Re: [VIC] Standard Gauging

[rhay10@scu.edu.au]

How difficult would it be to do a 'quick & dirty' change of ALL of SA's
and Vic's broad guage to standard - as the cornering radius would not
have to be changed?

Richard hay


In article <3883E1B0.389C25D3@ozemail.com.au>,
  James Brook <ajmbrook@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> Steven Hurst wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >         I know the regauging of Victorian lines has been raised
many times
> > before, but I was just thinking in regard to the Warnambool line,
and the
> > general consensus seems to be that this line would not be re-gauged.
> >         But Why!?  Surely Melb - Geelong needs to become SG (ie. no
longer 3
> > tracks anymore just 2)   Then Warnambool trains would be stuck
unless the
> > terminated at Geelong, so you would need SG down there, and dual
gauging
> > lowers your speed limit to 80 kph for the BG trains, so please tell
me any
> > other option that would allow that line to stay BG.
>
> I don't think they would bother re-gauging the Geelong line. The
broad gauge
> would be used for passenger and any freight that comes from the
Warrnambool line
> and the standard gauge would pobably become the goods line (apart
from the
> Overland). I think the current passenger network will probably remain
broad
> gauge while the freight network will become standard gauge.
>
> --
> - James Brook -
>
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