Waverley train line (was: Rugby League Surpasses AFL)

[cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON)]

: > If Waverley had had a branch line built to service it (like Flemington
: > Racecourse) with a station right next to it, it would have been far more
: > successful.

: The Flemington Racecourse line was far more attractive to build in its day
: (than Waverly today), as it services both the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
: and Flemington Racecourse.  Also, during the course of its existance, it
: played a massive freight role, with sidings plastered on all sides of it for
: at least half its length.  (most for cattle)  Now if there were something
: like that out at waverly too, that the line could service, maybe the line
: would have been built.

It would have been a daily service becuase it would have servied Monash
University.  

Also what else would have been built at Waverley if there was a train?
(maybe the showgrounds would have moved like Sydney, after all where
the showgrounds now is prime land)



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