The Mass-Produced Metros of China | Rapid Transit Standardization
The Mass-Produced Metros of China | Rapid Transit Standardization
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The Mass-Produced Metros of China | Rapid Transit Standardization
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The Mass-Produced Metros of China | Rapid Transit Standardization
The Mass-Produced Metros of China | Rapid Transit Standardization
@AgreeableLandscape I certainly think there's a lot to be learnt from China's nationwide standardisation of its metros.
And as @RMTransit points out, it has allowed them to rapidly rollout new metro systems across the country.
Compare that to Australia, where each state has its own set of rail gauge, electrification, and signalling standards.
I also wonder whether, for countries that do have legacy rail systems, the costs of retrofitting nationwide standards might outweigh the benefits?
Still, definitely worth considering.
And here's the link to Reece's video for anyone who's following along on Mastodon: https://youtu.be/ehTy-qQVZhM
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@largess @AgreeableLandscape @RMTransit There are opportunities even right now to move closer towards a national standard for rail that are being squandered.
I mean, right now Qld is building Cross River Rail. Why not build that with dual gauge?
Victoria is removing level crossings, and SA recently electrified the Gawler line. Why not lay dual-gauge track as part of those projects?
Victoria is building the SRL, and NSW is building the Metro lines that Chris Minns hasn't cancelled yet. They're largely or entirely separate from the rest of the rail network. Why not build them to a new national standard, using standard gauge?
I was thinking about this as well. China started their first rapid transit systems a full century after Europe and the US. Maybe it would work to first introduce a broad set of standardized options at the expense of the efficiency of providing fewer options. From there, consolidate offerings over time as local systems and nations are adapted. Forward compatibility should be planned in so that functioning older equipment isn't unduly discarded.
@ajsadauskas @AgreeableLandscape @RMTransit What China has done is incredibly interesting but largely only works because they don't currently have said rail networks. In Australia we do, everywhere, and they are generally historic corridors with the greatest density. In some places in Australia i.e. Sydney where the Bankstown conversion is occurring it shows it can be done, but is is expensive and time consuming for a plan to run them at frequencies that are easily achieved by suburban railways.
@AussieWirraway @ajsadauskas @AgreeableLandscape @RMTransit
Basically, it's like the how Adam Something describes the problems of European international rail. Except substitute the different countries of Europe with the different states of Australia. The specifics are different but the general issues are basically the same.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxz4oY0T85Y