Re: New ARA railway map available online

Re the Sydney enlargement:

1. the Sydney Airport line is not marked;
2. the complex of freight lines in the Enfield area is not marked;
3. I thought that the main route to the south nowadays was through East
Hills rather than through Liverpool;
4. "Regents" & "Regents Park" looks like a partial duplication of names.

Re the Brisbane enlargement:

1. the loop through Exhibition is not marked;
2. it would be geographically correct to mark the standard gauge line
southwards as being to the west of the narrow gauge one.

Re the legend:

1. What does "Regular" mean, and how would an "irregular" passenger route be
marked? Does "Regular" actually mean "Scheduled"?
2. "Freight traffic" should be "Freight traffic only" (but I think "Other
routes" would be a better description, since that would include "irregular"
passenger services).
3. RAILWAYOPEN should be RAILWAYS OPEN
4. "Station Urban Major" and "Station Rural Other" (the only two categories
of station) need some explanation, punctuation or expansion.

Mike

"David Bromage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> This is the list of comments received to date:
>
> General
> -
> Narrow gauge should be 1067mm gauge in legend.
> -
> Could the final map be produced in a raster format with georeferencing
> so that it can be loaded into mapping software such as OziExplorer?
>
> Queensland
> -
> Weipa - Andoom should be 1435mm gauge.
> -
> Atherton - Herberton and Tumoulin - Ravenshoe open as tourist railway
> (1067mm gauge)
> -
> Rockhampton should be between The Caves and Gracemere, not on the
> Yeppoon branch.
> -
> Roma Street and Central should be transposed.
> -
> Standard gauge needs to follow the Cleveland line out to Fisherman's
> Island.  The Fisherman's Island branch ir a freight only route on 1067mm
> and 1435mm gauge..
> -
> Beenleigh - Robina is not shown as an urban route on the detail map.
> -
> Bethania - Beaudesert is open as a tourist railway (1067mm gauge)
> -
> Why is Dulacca - Drillham shown as an urban route?
> -
> The extensive 610mm gauge network of sugar lines is not shown.
>
> NSW
> -
> There is a strict definition of what constitutes an open line.  A line
> can only be "closed" by an Act of Parliament so there are many branch
> lines which are still legally "open" but "out of use".  See
> http://www.triode.net.au/~rolfeb/nsw/ for a very detailed map (with GPS
> coordinates) of which lines are "open" but "out of use".
> -
> Armidale - Glen Innes is open but out of use.
> -
> Newcastle area should show freight lines to Port Waratah and Kooragang
> Island.
> -
> West Tamworth - Westdale freight line missing.
> -
> Dulwich Hill - Lewisham is shown as an urban route but should be a
> freight line.
> -
> Incorrect spelling of Carlingford.
> -
> Wollongong - Pt Kembla should be an urban route.
> -
> Mittagong - Braemar freight line missing.
> -
> Moss Vale - Berrima freight line missing.
> -
> Nowra-Bomaderry should read Bomaderry (Nowra).
> -
> Incorrect spelling of Uranquinty (near Wagga Wagga).
> -
> Jindabyne - Blue Cow (Skitube) missing (1435mm gauge)
> -
> Cowra - Canowindra is a tourist railway, but currently unused due to
> flood damage.  Canowindra - Trajere is out of use.
> -
> Glenreagh West - Lowanna open as a tourist railway (1435mm gauge)
> -
> Pelaw Main - Richmond Main (near Kurri Kuri) open as tourist railway
> (135mm gauge)
> -
> Picton - Buxton open as tourist railway (1435mm gauge)
> -
> Crookwell - McAlister (near Goulburn) open tourist railway (1435mm gauge)
> -
> Cooma line shown as open to freight.  Has been closed since 1990.
> -
> Queanbeyan - Michelago is open as a tourist railway (1435mm gauge)
> -
> Chakola - Cooma is open as a tourist railway (1435mm gauge)
> -
> Tourist railway (1435mm gauge) at Ladysmith on part of Tumbarumba line.
> -
> Suggest new inset maps of Newcastle and Wollongong areas.
>
> Victoria
> -
> Does not show City Loop urban route in detail map.  Does not show
> Flinders Street.
> -
> Shows East Camberwell to East Malvern. Should be Camberwell to Alamein,
> not joining Glen Waverley line.
> -
> Newport - Sunshine 1600mm gauge is freight only.
> -
> Albion (past Sunshine) - Jacana 1600mm gauge is freight only.
> -
> Sydenham should be Watergardens.
> -
> Sunbury is not an urban route beyond Watergardens.
> -
> Newport - Williamstown urban route missing.
> -
> Newport - Westona - Laverton urban route missing.
> -
> Kensington - Flemington Racecourse urban route missing.
> -
> Lyndhurst is not a station.  There is one nearby called Merinda Park now
> shown on the map.
> -
> Ballarat - Ararat 1600mm gauge to be reopened for passenger services
> before Christmas.
> -
> Frankston - Stony Point should be a passenger route.
> -
> Hastings - Long Island freight line missing.
> -
> Baxter - Moorooduc out of use.  Mooroduc - Mornington tourist railway
> missing. (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Yarra Glen - Healsville tourist railway missing (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Belgrave - Cockatoo tourist railway missing (762mm gauge)
> -
> Thompson - Walhahha tourist railway missing (610mm gauge)
> -
> Wahgunyah line shown branching at Wangaratatta, shound branch at
> Springhurst. Rutherglen tourist railway missing (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Castlemaine - Maldon tourist railway missing (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Daylesford - Bullarto tourist railway missing (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Nyora - Leongatha should be tourist railway (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Shows part of the Wonthaggi line branching at Nyora.  Removed c1974.
> -
> Drysdale - Queenscliff tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge), south
> east of Geelong.
> -
> Standard gauge line to Maroon should branch from Geelong - Ballarat line
> at Gheringhap.
> -
> Incorrect spelling of Pakenham on inset map.
> -
> Incorrect spelling of Dandenong on main map.
>
> South Australia
> -
> Dry Creek - Port Adelaide line is freight only (1435mm and 1600mm gauge)
> -
> Gillman Jcn - Port Adelaide freight line missing (1435mm and 1600mm gauge)
> -
> Ethelton (on Outer Harbour line)- Pelican Point freight line missing
> (1435mm and 1600mm gauge)
> -
> Woodlands Park - Tonsley urban route missing (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Kevin - Penong should be services suspended.  ARG have allowed that
> section of track to revert to state ownership.
> -
> The line beyond Kapunda has been lifted and should not appear.
> -
> Mt Barker - Victor Harbour tourist railway missing (1600mm gauge).  Also
> correct spelling if Harbour.
> -
> Peterborough - Eurelia tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge)
> -
> Quorn - Pt Augusta tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge).  Quorn -
> Bruce and Quorn Willochra also still exist but are out of use.
> -
> Wallaroo - Kadina - Bute tourist railway missing (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Mt Gambier - Millicent is open as a tourist railway (1600mm gauge)
> -
> Suggest new inset map of Pt Augusta/Stirling North
>
> Northern Territory
> -
> MacDonnell Siding (10km south of Alice Srings) - Ewaninga Siding open as
> a tourist railway (1067mm gauge).
>
> Western Australia
> -
> Boulder loop line tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge)
> -
> Pinjarra - Dwellingup tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge)
>
> Tasmania
> -
> Burnie - Wiltshire should be services suspended.
> -
> Coles Beach - Don tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge)
> -
> Abt tourist railway missing (1067mm gauge)
>