Mildura Passenger Train Services (FACT)

["Anthony Tubbs" <swanstontrams@ozemail.com.au>]

Oops the last posting of this ended up in the wrong thread!!!

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.

Apparently 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


Stay tuned for further news
Regards

The Station Manager, Daylesford
http://www.chtr.org.au