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Re: The future of broad gauge was Ouyen - Pinnaroo line

Subject: Re: The future of broad gauge was Ouyen - Pinnaroo line
From: dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)
Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2000 04:37:57 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Another Optus Customer
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david (david@nmit.vic.edu.au) won a Nobel Prize for literature by writing:
> If  BG is converted to SG, what is the future of the preserved BG fleet ? Where
> will they run ???

The metropolitan and commuter lines (Geelong, Ballarat, Bendigo, Seymour
and Traralgon) would remain BG, and probably Warrnambool. There is no
economic justification for regauging the commuter lines.

The down line between Castlemaine and Bendigo might be regauged to give
access to Echuca and beyond via Maryborough. There is little interstate
traffic from the Gippsland and Warrnambool lines, and that which does is
exist is mostly in containers.

Cheers
David

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