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Victorian government rules out gauge standardisation under Murray Basin Rail Project
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FebFebruary 2021 at 6:56am
Broad-gauge lines were to be converted to standard gauge under the initial Murray Basin Rail Project.
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The Victorian government has ruled out standardising the Sea Lake and Manangatang rail lines, in a blow to farmers and freight operators.
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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.
Federal Government commits additional $200 million to troubled Victorian rail freight project
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DecDecember 2020 at 3:07am
The Commonwealth has committed more than $200 million to fix regional Victoria s troubled freight rail project.
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The Federal Government has committed an additional $200 million to a regional Victorian rail project that ran out of funding more than a year ago.
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Farmers in Victoria s north-west are landlocked and facing significant costs because of the lack of rail access to ports, advocates say
A stalled project to improve the situation will receive a Federal cash injection, but State politicians say the money won t magic the problems away