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519:(VFF) called the MBRP a solution to the "foolish" break of gauge situation and suggested that the conversion had the potential to encourage further rail investment from grain producers and transporters. Wakefield Transport, one such operator, noted that the project in totality would enable a round trip to be completed from grain producing regions to the Port of Geelong in less than 24 hours, substantially decreasing transport costs. On this basis,
481:(RPV) to take over delivery from V/Line and was attempting to end the contract with McConnell Dowell Martinus. However, the government denied the reports, claiming instead that V/Line had taken over management of the works from the contractor and would co-operate with RPV. At the end of June 2018, severe speed restrictions continued to be imposed on the Ararat–Maryborough line, and the lack of a connection at Ararat to the
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Murrayville line, which will be upgraded to a 19 t (19 long tons) axle load. According to the project documentation, this will result in an
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was standardised, meaning that all capital cities were linked by a single gauge for the first time in
Australia's history. Over the following years, new private rail freight operators invested in new interstate services due to the reduced running costs of a single-gauge network.
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announced that they would recommit to the MBRP, with a particular focus on freight, at a cost of $ 416 million. The
Commonwealth government was initially reluctant to fund the project, as it related to track not managed by the federally-owned
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promised the standardisation of 13 freight lines, incorporating some 2,000 km (1,200 mi) of track. The rationale offered for the Rail Gauge
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Manangatang lines remaining open for broad gauge grain traffic. The scope of stage 2 also included the reopening of the Maryborough–Ararat line.
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improved segregation of freight and passenger tracks through the station precinct, as well as the conversion of the Ballarat–Maryborough line to dual gauge originally described as Stage 4 of the MBRP.
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1201:"Major rail project opens Ararat-Maryborough rail line | Photos"
1170:"Rail death followed warnings about poor safety, union claims"
951:"Warning on Victoria fast rail sleeper choice – Rail Express"
637:"20 years on; A pair of interstate milestones – Rail Express"
609:. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 1967. pp. 440–445.
1008:"Murray Basin Rail Project, Victoria - Railway Technology"
760:"Victorian government outlines rail modernisation plans"
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574:(PhD thesis). Griffith University. p. 187.
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1643:. ABC News. 16 December 2020
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1596:. ABC News. 20 October 2020
1566:"Murray Basin Rail Project"
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1621:. The Age. 7 October 2020
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