snatcher Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 For me it was an iconic Sydney image,watching the monorail crossing over Pyrmont Bridge Walking over Pyrmont Bridge late last year the wife and I were dissapointed to see it had been dismantled At the time we meant to ask our daughter what had happened to it but totally forgot to mention it. Anyone on here shed any light onto this ? I assume it was just not paying for itself. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted October 14, 2014 Share Posted October 14, 2014 Apparently it was past its use by date. It opened in 1988, as a part of Sydney being a city of the future. More or less a novelty, doing a bit of a loop thru the city and the new Darling Harbour Darling Harbour Exhibition and Convention Center have also been demolished. The light rail has been and will be extended. Sydney Ports Authority public housing tenants at Millers Point have all been evicted and relocated. All roads lead to the new Casino Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatcher Posted October 14, 2014 Author Share Posted October 14, 2014 Thanks for the explanation Ryder At least I got to ride on it before it was demolished. It always used to tickle me when walking over Pyrmont Bridge the number of Asians who kept under the shade of the monorail. Nobody else seemed to bother. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest no one Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 It was just a tourist trap by the end of its life. Now with the free CBD buses and Trams... no need for it at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel.pringle Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 It got chucked, apparently Hobart wanted it but i think it might have been scrapped. The developers of the exhibition and convention centre projects wanted it gone because it would have been in the way, and with light rail soon to be built through the CBD it was seen as redundant. Hrgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sydneyfisher12 Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 I believe they used a part of it as support for a road bridge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorski Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 For a tidy sum of 6 million it could be yours though hahahttp://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydenham/miscellaneous-goods/the-sydney-monorail-is-for-sale/1057530862 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Hi John The Monorail was controversial from the start, it was originally meant to go much further (which would have made it more useful) but too many protests from people who claimed that it would spoil the views of existing buildings (including heritage listed ones) put paid to that. TNT's Sir Peter Ables who came up with the concept was a bit of a visionary and originally offered to build an International Village on the Northern side of Darling Harbour which would have been served by the Monorail. When that fell through he gave up on promoting the Mono Rail beyond the limited route that was built. Demolishing the Exhibition and Convention centres was an act of commercial vandalism. Only 26 years old they were great buildings designed by two of Australia's top Architects (Phillip Cox and John Andrews). Would have been far better and a lot cheaper to build new buildings elsewhere (if they were in fact essential to house larger functions) Ryder is spot on with his comment "All roads lead to the new Casino" Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catchin Jack Posted October 15, 2014 Share Posted October 15, 2014 Ahhh the new casino, and watch the lockout laws etc get scrapped once it's built. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joel.pringle Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 The area covered by the lock-out laws already exempts the second casino site, years before it's even built! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryder Posted October 16, 2014 Share Posted October 16, 2014 For a tidy sum of 6 million it could be yours though haha http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/sydenham/miscellaneous-goods/the-sydney-monorail-is-for-sale/1057530862 That reminds me of a Simpsons episode, haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryO Posted October 17, 2014 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Perfect form of transport.. up in the air away from roads and traffic. Would have made sense to expand its coverage area instead of wasting money re inventing the tram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevemid Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Oh....and all the poor people from Millers Point and other government subsidised properties are being given bus tickets to Qld I stand behind everything I say, except usually I'm prone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snatcher Posted October 24, 2014 Author Share Posted October 24, 2014 Thanks team,have learnt a lot from your feedback John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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