❓ Question on Notice regarding the Perth to Mandurah railway project's ongoing costs, specifically comparing the chosen freeway route to alternative routes and the Kenwick route. The Minister's response defends the freeway route based on operational efficiencies and cost savings.
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PERTH TO MANDURAH RAILWAY, $47 MILLION ESTIMATE
I refer to the ongoing recurrent cost estimate of $47 million, as given in consideration in detail debate, for the Perth to Mandurah railway, and ask - (1) What were the ongoing costs associated with the Kenwick route? (2) Did the Government consider ongoing costs when it selected the freeway route? (3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
I refer to the ongoing recurrent cost estimate of $47 million, as given in consideration in detail debate, for the Perth to Mandurah railway, and ask - (1) What were the ongoing costs associated with the Kenwick route? (2) Did the Government consider ongoing costs when it selected the freeway route? (3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN
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(1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(1) What were the ongoing costs associated with the Kenwick route? (2) Did the Government consider ongoing costs when it selected the freeway route? (3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(2) Did the Government consider ongoing costs when it selected the freeway route? (3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(1) What were the ongoing costs associated with the Kenwick route? (2) Did the Government consider ongoing costs when it selected the freeway route? (3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(2) Did the Government consider ongoing costs when it selected the freeway route? (3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(3) Did the Government consider and do a cost analysis of other routes, such as the Labouchere Road route through South Perth or the City of Melville’s preferred route through Nedlands and under the river up to Garden City? Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
Ms A.J. MacTIERNAN replied: (1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
(1)-(3) Presumably the member is referring to recurrent costs. The fast, direct route obviously provides greater operational savings per unit of person transported. We have been able to markedly reduce the number of railcars - from 107 to 93 - on the fast, direct route, because we can save time taking people from the south west suburbs into the city and vice versa. There will be a very significant capital saving for the rolling stock required and savings in operational expenditure. Our aim in going down the fast, direct route is to deliver a better service to more people. Instead of having eight trains an hour during the peak period as proposed by members opposite, we have been able to deliver between 12 and 14 trains an hour from the Thomsons Lake area within the same cost constraints. It is pretty easy to understand that, with a shorter route, we will need less rolling stock and fewer drivers to move the same volume of people.
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