Alecia L Dunn
Executive Secretary
10000 Friends of Greater Sydney Limited
PO Box 5378 West Chatswood, 1515
Ph: 8668 2370 Email: frogs10k@bigpond.com
02 December 2009
PRESS RELEASE
Revolutionary Rail Plan
10000 Friends of Greater Sydney (FROGS) releases
Rail plan strategy to take advantage of existing rail
infrastructure
A leading independent transport group is today pleased to
announce a new affordable rail strategy for Sydney, which will
see less wait and faster trains for commuters by taking
advantage of existing rail infrastructure.
The 10000 Friend of Greater Sydney (FROGS), led by former
RTA director Ken Dobinson, says the new plan will not require
major works.
“For too long, transport plans to reform Sydney’s ailing system
have been expensive and impractical. Our strategy simply
involves dividing the current network into two systems using
existing tracks,” says Dobinson, director of FROGS. “One track
will operate exclusively as a Metro-style while the other will be a
double-decker.”
The plan also includes the introduction of state-of-the art
signalling, which will see more trains per hour and dramatically
increase passenger numbers.
“The most important aspect of our plan is it is within state
budget limitations,” he says.
Once developed, this plan can easily be expanded to help areas
in desperate need of public transport, with rail extensions to
areas in desperate need of more public transport, including new
lines to the east, west, north-west and south-west.
The full report is available on the FROGS website
Contacts :
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email: frogs10k@bigpond.com, or
Des Dent on 0431 586 146 Ken Dobinson on 0419227466
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