Re: Vic Gov't to reopen passenger lines?

["Grahame Ferguson" <grahamef@users.mcmedia.com.au>]

Maurie Daly wrote in message <3ae69553.34939874@can-news.tpg.com.au>...
>Umm, exactly what do you mean by it takes a lot longer to reach Ararat
>by SG.
>According to GSRs current timetable , the Overland takes 3 hours 14
>minutes on SG from Melb to Ararat.
>When it ran on BG via Ballarat it took 3 Hours 16 minutes, ie its now
>quicker on the SG than it was on BG.
>Although its much further on SG , there are no grades like the
>Inglston bank to crawl up which gives it a much higher average speed.
>
>MD
>
Maurie is correct.
Secondly when NEX are oredering there fast DMUs then specify standard gauge
for some of them.
What will happen if Seymour to Albury goes standard gauge as proposed??

What a waste to reopen Ballarat to Ararat just to service Ararat!

At least if you ran trains to Dimboola again on the sg then you would not
only serve Ararat on an working line but you re-introduce services to the
Wimmera.

Grahame