Re: Wodonga Rail relocation

[L & D <daisyw@ozemail.com.au>]

Dave Proctor wrote:

> "Chris Gordon" <cmgord@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
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> > Why don't they just leave the railway alone and build the freeway
> > somewhere else.  Why should the railway line move for the roads?
>
> If the railway can be moved in conjunction with the road being moved, and
> placed on a better (high speed) alignment, I am in favour of it. After all,
> very few trains have driver changes in Albury now, it could save a lot of
> time if they placed the railway alongside the new freeway.
>
> Dave

Move it to the area that they want to relocate it to, over the past week has
been like an inland sea as the mighty Murray has been in flood so any access to
it would have to be built over flood plains. At the moment the Wodonga station
is centrally located and conveniently placed it also has a few fairly
historical buildings that in other area's would be protected by the national
trust yet these are not

Davo