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    awsgc24 posted 13 Nov 2018 12:03
    Posted in New South Wales » Labor to spend big on South Coast rail line by axing the F6 extension

    But that then cuts off all the suburbs north of there who currently have a direct if a somewhat windy connection to Sydney and keeping the old line to serve Helensburgh to Austimer stations rather degrades the case for the new route, but if you don't the political uproar is also unacceptable.
    Matthew
    The coastal strip is very narrow between Stanwell Park and Thirroul and so the number of houses is probably very small as well.

    Phrase "Greatest Good for Greatest Many" comes to mind.

    Remember the the tiny community at Cowan lost its through suburban service when the centre turnback siding was built at the more heavily populated Berowra. Cowan still has fast interurban trains.

    The phrase is not "Some good for not very many".

    It would be useful to have a copy of Cityrail's passenger count book.

    Maps:
    * Cowan: http://www.street-directory.com.au/?x=151.1707971558912&y=-33.588864557900635&l=12
    * Berowra: http://www.street-directory.com.au/?x=151.1536796955498&y=-33.623912176997266&l=12

    Cowan is about 300m x 300m in area (90,000m^2)
    Berowra and Berowra Heights is about 10 times the area of Cowan.

    * Coal Cliff: http://www.street-directory.com.au/?x=150.97894953657533&y=-34.242401066750986&l=12

    * Coal Cliff is lightly populated like Cowan.

    Edit history

    Edited 13 Nov 2018 12:28, 3 years ago, edited by awsgc24

    But that then cuts off all the suburbs north of there who currently have a direct if a somewhat windy connection to Sydney and keeping the old line to serve Helensburgh to Austimer stations rather degrades the case for the new route, but if you don't the political uproar is also unacceptable.
    Matthew
    The coastal strip is very narrow between Stanwell Park and Thirroul and so the number of houses is probably very small as well.

    Phrase "Greatest Good for Greatest Many" comes to mind.

    Remember the the tiny community at Cowan lost its through suburban service when the centre turnback siding was built at the more heavily populated Berowra. Cowan still has fast interurban trains.

    The phrase is not "Some good for not very many".

    It would be useful to have a copy of Cityrail's passenger count book.

    Maps:
    * Cowan: http://www.street-directory.com.au/?x=151.1707971558912&y=-33.588864557900635&l=12
    * Berowra: http://www.street-directory.com.au/?x=151.1536796955498&y=-33.623912176997266&l=12

    Cowan is about 300m x 300m in area (90,000m^2)
    Berowra and Berowra Heights is about 10 times the area of Cowan.

    Edited 13 Nov 2018 12:21, 3 years ago, edited by awsgc24

    But that then cuts off all the suburbs north of there who currently have a direct if a somewhat windy connection to Sydney and keeping the old line to serve Helensburgh to Austimer stations rather degrades the case for the new route, but if you don't the political uproar is also unacceptable.
    Matthew
    The coastal strip is very narrow between Stanwell Park and Thirroul and so the number of houses is probably very small as well.

    Phrase "Greatest Good for Greatest Many" comes to mind.

    Remember the the tiny community at Cowan lost its through suburban service when the centre turnback siding was built at the more heavily populated Berowra. Cowan still has fast interurban trains.

    The phrase is not "Some good for not very many".

    It would be useful to have a copy of Cityrail's passenger count book.

    Maps:
    * Cowan: http://www.street-directory.com.au/?x=151.1707971558912&y=-33.588864557900635&l=12
    * Berowra:

    Edited 13 Nov 2018 12:12, 3 years ago, edited by awsgc24

    But that then cuts off all the suburbs north of there who currently have a direct if a somewhat windy connection to Sydney and keeping the old line to serve Helensburgh to Austimer stations rather degrades the case for the new route, but if you don't the political uproar is also unacceptable.
    Matthew
    The coastal strip is very narrow between Stanwell Park and Thirroul and so the number of houses is probably very small as well.

    Phrase "Greatest Good for Greatest Many" comes to mind.

    Remember the the tiny community at Cowan lost its through suburban service when the centre turnback siding was built at the more heavily populated Berowra. Cowan still has fast interurban trains.

    The phrase is not "Some good for not very many".

    It would be useful to have a copy of Cityrail's passenger count book.

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