Re: [Vic] Fast (160km/h) Train to country Vic.

[james_ccj@my-deja.com]

In article <8ba9ej$ini$1@possum.melbpc.org.au>,
"Gordon Macmillan" <gmac@melbpc.org.au> wrote:
> What's the possibility of making one track to Bendigo standard guage?
Not feasible at the moment, given them a few years.

> Does any freight use Sunshine-Ballarat, so, convert that to SG also
before
> getting new
> rolling stock?
Very little, most freight trains  uses Mel-Geelong-Ballarat track


> Could electric SG then be added to these for suburban use?
> Ultimately, convert a track to Geelong as electrified SG?
> Then a loop track to SG?
It's not viable to SG suburban lines and Geelong line at present, the
work would disrrupt suburban service for sure,

Plus if you electrifried SG lines you might need new rolling stocks
which add on costs



>istopher_Martin GORDON <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
> news:8b3k8v$4qn$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU...
> > Report in the Herald Sun today
> >
http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,2294,457470%255E1243,00.html
> >
> > The feasibility study into fast trains (160km/h) to Balarat,
Geelong,
> Bendigo
> > and Traralgon has shown that it is "commercially viable".
> >
> snip
>
>
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Cheers
James


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