart.
Can anyone elaborate?
Obviously the choice of terms of reference/assesment criteria etc. for this study will have a large bearing on whether this has any chance of being favourable.
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DPJ
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GeoffreyHansen
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Posted: Thu Jun 26, 2008 11:10 pm
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It would be good if they would follow Adelaide's proposed example of traintrams.
Bring the 3900s back to Brisbane
Bring Karlsruhe Tramtrains to Australian cities
Extend the proposed Metro to Taylor Square
Extend the Gold Coast line to the Tweed
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RTT_Rules
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:40 am
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Honestly, I'd ignore it. I think just about every city in Australia over 50,000 people has a light rail study in the archieves. Just a fashionable thing done by many that sounds great until they see the cost. Only Adelaide after years of procrastion has actually done something.
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Shane
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drwaddles
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:58 am
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A consultancy job of that size should go to public tender, so if you ask nicely enough (or work in the industry) you could get yourself a copy of the brief.
People who talk out their asre usually have bad breath.
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tasrail
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:18 pm
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| drwaddles wrote: | | A consultancy job of that size should go to public tender |
Should, but need not. There are a number of outs in the instructions even for amounts like this
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Stuart
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drwaddles
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:35 pm
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I'm not sure what you mean by "a number of outs in the intructions"?
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tasrail
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:43 pm
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Although the Treasurers Instructions by which all Tasmanian Government procurement must be carried out, says that something of this cost should go to public tender, there are a number of ways allowed by the instructions that means this may not actually happen
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drwaddles
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 3:47 pm
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That makes more sense, thanks tasrail.
Btw, are the briefs for public tenders provided online in Tasmania?
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tasrail
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Posted: Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:03 pm
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The list of publicly advertised tenders is at http://www.tenders.tas.gov.au but it seems to be at the agency's discretion as to whether the full documentation is available for download (to registered users etc) or not. ln the case of DIERs current railway tenders all that's is available is the one sentence from the newspaper advertisement.
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Stuart
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colinw_mk2
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 8:43 am
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| RTT_Rules wrote: | Honestly, I'd ignore it. I think just about every city in Australia over 50,000 people has a light rail study in the archieves. Just a fashionable thing done by many that sounds great until they see the cost. Only Adelaide after years of procrastion has actually done something.
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Starting with my home town of Toowoomba in about 1926!
Dummy spit completed. Normal service has been resumed.
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574M
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:30 am
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| GeoffreyHansen wrote: | | It would be good if they would follow Adelaide's proposed example of traintrams. |
I know that is not a typo, Geoffrey!
Can you elaborate a bit more on "traintrams"?
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GeoffreyHansen
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 9:05 pm
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I meant tramtrains, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram-train
Bring the 3900s back to Brisbane
Bring Karlsruhe Tramtrains to Australian cities
Extend the proposed Metro to Taylor Square
Extend the Gold Coast line to the Tweed
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RTT_Rules
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2008 1:54 pm
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| GeoffreyHansen wrote: | I meant tramtrains, see
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tram-train |
If Hobart was to actually get a LR system, certaily something that can use the existing HR corridore up to Bridgewater would be the go to help get it off the ground cheaply. ie maybe start with two routes from same stop at CBD, one to Casino via Uni or vice versa what ever works, the other nth bound via street running and onto main with sufficent passing loops installed. Reading the above link, freights still allowed, not just at the same time.
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