. The Street railway journal . lroads, concludedthat competition is not the same in all localities. Accord-ing to the findings, in some localities the competition hasbeen beneficial by building up suburban traffic to a pointnever reached before. Much of this patronage, it seems,is obtained by steam roads, while in other instances rail-roads affected by electric traffic have closed way stations,making it possible to give better express service for long-distances than was possible before the electric competition. 928 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XX. No. 23. The Electric Railway in Sydney The ci
. The Street railway journal . lroads, concludedthat competition is not the same in all localities. Accord-ing to the findings, in some localities the competition hasbeen beneficial by building up suburban traffic to a pointnever reached before. Much of this patronage, it seems,is obtained by steam roads, while in other instances rail-roads affected by electric traffic have closed way stations,making it possible to give better express service for long-distances than was possible before the electric competition. 928 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol. XX. No. 23. The Electric Railway in Sydney The city of Sydney, in New South Wales, boasts ofhaving the largest and most complete electric railway sys-tem in Australia. The enterprise is owned and controlled steam line between Randwick and Waverly, which couldnot be made to yield a profit until it had been convertedinto an electric road. This experiment was, however,soon discontinued, and the electrical apparatus removed toNorth Sydney and erected at the terminus of the cable. CIRCULAR QUAY AT SYDNEY, SHOWING TROLLEY LINE by the government, three commissioners appointed by the system for an extension to Middle Harbor. The nextPremier for a term of seven years being in direct charge development was the extension of the Ocean Street cableof this department of public service. The work of organi- line as far as Rose Bay, the new part being operated byzation and construction has occupied five years, and the electricity. plans of the government provide for still further extension This line skirts the shores of Sydney Harbor, and hasand improvement in the service. many steep grades and sharp curves. A view of the cir- . A description of the initial plant for this system was cular quay, showing the trolley lines in operation at theprinted in the Street Rai lway Journal in October, present time, is presented on thispage. From these modest beginnings developedthe present city and suburban system forSydney, which includes 145 miles of tr
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