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N vonHoll - AN INNER CITY TRANSFORMATION Darling Harbour is the greatest urban re-development ever undertaken in Australia and one of the most ambitious in the world today - 50 hectares of derelict industrial land transformed into a vital new entertainment, cultural and activity centre.

Over $1.5 Billion worth of projects are destined for the site - $2 of private development for every $1 of public money invested.

Sydney is already served by an excellent metropolitan transport system which includes an underground train loop, the 'city circle', around which the central business district has been built. Darling Harbour will greatly expand this central business district while creating a magnificent array of new facilities.

THE NEED FOR TRANSPORT INTEGRATION To achieve its full potential, Darling Harbour must be integrated into the existing fabric and functions of the city. One of the most important means of achieving that integration is the TNT Harbour-Link Monorail system. It is the key to the Darling Harbour transport strategy and Darling Harbour's on-going success! EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST In early 1985, the Darling Harbour Authority received more than 20 Expressions of Interest from private enterprise for the development and operation of a 'People Mover' to link Darling Harbour and the city. Formal submissions from a selected shortlist were then invited. After more than 6 months of detailed consideration by a State Government sub-committee the TNT Proposal, using the proven light monorail technology of Von Roll of Switzerland, was chosen. The contract was awarded to TNT in October 1985. The formal contract, covering construction, operating and financial arrange• ments, was made public in March 1986. TNT HARBOUR-LINK

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There is no doubt that the TNT Harbour-Link monorail system is the answer to Sydney's problem of inner city transport, both now and well into the 21 st century. Because of its ultra slim design, TNT Harbour-Link can boldly travel through the very heart of the city - where the people are - moving them quickly and quietly above our congested streets, to the magnificent Darling Harbour complex. No other transit system arouses as much excitement as does the monorail. Custom-designed by Von Roll for urban areas where space is at a premium, TNT Harbour-Link is the most effective and efficient solution to moving people, and what's more, it is absolutely pollution free. Rubber tyres and electric motors mean whisper quiet travel and no exhaust fumes! Visionary in concept, TNT Harbour-Link is an innovation of which all Sydney can be justifiably proud. It enhances and contributes significantly to the delightful experience that is our modern city, and will do so for generations to come.

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THE OPERATOR THE EMPLOYMENT The TNT Group - Australia's most By providing a quick, efficient and dynamic transport organization - scenic link from the city centre, is the developer/owner/operator of TNT Harbour-Link ensures the TNT Harbour-Link. As joint owner on-going success of the of Australia's leading domestic magnificent Darling Harbour carrier, Ansett Airlines, TNT can project, on a 365 day-a-year basis. claim with complete justification, The mammoth investment in that no other private enterprise Darling Harbour and the group in Australia knows more thousands of jobs which are about moving people - quickly generated by that investment, are and safely. therefore secure - thanks to TNT Harbour-Link. THE TECHNOLOGY During the construction of TNT Von Roll - Universally Harbour-Link some 500 jobs have acknowledged as leaders in been generated, while some 30 people mover construction, Von to 40 permanent employees are Roll has custom-designed and needed to take care of operations, installed some nineteen monorail maintenance and security. systems - the latest being at Seaworld, on Queensland's Gold THE EFFECT ON TRAFFIC Coast. Von Roll represents Swiss One particular advantage of TNT technology at its very best! Harbour-Link is that it does not compete for space with cars, THE FUNDING buses, or pedestrians, in Sydney's TNT has funded the monorail in already congested streets its entirety. This means that all Support columns are located in construction and operating costs parking lanes or on extended are being met by private enter• footpath areas. This means prise. TNT Harbour-Link doesn't pedestrians continue to enjoy full cost the taxpayer a cent! What's use of existing footpaths, while more, the State Government cars and buses will continue to participates in a profit sharing utilize existing roads for through arrangement, based on ridership traffic. Parking or set-down areas, revenues. for both public and private THE LOCAL INDUSTRY transport, are still available INVOLVEMENT between those columns which are TNT Harbour-Link monorail cars located in the parking lane. are manufactured by Von Roll in The overall impact on street-level Switzerland. However, everything vehicular and pedestrian traffic else - including the monorail flow within the city is minor. assembly and fit-out of cars, control system, support columns, Meanwhile, TNT Harbour-Link, track, stations, and other with its elevated corridor, increases infrastructure - proudly wears the the overall capacity of the streets 'Made in Australia' tag. Indeed, to move people. Passengers Local Industry accounts for more glide overhead - completely than 70% of the total project. independent of, and totally unobstructed by the traffic below. Another important by-product of With the ability to move in excess TNT Harbour-Link, is the transfer of 5,000 people an hour above our of monorail technology. city streets, TNT Harbour-Link is a In essence, this means that transport planner's dream, and a future monorail projects can be passenger's delight. developed using a talent pool of experienced Australians. It has also provided a source of skilled, local operating and maintenance personnel. 4

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THE ENVIRONMENT The route, a loop configuration, The combination of rubber tyres, is 3.6 kilometres (2.25 miles) in electric drives and a continuously length. welded, steel running beam, means TNT Harbour-Link is THE STATIONS incredibly quiet. There will eventually be a total of eight stations around the loop, Meanwhile, the only visible sign of each one some 27 metres (88 the TNT Harbour-Link system, feet) long. Access to each station apart from the them• includes ramps or elevators, (in selves, is the single running beam addition to stairs or escalators) and the slender but incredibly and the platform is level with the strong "I" beam support columns, floor of the monorail. This means strategically situated, some 30 access for the disabled in wheel• metres apart, along the route. chairs or people with strollers is Additionally, selected 'inner city' unhindered - a first for Sydney support columns are suitably transit systems! treated to further soften the shape. The city stations are This unobtrusive support system integrated into host buildings so ensures visual pollution is kept to that stairs and escalators do not a minimum. intrude onto the footpaths. Even more impressive is the fact that TNT Harbour-Link does not cause any air pollution at all! Its quiet, electric drives simply do not ... access for the disabled give off any emissions whatsoever, in wheelchairs is while all bearings and lubricated parts are fully sealed! unhindered - a first for Sydney transit systems! THE TRACK Von Roll have designed TNT Harbour-Link to run overhead, some 5.5 metres (18 feet) above THE MONORAILS the ground, just above awning Each monorail (consisting of seven level, on a 70cm (28 inches) wide individual cars) is approximately by 80cm (31 inches) deep, single 32 metres long and there are six beam, which in turn, is supported monorails in total. on slender but incredibly strong, 25cm by 69cm (10 inches by 27 The TNT Harbour-Link system is inches) "I" beam columns, spaced designed to move some 5,000 approximately every 30 metres passengers per hour on the (100 feet). complete circuit at rush hour. If required, additional monorails can be added to the system, so as to increase capacity even further! When we say THE TIMETABLE "whisper-quiet", Operating hours are currently 6.00am to midnight - 7 days a we mean it! week. Now that's service for you! Depending on flow conditions, the The running beam is field-welded round trip takes approximately 12 together, to provide a continuous minutes. Cruising speed is33km/h. track which, along with rubber With all six monorails operating, tyres, ensures minimal vibration the longest you'll have to wait is and noise. When we say "whisper- just 2 minutes. Now, that's service quiet," we mean it! for you! 6

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THE SAFETY ASPECTS THE TRACK Equipment is, of course, provided The track - or running beam - to cope with the unlikely event of is a light, torsionally stiff steel an emergency. But, how safe is structure. The track is borne by TNT Harbour-Link?... in a word, steel support columns, spaced very! approximately every 30 metres. The Swiss-designed TNT The elements of the steel structure Harbour-Link monorail employs are factory pre-fabricated. Field sound, well-proven engineering assembly is therefore simplified. The Sydney Monorail is a 'light' transportation The resultant time savings mean system-the monorails are smaller than a commuter technology, which, in turn, ensures train, for example. Capacity is generated by the reliability that is second-to-none. minimal disruption to traffic and frequency of service - a monorail every two minutes. pedestrians during the With some nineteen monorail construction phase. systems to their credit, Von Roll really know how to build in safety! THE STATIONS The all-metal car bodies are The station platform is at the same of a non-flammable, lightweight level as the floor of the monorail, construction and are, at the same thereby permitting unobstructed time, extremely strong. quick-boarding and off-loading - especially for the disabled, or In the unlikely event of breakdown, people with strollers. a monorail can be moved to the next station, using stand-by power, THE POWER SUPPLY or by using another monorail to The power rails are attached at the push it. side of the track. They consist of Travelling in Safety - TNT Harbour-Link uses the TNT Harbour-Link monorails are three aluminium/stainless steel latest in electronic surveillance which, along with computer-controlled, and have collector lines, mounted on security patrols, provides for passenger safety. well proven, automatic fail-safe insulators. An insulating cover, controls and blocking systems to along the entire track length, prevent any possibility of collision. protects against accidental contact. A fourth rail forms part of OTHER STANDARD SAFETY the monorail control system. FEATURES INCLUDE: THE ROLLING STOCK • an intercom inside each car The rolling stock consists of which enables passengers to compact monorail vehicles. The speak with central control; main electrical control equipment is accommodated in the front car, • closed circuit television while a single-axle drive bogie is surveillance at stations, with located between each of the continuous monitoring from seven cars. Up-thrust and side-thrust wheels prevent any central control; The bogies are provided with air- possibility of derailment. bag suspension and rubber-tyred drive and guide wheels to give • a track structure designed TNT Harbour-Link excellent riding, to withstand collision by road braking and adhesion properties. vehicles, plus a system of sensors The vehicles are powered by six, which, in the event of track mis• independent D.C. motors mounted alignment, immediately brings the on the bogies. Two independent monorails to a halt; brake systems acting on each drive axle assure maximum safety • up-thrust and side-thrust and reliability. wheels which prevent any possibility of derailment;

•TNT security staff and system controllers who monitor the monorail system around-the-clock. 9 TNT HARBOUR-LINK THE ROUTE

TNT Harbour-Link, as its name 4. DARLING WALK-the last implies, links the Darling Harbour station before leaving Darling complex with the city centre, Harbour is located near the Darling encouraging Sydney-siders and Walk development - a tomorrow's visitors alike to enjoy a fast, world of entertainment and convenient and scenic ride to the technology; and also serves the various attractions that Darling magnificent Chinese Gardens, Harbour has to offer. near the corner of Liverpool and Harbour Streets; the major Conversely, the millions of visitors landscaped park areas of Darling drawn to Darling Harbour each Harbour; and Trades Hall. year have ready access to the retail heart of the city. TNT Harbour-Link- an exciting addition to Sydney's 5. - TNT transport system. In addition, the TNT Harbour-Link Harbour-Link then travels up loop provides a convenient link Liverpool Street and over George between the city centre and the Street to World Square Station inner suburbs of Pyrmont and which serves this exciting new Ultimo. development (with its shops, international hotel, and office To examine the TNT Harbour-Link complex) on the site of the old route, let us start at Darling Anthony Hordern building; the Harbour - at one of the route's movie theatre district; and provides most exciting sites - the a direct link with George Street Harbourside Festival Marketplace, buses. on the western side of Pyrmont Bridge. 6. TOWN HALL - the route then TNT Harbour-Link runs high above Darling Harbour, runs along to Town Hall allowing boats up to 50 feet high to pass under the Station, where an underground running beam unimpeded. On those few occasions when tall-masted ships wish to enter inner Darling 1. HARBOURSIDE - serving the arcade provides quick, convenient Harbour, the monorail service will halt temporarily access to the SRA's Town Hall while the beam opens with the Pyrmont Bridge Harbourside Festival Marketplace swing span - an exciting event in itself. development, with its dynamic mix railway station. of specialty shops, cafes, bars and restaurants; the National Maritime 7. CITY CENTRE - continuing Museum; the northern Darling along Pitt Street, TNT Harbour- Harbour car park; and the suburb Link arrives at City Centre station, of Pyrmont. located near the Market-Pitt Streets intersection - the retail heart of the city. This station also 2. CONVENTION CENTRE - serves the Central Business skirting the western edge of District; the city's secondary movie Darling Harbour, the route heads district; and the Queen Victoria for Convention Centre Station, Building. which serves the enormous 3,500 seat Convention Centre; the suburb of Ultimo; plus the 8. CASINO - moving down Market Government Printing Office and Street, TNT Harbour-Link then the TAB Head Office. stops at the Casino Station, serving both the International Hotel/Casino development and 3. HAYMARKET-this next station the Aquarium. is situated adjacent to the Entertainment Centre car park. This station is also in close It also serves the Powerhouse proximity to Kent Street car parks Museum; Sydney Technical and the eastern promenade of College; "Paddy's Market"; the Darling Harbour. The monorail track is supported by "I" beam NSW Institute of Technology; A spectacular ride across the water columns which are treated to make them as hustling, bustling Chinatown; and attractive as possible, whilst still maintaining a high over Pyrmont Bridge completes degree of safety. There are some 120 such columns the Haymarket. the round trip. along the 3.6km route. 10

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Another imaginative project from: TNT-THE WORLDWIDE TRANSPORTATION GROUP

-Feople moving people. For further information contact: TNT HARBOUR-LINK Floor 22, St. Martins Tower, 31 Market Street, Sydney 2000. Australia. Telephone (02) 293-294

MONORAIL DESIGN AND SUPPLY: uonHoll Monorail VON ROLL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS PTY. LTD., 231 Miller Street, North Sydney 2060. Australia. Telephone (02) 959-3199

VON ROLL TRANSPORTSYSTEME AG, Industriestrasse 2, CH-3601, Thun, Switzerland. Telephone (033) 21 99 88

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