Re: Wodonga gets boost in railway move deal

[david <david@gwmail.nmit.vic.edu.au>]

Will that affect FA's contract at all - they seem to be loosing lines and
thus their use of those lines.

Regards,
David Head

Maurie Daly wrote:

> On Sun, 10 Dec 2000 23:09:46 GMT, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David
> Bromage) wrote:
>
> >A $57 million project to move the Wodonga rail line is expected to boost
> >jobs and investment in Victoria's north-east. The Victorian and Federal
> >Governments have made decisions in principle to jointly pay for the
> >Wodonga rail bypass project.
> >
> >http://www.theage.com.au/business/2000/12/11/FFXF4B8LJGC.html
>
> Seems like a fair bit of pollie speak here.
> Can anyone elaborate on exactly where the proposed rail line is going
> to go.
> I can only presume that it will follow the existing road bypass on the
> left hand side ,cross the old Highway at the traffic lights near the
> bridge and then continue on across the flood plain to join the
> existing line somewhere north of Coal Sidings.
> If so, where exactly is the new station going to go , as well as the
> proposed new freight facility.
> Will the existing rail bridge over the Murray river remain?
> Does any of this impact on Albury Station or whats left of Albury
> yard.
> Interesting also that the Vic Govt wants the feds to contribute to the
> guage conversion of whats left of the BG network to SG.
> If so, surely then the Feds should also contribute to guage converting
> whats left of the country BG network in SA to SG,including Wolseley to
> Mt G which thay have consistantly refused to do.
>
> MD