Re: [Vic] Geelong Line CLOSED

["Dave Proctor" <daproc@spambait.ozemail.com.au>]

"Chris Gordon" <cmgord@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au> wrote in message
39E02BAE.B531AF51@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au">news:39E02BAE.B531AF51@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au...
> > > The Geelong-Melbourne line is closed until further notice because a
> > > girder being placed at the Corio overpass (Princes Fwy) has fallen
> > down
> > > across all tracks.  Unfortunately 1 person killed and 3 injured, all
> > > workmen.
> >
> > No mention about the train services terminating on ABC news
> > however.......
>
> All VLP trains terminated at Lara, buses between Lara and Geelong.
>
> Overland terminated at Ararat buses to/from Melbourne.
>
> As for the freight trains, any BG will be re-routed via Ballarat.
>
> SG get to sit out the very long delays in loops from Gheringhap
> outwards.
> (time to send SG trains via Broken Hill to/from Melbourne)

I bet they wish Roto to Griffith was still open, would be somewhat quicker
than sending via Goobang I would imagine.

Dave