Re: Overland via Ballarat question

["Roderick Smith" <rodsmith@werple.net.au>]

10 h 30 min was feasible before any work was done anywhere, but was never
attempted.
Preconversion schedules were always padded excessively.

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Regards
Roderick Smith
Rail News Victoria Editor

Paul Hambleton <P.Hambleton@bom.gov.au> wrote in article
<Z4yd6.11$xL5.1309@vic.nntp.telstra.net>...
> If the Melbourne to Ballarat proposed fast train upgrade was done in
> standard gauge and the Ballarat to Ararat section was also converted to
SG
> with the track at the same quality as say the SG from North Geelong to
> Melbourne, how much time could be shaved off the Overland Adelaide to
> Melbourne  journey if it again went via Ballarat?