Re: Reopen V/line branches

[Craig Haber <albatross@harnessnet.com.au>]

G'day,

Michael Walker wrote:

> >>Whittlesea
> >Logical eventual extension of Mill Park tram/light rail or Epping
> >line.  Seems as though most of the original rail reserve is still
> >unbuilt.  Craig? your neck of the woods?
> >
> The alignment and rail reserve is all there. The only difficult spots I can
> see from the top of my head are:

My understanding is that the government still own the land for the right of way
- indeed the spread of Epping, Mill Park and Sth Morang could support a rail
link.  Extending the tram 'forever' down Plenty Rd is IMHO not viable, it's
simply too slow.

Cheers,
Craig.
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