Re: Tocumwal(V/NSW) and Goulburn Valley

["James C" <noemail@emailsux.com>]

> I agree with Doug I can never see it feesible for the return of passenger
> traffic to Cobram, sorry to be a pessimist, unless the current labour
> gonvernment injects funds to restore the service and heavilly subisidies
> N.E. Although I have thaught of running a 3 car sprinter service on the
G.V.
> line one detatches off at Toolamba for Echuca, two to Shepp and one for
> Cobram, but once again it would only be a service with no real return on
> capital.
That won't be a problem....most of the locals I talked to travels to
Melbourne very frequently, or to Sherpparton for shopping/movies very often.

Buses are't very comfortable(stiff seats and seat belts), takes a long time
where as trains are specious can comfortable, would be very attractive to
passengers. Let Sydney XPT stops at Seymore with connection from Goulburn
Valley towns would help out  loading for Sydney XPT (which recently loss
some passengers to cut price airlines)



> As for F.A. heading north it has been discussed various times on this N.G
> with interesting comments, which I would like to add. Given that the
current
> line heads north to Finley and sharp East to Berrigan then North again to
> Nanandera, sever the line at Berrigan, totally abolish the Berrigan
> Nananadera bit as the latter town is already served by F.A. Continue the
> line to Oaklands from Berrigan, and abolish the Oaklands Benalla B.G
> section. By doing this you are only laying a new 40km section to Oaklands,
> eliminating a total upgrade between Berrigan and Nanandera some 160Km and
> considerable bridge work would be required. This could then fully utilise
> the G.V.line once converted to S.G with additional traffic from Oaklands.
By
> totally removing the Benalla Oaklands line huge savings in maintance are
> obtained considering the distance of the line and what runs on it. This
> would also allow the removal of the section therefore enabling the removal
> of the Wodonga Seymour B.G.section. (Sorry Rod but they my thoughts)
I found an article from Railway Gazette, the CEO of FA asked RSA to reopen
all the lines north of Tocuwmal or it will buy those lines! FA is getting
more ambitious then ever.....

Cheers
James




> Regards
> Thommo
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