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Victorian government rules out gauge standardisation under Murray Basin Rail Project
The Victorian government has ruled out standardising the Sea Lake and Manangatang rail lines, in a blow to farmers and freight operators.
Key points:
- Standard-gauge trains on the Mildura line can only access Geelong and Melbourne via Ararat
- The Transport Minister rules out standardisation under the revised Murray Basin Rail Project
- Farmers and freight groups are outraged by the news
The broad-gauge lines were to be converted to standard gauge under the $440 million Murray Basin Rail Project, but work stalled in 2019 with the upgrade half complete.
A revised business case was released late last year which outlined plans to rectify some of the mistakes made during initial works and re-sleepering works on the Sea Lake and Manangatang lines, but…
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