Re: Victorian sg conversion

[dbromage@fang.omni.com.au (David Bromage)]

Roderick Smith (rodsmith@werple.net.au) wrote:
> As I was reading various posts relating to high-speed lines from
> Melbourne to country Victoria, sg to serve north-west mineral sands, and
> diversion of sg freight via NSW because the sole link west was cut, it
> struck me that conversion of most of the state to sg is highly logical,
> and eminently achievable (even to Warrnambool and to Bairnsdale): the
> whole split of Hillside and Bayside was made so that Bayside tracks
> could (and should) be converted to sg; Hillside ones needn't be.

If you're going that far, you might as well go the whole hog and do
Hillside as well. This is more to do with the requirement to have an
additional set of broad gauge track machines and a few locos for ballast
trains.

Cheers
David