Re: From the rumour department

Craig Haber (albatross@harnessnet.com.au)
Wed, 05 Nov 1997 20:47:54 -0800

David Bromage wrote:
> New 16.00 up Warrnambool on Saturdays. Possible balancing workings to be a
> new 12.30 down opn Saturdays or a 9.30 down on Sundays. Possible seasonal
> steam haulage of 8.43 down and 16.00 up on Saturdays. Possible reopening
> of Moriac as a passenger station. (Craig?)

Work is very much underway of a steam hauled (R711) day-return service
on Saturday's - the evening up will most probably be to a Sunday
timetable (details are being worked out). No balancing movement as yet
- it appears at this stage that the cars will be dribbled back to
Warrnambool one at a time or so through the week.

As for Moriac - I'd say buckley's of that. Not much patronage, the
difficulty of stopping there (you'd lose quite a bit of time due to the
grade of the location) and i'd think it's not justified. But stranger
things have happened!

Cheers,
Craig.

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