Re: line extension?

["Johann Fan" <jyf@optusnet.com.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
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> : What about the Box Hill tram extension? Will that now go ahead?
>
> : The only tram extension promised on the Labor website is East Burwood to
> : Knox City.
>
> The tram extension from Mont Albert to Box Hill, train from St.Albans to
> Sydenham, and all the new trams, trains and sprinters are part of the
> contracts with Bayside, Hillside, Yarra, Swanston and V/Line Pass.
>
> They will go ahead nothing changes in that area.
>
> Just with Labour we get some more.  Also there is $20 million to kick
> start the link from Broadmeadows to the Airport, $19 million for three
> tracks beyond Box Hill (Blackburn-Mitcham, I think).
>
> 160 km/h running on country lines.  (Using the new sprinters that V/line
> pass have to build).

and day-time express trains on Cranbourne/Pakenham and Frankston lines but
none on Lilydale/Belgrave/Hurstbridge etc.