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Forum: London Transport October 9th 05, 08:45 PM
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Posted By [email protected]
how expensive would it be to create a Malta urban railway?

I havent had the chance to use the DLR yet. what are its features?

Why was a DLR created and not an extention to the Tube?
Forum: London Transport October 9th 05, 08:44 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,702
Posted By [email protected]
how expensive would it be to create a Malta urban railway?

BH Williams wrote:
Do your suggested LRT facilities include any
provisions for serving the harbour area?

definately.the harbour area is both heavily populated and suffers
inadequate parking...
Forum: London Transport October 9th 05, 05:15 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,702
Posted By [email protected]
how expensive would it be to create a Malta urban railway?

catchment: a large part of the working population + students + elderly
+ tourists

tourists count to around 1 million visitors each year with about 2/3 in
the summer months. So the population...
Forum: London Transport October 9th 05, 08:08 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,702
Posted By [email protected]
how expensive would it be to create a Malta urban railway?

Richard J. wrote:

But with a population of about 400,000. I was amazed to learn that the
population of Valletta is only 7000.

thats the residential population which is in decline.

each...
Forum: London Transport October 8th 05, 09:54 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 803
Posted By [email protected]
how difficult/expensive would it be to re-create a Malta railway?

tim (moved to sweden) wrote:


and stations 5 Km apart cannot replace a bus service.
why? the train will just driver faster between the stops.

People who live between the stops won't walk...
Forum: London Transport October 8th 05, 09:37 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 803
Posted By [email protected]
how difficult/expensive would it be to re-create a Malta railway?

tim (moved to sweden) wrote:

current bus fare is .50 ?

This is too cheap so you can increase it for the better
'comfort' (and I do know that a Maltese pound is more
than a GB one)

thats...
Forum: London Transport October 8th 05, 06:00 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 803
Posted By [email protected]
how difficult/expensive would it be to re-create a Malta railway?

tim (moved to sweden) wrote:
submersed tunnel
along the coast-line. That could be fun!
what is a coastline submersed tunnel? where are they using this?

Do you mean Salina/Bugibba. ISTM that...
Forum: London Transport October 8th 05, 04:50 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,702
Posted By [email protected]
how difficult/expensive would it be to re-create a Malta railway?

"BH Williams" wrote:
Possibly even more apposite is the recently upgraded system on Mallorca

something like this would be a good...
Forum: London Transport October 8th 05, 10:16 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,702
Posted By [email protected]
how expensive would it be to create a Malta urban railway?

malta had a railway till 1930s but was abandoned and parts of it built
over when busses were introduced. Today

busses are being caught in rush hour traffic. often one dreams of
having a small urban...
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