Re: Melton - Bacchus Marsh close revisited.

[stephen <hannam@pipeline.com.au>]

It was worked out it wasn't viable to run trains from Ballarat via Geelong
as most off the passengers come from along the track. Also what happens to
the Ballan people?
Run a bus just for them.

David Langley wrote:

> Gentlemen & Gunzels & Mr. B,
>
> I have heard say that the Ballarat passengers are having to bus from
> Melton because the people who have the major use of the North Geelong to
> Ballarat line say that "it is a freight only line and you can bugger off
> with your passenger trains" - or words to that effect.
>
> Words like "mean spirited" and "a crazy way to co-exist" come to mind if
> this is true. Does anyone know any more?
>
> David Langley.