Geelong fast rail and Waurn Ponds track duplication to improve services after years of crowding and delays

Before the coronavirus pandemic, Billy Deikos, 43, had to be flexible to travel from Geelong to his job in Melbourne — physically flexible.

“Back in the day I’d be sitting underneath a luggage rack when the trains were crowded … it was quite funny,” he said.

Not only was over-crowding an issue on Victoria’s busiest…