Heard ARTC is paying politician football over the introduction to Revenue Service of these SG V/Lo’s & has this decided to hold the VIC DOT (& by default V/Line) to ransom in signing them off as fit to ending revenue earning service on there network till there (ARTC’s) demands for extra funding from The VIC Grubbym’t is met…
ARTC’s Demands: they want a set of points in Dynon replaced, plus all passive crossings that are currently restricting SG V/Lo’s to 60KPH betwn Seymour & Wodonga upgraded to full protection of lights, bells & booms before there will sign them off as fit for revenue~earning service in there network…
Heard they also want the Albury Stabling Facility fully operational & commissioned before they will sign off on the inservice operation of SG V/all’s…