Re: $550m to speed up Vic rail services

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@VICSIG.alphalink.com.au>]

> For the sake of special steam services, let's hope it includes resignalling
> the Bendigo line with automatic signalling to allow 'follow on moves'. If
> 160 kph running is brought in with the current block signalling currently in
> place you can kiss goodbye nearly every available path for slower special
> trains.

Yes I think for $800 Million you will get automatic signalling. 

:( I like the interlocked gates at Kyneton and the double line block.

> Likewise for Ballarat, at least another loop is required around Ballan, the
> current timetable makes it almost impossible to find a decent path as it is.
> As for Geelong, bite the bullet Bracksy and electrify, it's the only
> sensible thing to do.

I understand more than 1/2 the money will be spent in the suburban area,
ie more tracks, after all most lines could easily run at 160 km/h now,
so you speed up the suburban part and you have cut those 10-20 minutes
off the journey they are promising.

 
> Stuart Thyer
> Photographer
> University of Melbourne
> 
> ----------
> In article <k3_s5.4$CT5.617@news0.optus.net.au>, dbromage@fang.omni.com.au
> (David Bromage) wrote:
> 
> >$550m to speed up Vic rail services
> >   MELBOURNE, Sept 5 AAP - The Victorian government will spend $550
> >million on developing fast rail links between Melbourne and major
> >regional centres, Premier Steve Bracks announced today.
> >   Mr Bracks said the introduction of high-speed services between
> >Melbourne and Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Traralgon would be the
> >biggest one-off investment in regional rail infrastructure in 100
> >years.

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C.

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