Re: Districts appeal for standard rail lines (Victoria)
Gordon Macmillan (gmac@melbpc.org.au)
14 Apr 1998 12:41:55 GMT
bevans@omni.com.au (Brian Evans) writes: >
>
> Districts appeal for standard rail lines By PHILIP HOPKINS Age newspaper 13/4
>
> Municipalities in Victoria's south-west have launched a campaign to have the
> country rail network standardised in order to generate economic development in
> the region.
>
> Standardising the rail lines would open up the ports of Portland and Geelong
> to produce from southern New South Wales, South Australia,.................
> south-west group consists of the shires of Corangamite, Glenelg, Moyne,
> Warrnambool
Not much of a connection to Moyne/Warrnambool area, Koroit-Port Fairy-Hamilton line
dismantled "yonks" and Warrnambool connection is now only via Geelong 140 K East.
Also no mention of Heywood-Mt Gambier-Serviceton, probably no "Age " readers in SA.
Well, was it slow newsday?