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Mildura Passenger Train Services (FACT)
- Subject: Mildura Passenger Train Services (FACT)
- From: "Anthony Tubbs" <swanstontrams@ozemail.com.au>
- Date: Sat, 2 Oct 1999 14:59:47 +1000
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- Newsgroups: aus.rail
- Organization: OzEmail Ltd, Australia
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A feasibilty study into passenger train services between Melbourne & Mildura
will commence on Oct 4 99 to be completed by June 2000
3 routes are being looked at by National Express Australia:
1..Melbourne - Ballarat - Maryborough - Ouyen - Mildura
2..Melbourne - Geelong - Ballarat - Maryborough - Ouyen - Mildura
3..Melbourne - Bendigo - Swan Hill - Piangil - Ouyen - Mildura
All options will require infrastructure investment to allow 160 KMH running
while the third option will also require the construction of 97 KM of new
rail line between Piangil and Ouyen.
The document there is a lot of interest in the north west for option 3 as
the existing Swan Hill - Mildura coach services are quite well patronised
with passengers travelling on local journeys between Bendigo - Kerang - Swan
Hill and Mildura
Regards
The Station Manager, Daylesford
http://www.chtr.org.au