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Public Transport Matters QUEENSLAND ELECTION 2015 RAIL Back On Track http://backontrack.org Public Transport Matters QUEENSLAND ELECTION 2015 Welcome to Public Transport Matters Volume 1, Issue 1 Welcome to this special RAIL Back On Track 16 January 2015 election edition of our cation are welcome. backontrack.org is a web newsletter Please email based community group [email protected] that advocates for sus- Public Transport Matters. with your contributions. tainable transport solu- RAIL Back On Track pub- tions mainly rail and ad- Articles may be edited, vocates strongly for rail lishes an occasional with author's permission commuters, and at times Inside this issue: online newsletter to high- prior to publication. light public transport other public transport users opinions, experi- There will no charge for commuters e.g.. bus and Campaign Priorities ences, suggestions for this newsletter, and no ferry. 1 improvement of the pub- payment for any article We are also concerned lic transport network. It published. with the interface of BaT Tunnel 2 is not intended to be an Copyright for material is other modes of public 'expert' level publication transport with rail. Some mural art but reflective of actual assigned as a free non- Bus Network Reform 5 work at Darra non-expert public trans- exclusive licence for the Robert Dow Railway station port users viewpoints. purposes of publication but remains with the Administration North Coast Line 6 Articles suitable for publi- author. SEQ Fare Fail 8 Our Campaign Priorities for the 2015 Open Letter to a Car- 9 Queensland State Election Addicted City These are the major tem unaffordability. sively that the bus com- issues for public trans- 2. Failure to deliver ponent of the BaT is a port for SEQ that we will proper fare reform for massive waste. Proper be looking for definite SEQ. A 5% cut, with network reform is all policy commitments fare costs frozen for that is needed for the from all parties and 2015, is only a cut that bus network. BaT is a independents. had to happen as a half baked project more consequence of the a political solution than 1. Failure to deliver carbon tax repeal which a well grounded sus- proper bus network was dressed up as a tainable transport solu- reform for Brisbane. political stunt and will tion. not do it. Far from The State Government, it. Fares for urban bus 4. Stage 2 of the Gold BCC particularly and by (regional) Queensland Coast Light Rail - ideally inference TransLink are fine. in place before the have failed the commu- 2018 Commonwealth nity on this. It also is a 3. CRR versus BaT. We Games. factor in the fare sys- have shown conclu- Page 2 Public Transport Matters Continued .. Our Campaign Priorities for the Queensland State Election 5. Track amplification of the Sunshine Coast Line north of Beerburrum. Dupli- cation from Beerburrum to Landsbor- ough North is the first priority, with some additional passing arrangements put in place between Landsborough North and Gympie North. One of our major election priorities for the election has been addressed by the LNP, viz. Track amplification of the Sun- shine Coast Line north of Beerburrum. Still more to do however. There are a myriad of local issues as well of course. But if these major issues are addressed, the rest will follow. Proposed Bus & Train Tunnel The proposed BaT tunnel is a first of its kind, combining rail and buses in the one tunnel Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 3 Bus & Train Tunnel - is it the right project? By Cameron Jones The BaT is the LNP's result of the flawed philoso- there will continue to be no cheaper alternative to the phy that most buses need space for trains travelling ALP's Cross River Rail to travel into the city be- via Tennyson, while space (CRR). The need for a sec- cause most passengers are across the Merivale Bridge ond river crossing is due to destined for the city. Net- will be freed up, there will the fact that the Merivale work reform to create a be less capacity between Bridge at South Brisbane is more efficient network with Dutton Park and Yeerong- almost running at capacity. more feeder buses and less pilly. As of the latest timetable "O2 Expresses" heading update, there is only room unnecessarily into the city Originally, Dutton Park sta- for one or two more trains would solve this issue. tion was to be resumed to to head over the Merivale help accommodate the in the AM peak. Obviously The bus component of the dive, however after a sig- as population continues to BaT duplicates the rail com- nificant public backlash grow, so too will patronage, ponent. This is wasteful, as this decision was reversed. meaning those couple of the passengers using the This was a bold decision trains will be distributed bus through this corridor from the planners, and con- sooner rather than later. could instead use the train, sidering the station is and the buses could be poorly patronised, it was At the most recent elec- rerouted to areas without not well justified. Again, tions the ALP lost both the rail support.So why have a admirable plans, however state and federal leader- bus component if there are lacking the balls to carry ship. With Tony Abbott's cheaper ways to improve out the tough decisions for ridiculous "roads only" in- bus services through the greater benefit. frastructure funding policy, CBD? It's not needed, and that meant no federal fund- is only wasting money. The removal of Dutton Park ing for CRR, and Campbell station would have been Newman and co. had to The Rail further justified if there head back to the drawing Component were underground plat- “The BaT is the board to come up with an forms at Park Road, as with alternative that would be There are many differences the CRR plans. This would LNP’s cheaper viable with federal funding. between rail component of add a vital connection to alternative to The result: The BaT. You the BaT and the original the Cleveland line, and see, Brisbane's busway CRR, as highlighted in the buses to UQ St Lucia and the ALP’s Cross also has it's own capacity table on page 4. buses to PA Hospital. How- River Rail … “ issues. The Cultural Centre ever, without both stations, station and Victoria Bridge The BaT route is signifi- passengers will lose access are also approaching maxi- cantly different due to the to the buses without having mum capacity. The BaT policy of not resuming prop- to go directly past their des- adds additional capacity to erties. Instead of beginning tination. While the best both the rail and busway at Yeerongpilly, the BaT outcome would be to in- networks, so at a first tunnel begins at Dutton clude the underground plat- glance it looks like the BaT Park. This is admirable, as forms at Park Road, with- is the best of both worlds. it ideal to avoid resump- out it retaining Dutton Park But when you break it down tions where possible, how- is the best result. it turns out that it quite far ever this should only be an from the truth. aim and not a policy. As a The position of the CBD result, capacity is only im- and Roma Street stations The Bus Component proved inbound of Dutton has come under much Park, instead of a much scrutiny. Under the BaT While it is true that the Cul- more influential junction at plan, the station has been tural Centre is close to ca- Yeerongpilly. This means moved from Albert Street to pacity in terms of bus that the significant in- George Street. Albert St movements, but not in crease of trains travelling would serve more workers, terms of passengers. Re- from the tunnel will have to while George St will serve ports suggest that on aver- compete with freight trains more students and the par- age buses travelling out of peak, which would liamentary precinct. While it through the Cultural Centre not have been an issue if would appear that Albert St in peak direction are only the tunnel stretched to would be more useful, they 27% full. This has been a Yeerongpilly. It also means are not that far apart, and Volume 1, Issue 1 Page 4 Continued .. Bus & Train Tunnel - is it the right project? George St would cost less the exact issue we currently as it would be easier to see passengers. Passenger face on the southside. This tunnel, so George St would services will terminate at emphasises the short- perhaps be a better choice. Roma Street, and there are sightedness of the BaT pro- Under the BaT plan, Roma no through trains onto the ject most of all. Street's underground sta- Exhibition line. Not only tion will replace the current does this mean Exhibition While the Bus and Train Transit Centre. While this station will continue to lay tunnel will successfully ad- would give it a much dormant, but it also does dress the capacity con- needed facelift, many peo- nothing to improve capacity straints of the Merivale ple, myself included, feel north of the CBD. Unfortu- Bridge, it also creates ca- that this is simply a gim- nately, patronage on the pacity issues between Dut- mick to distract our atten- Ferny Grove and North ton Park and Yeerongpilly, tion from the fundamental Coast lines is predicted to and ignores impending ca- flaws of the project. be greater than that on the pacity issues north of the Gold Coast and Beenleigh CBD, while wasting tax- The line between Roma lines, there is also freight payer funds on a bus com- Street Underground and and long distance passen- ponent that aims to solve a the Exhibition line is possi- ger trains travelling on the capacity issue which could bly the best part of the BaT northside.
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