Re: Victorian sg conversion

["Spare" <grimegrime@hotmail.com>]

Also worth keeping in mind,one of the models under consideration in the High
speed trains report was the single line working of the Traralgon line for
HST.(faster trains more loops,state of art signalling etc)
Perhaps it would be possible to have the best of both worlds in this
area,and link Hastings via a new SG line  to Melbourne via the Traralgon
corridor as envisaged earlier in the piece,and convert one track to
Traralgon and beyond to SG.
I know this presents problems for Sale passenger trains but who knows, it
may be feasible to regauge Sprinters to run local trips from Traralgon to
Bairnsdale in much the same fashion as this line operates now with local
services between Traralgon and Pakenham/DNG.
Graeme
"David Bromage" <dbromage@fang.omni.com.au> wrote in message
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> 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