Re: Wodonga gets boost in railway move deal

["Arthur Marsh" <mars0177@flinders.edu.au>]

I had a wicked idea the other week that the federal government could fund
projects to better integrate and otherwise the rail system, by targeting
lines that contribute to interstate freight movements (e.g. Melbourne to
Brisbane, s.g. Pinaroo - Ouyen).

Anyone have suggestions on how this might be done so that the costs to the
government would be offset by reduced long-term transport/infrastructure
costs?

"Maurie Daly" <mauried@tpg.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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
>