Re: [vic]Leongatha rail service review (gov annncmnt)

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Chris Parnell (chris@infinisource.com) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> Evening all.
> <james_ccj@my-deja.com> wrote in message 8cpnq3$qh2$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:8cpnq3$qh2$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > What would be the next country rail service returning to V/line's map??
> > Cobram??  Sherpparton to Echuca??

> The Shepparton service is run by a private operator, Hoys Rail Road. At
> present, there is insufficient traffic to warrant an extension of the rail
> service from Shepparton to Cobram

The reason for the insufficnent traffic _is_ the absence of a rail
service. Patronage between Shepparton and Cobram has declined since the
rail service was cut back. Ditto all the other services replaced with
buses.

kCheers
David