What about every regional city in Victoria:
Mildura, is without a doubt the largest regional CITY in Victoria without a pax rail service.
Indeed Mildura is a larger regional city than several others that DO have a rail service. IE Warrnambool, Traralgon, Bairnsdale, Moe, Wangaratta, Benalla, Echuca, Swan Hill, Wodonga
Mike.
Mike
You've got it wrong about the Moe/Traralgon comparison. The City of Latrobe (which contains Moe, Morwell, Traralgon & Churchill plus rural towns) has a population of about 76000, which is not that far behind Ballarat and Bendigo. Latrobe is classified as a networked city with several urban centres and that critical mass is why it would been selected for RFR.
On another matter, any Government that attempted to kill off the Bairnsdale pass would be making a particularly courageous decision, particularly in this era of a balanced Parliament. The good folk of Bairnsdale are passionate about their train, unlike South Gippsland which was lukewarm in the extreme when the Bracks Government was ready to put it back post 1999.
If anything, Shepparton should have a strong claim for more trains given its population and the low number of services currently on offer.
That being said, we do face some tough decisions at a State level over the next few years, particularly with a Federal Government that is apparently disinterested in urban transport and unlikely to change tack.
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What about every regional city in VictoriaMildura, is without a doubt the largest regional CITY in Victoria without a pax rail service.
Indeed Mildura is a larger regional city than several others that DO have a rail service. IE Warrnambool, Traralgon, Bairnsdale, Moe, Wangaratta, Benalla, Echuca, Swan Hill, Wodonga
Mike.
Mike
You've got it wrong about the Moe/Traralgon comparison. The City of Latrobe (which contains Moe, Morwell, Traralgon & Churchill plus rural towns) has a population of about 76000, which is not that far behind Ballarat and Bendigo. Latrobe is classified as a networked city with several urban centres and that critical mass is why it would been selected for RFR.
On another matter, any Government that attempted to kill of the Bairnsdale pass would be making a particularly courageous decision, particularly in this era of a balanced Parliament. The good folk of Bairnsdale are passionate about their train, unlike South Gippsland which was lukewarm in the extreme when the Bracks Government was ready to put it back post 1999.
If anything, Shepparton should have a strong claim for more trains given its population and the low number of services currently on offer.
That being said, we do face some tough decisions at a State level over the next few years, particularly with a Federal Government that is apparently disinterested in urban transport and unlikely to change tack.