Re: Stony Point and former Mornington and Altona lines c.1983

[Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>]

Yes a lot of the local councils were instrumental in helping save those
lines (Williamstown, Altona and Brunswick in particular). No one person
or organisation can claim the credit for saving them though. It was a
result of a sustained campaign involving councils, individuals, the
PTUA, residents groups (esp. elderly and disabled) and so on

In article <84ejll$r0v$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
  B61 <jamesfell@umpire.com> wrote:
> The Altona line was saved by my grandpa (i'm 14) who went to war with
> the bureaucrats when he was working in a senior position for the
Altona
> council. He Saved the Altona line and got the electric line extended
> through to Hoppers Crossing and Werribee.
>
> In article <I8E54.2850$Dh3.59348@ozemail.com.au>,
>   "Daniel Bowen" <dbowen@#DELETE#custard.net.au> wrote:
> > Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> > 830c1o$e4i$1@nnrp1.deja.com">news:830c1o$e4i$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
> > > These lines and also Upfield, Williamstown and Alamein (I think
> thats
> > > all of them) were earmarked for closure in the Lonie Report of
1979
> (?)
> >
> > Sandringham was also threatened with conversion to light rail. I
> think it
> > may have been 1980 - I have an old copy of Australian Electric
> Traction
> > somewhere which talks about the opening of the City Loop, and the
> Lonie
> > Report.
> >
> > Daniel
> > --
> > Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
> > dbowen at custard dot net dot au
> >
> >
>
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