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❓ A parliamentary question probes the Minister about new rolling stock for the rail system and the necessity of the South Perth-Como link due to limitations of the new trains accessing the Kenwick facilities. The Minister denies the stated reason, citing operational complexities instead.

AnsweredQoN 1726Legislative Assembly

Asked

10 April 2002

Member

Hon. P.G. Pendal

Portfolio

Planning and Infrastructure

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(1) Will the Minister confirm that new rolling stock for the southern-northern suburbs rail systems has been ordered by the present Government?
(2) Is it correct that the Government has stated that the proposed South Perth-Como link needs to be built because the new rolling stock is unable to access the Kenwick option?
(3) If yes to (2), why can’t the new rolling stock access the Kenwick facilities?

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Answered

27 June 2002

Responded by

Minister for Planning and Infrastructure

Response time

78 days

2 -3). No. However, I have pointed out that to run these trains satisfactorily, the number of stations on the Victoria Park line were planned to be closed. Alternatively, they would have to run at 110 kilometres per hour which would lengthen the Kenwick Deviation trip time even further. I have also stated that these trains will run at different speeds to the other trains running on the Armadale line. Running 20 trains per hour travelling at 2 different speeds with 2 or 3 different stopping patterns would be extremely difficult.

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