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*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Jun 30th, 2007 at 01:24:22 PM EST
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... the ending, "always think in networks" and the list as the common intro, and "this is chapter 3, ..."

Great stuff ... much I had seen before when learning about rail for the fight to keep the rail line in Newcastle, NSW, and much new.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sat Jun 30th, 2007 at 03:38:47 PM EST
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If this is gonna be a multi-parter, I'll need more pictures, and forward hints (e.g. say hint at RER in the second chapter).

Hm-mmm... or maybe drop the mixed systems after 'basic' systems order. What about this division:

  1. General intro, stopping trains (c. 1500 words)
  2. Common ntro, rapid transit, heavy metro, RER (c. 2100 words)
  3. Common intro, light rail, light metro, tram-train, conclusion (c. 2200 words)

The current diary is about 5000 words. Would part length maximum of 2200 words + 2-3 more image captions be right or still too long?

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.
by DoDo on Sat Jun 30th, 2007 at 05:18:14 PM EST
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I'd say 1,000 to 1,500 is better for dKos ... which makes maybe 5 chapters:
  1. General intro, stopping trains (c. 1500 words)
  2. Common intro, rapid transit
  3. Common intro, heavy metro, RER
  4. Common intro, light rail
  5. Common intro, light metro, tram-train, conclusion

I can get online pictures of some Aussie trains for stopping trains, one of rapid transit or RER when I figure out which one the main Sydney system is, and light rail from Melbourne.


I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.
by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sat Jun 30th, 2007 at 05:36:48 PM EST
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OK, I'll do that, the rest in email.

Regarding Sydney CityRail, I'd vote for rapid transit, if for no better reason than that AFAIK there is no subway network it could relate to as express metro -- but indeed it's difficult to get clever of the terminology...

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Sun Jul 1st, 2007 at 06:37:30 AM EST
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The City Circle is underground, in a loop entering at Central Station and running around Town Hall, Wynyard, becoming an EL at Circular Quay, then going underground again to St. James and Museum, and all of the main suburban lines in the city either run through the City Circle, or part of it. The Airport line also runs underground for four stations, including two suburban stations and the two airport stations (domestic and international terminals).

So while its mostly at ground level with the occasional dive or overpass, it is only the interurban and country trains terminating at Central that avoid going underground altogether.

I've been accused of being a Marxist, yet while Harpo's my favourite, it's Groucho I'm always quoting. Odd, that.

by BruceMcF (agila61 at netscape dot net) on Sun Jul 1st, 2007 at 10:37:19 AM EST
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