Talk:St. James railway station, Sydney
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if you want to see pictures, type in "st james tunnel" into google image search. unfortunately none of the images can be viewed in their original size due to the fact that the sydney cave clan have since moved these pictures, or have denied access to them, but they can be viewed in thumbnail mode
[edit] Platforms
I think the statement that the inner disused platforms never held rails is incorrect- I thought that prior to the opening of the Circular Quay extension, St James was a four track terminal station. The Fulch 01:12, 20 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] tunnels
Couldn't all the tunnel info actually go in another article or be merged into an article devoted to sydney tunnels alone? currently 80% of the article is based on these old construction tunnels and not much on the history of the station itself. Nomadtales 00:59, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
- There is actually an article on Sydney underground railways which has a brief write up of the disused tunnels. Perhaps most of the info in this article could be merged across? Nomadtales 01:05, 8 February 2006 (UTC)
- No - the history of the tunnels is so linked up with the original plans for St James that it would be wrong to leave out all that information without reference to the original plans for St James, which would have made it one of the biggest stations in the CBD area due to all the interconnecting lines. I will get around to writing more about the station itself when I have time - there is a lot more that can be said on its present day function.
(JROBBO 12:01, 20 February 2006 (UTC))
- I agree, the tunnel info should remain.
Alexander101010 03:59, 2 August 2006 (UTC)
Just reading this article a was curious to who wrote it. Then i saw the mention of the CC. How much more of the CC will be mentioned?
The info about the underground tunnels is fascinating, but do we really need a vivid tour guide to flooded, inaccessable areas? 'Accessing them via the used tunnels is rather dangerous, although so long as one understands the meaning of the tunnel safety lights one is in far greater risk of being arrested than of being run over by a train'- Last i checked, Wiki isn't a amateur thrill-seeker guide, not should it be encouraging illegal activities. Sorry to sound like a narc.
- It's not encouraging illegal activities. That's utterly stupid. JROBBO 04:13, 28 October 2006 (UTC)
Really? Listing entry points for restricted areas and mentioning the possibility of arrest sure seem to me to be encouraging illegal acts. I just don't wanna read that some idiot got squished while searching for these lost tunnels. Oh, and paragraphs like the following do not belong in an encyclopedia: When you are at the start of the tunnel, note the narrow rail tracks running into the water. They go all the way to the end. It would be worthwhile diving to the bottom of this tunnel at the end and investigating whether the end of this tunnel does indeed end abruptly, as there are some interesting sections vaguely discernible from the water surface. I don't know about the water quality or the eels, but it looks pretty clear. Speculation, POV and substance-less. In fact i don't think the phrase 'i don't know' should begin ANY sentence in ANY article.
