What the hell is a flying terminus? I'm getting visions of some
sort of Hayao Miyazaki sort of affair ...

http://216.55.161.203/theonekea/unde...g-terminus.txt

The person who invented this

Huh? Grade-separating the scissors crossover is hardly a huge leap of
the imagination. I'm sure a lot more than 1 person has thought of it
before, and then only considered it a passing thought rather than an
invention!

has done the math and discovered that
reversing capacity on this terminal layout is very high - capacity is
only limited by the run in time + dwell time + run out time; if these
values are kept low, frequencies as high as 40tph can be contemplated.

asdf wrote:

Huh? Grade-separating the scissors crossover is hardly a huge leap of
the imagination. I'm sure a lot more than 1 person has thought of it
before, and then only considered it a passing thought rather than an
invention!

So? That doesn't change the fact that with almost all of the
conflicting movements created by a flat terminal layout removed by
grade-separating the scissors crossover, line capacity can be massively
increased.

If it's so humdrum, why hasn't it been done yet?

On 21 May 2005 07:35:38 -0700, "TheOneKEA"
wrote:

asdf wrote:

Huh? Grade-separating the scissors crossover is hardly a huge leap of
the imagination. I'm sure a lot more than 1 person has thought of it
before, and then only considered it a passing thought rather than an
invention!

So? That doesn't change the fact that with almost all of the
conflicting movements created by a flat terminal layout removed by
grade-separating the scissors crossover, line capacity can be massively
increased.

If it's so humdrum, why hasn't it been done yet?

The idea may be trivial, but finding the will and the funding to
actually do it most certainly isn't!

Especially considering it would only really be necessary from (year
when new Vic stock is introduced) until (year when Crossrail 2 opens)
- projected at 7 years, though no doubt it will be nearer 20