Re: Ararat seeks public's view of planned rail restart

["James C" <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au>]

> Not very useful for those wanting to travel from Ararat to Ballarat as the
> article suggests is the local desire.
> You can do a lot by extending some existing Sprinter services. The 15.05
> down doesn't exist at the moment, but fits nicely into the schedule and
> fills a 2 hour gap.
Yes, several morning ex-Ballarat Sprinters can extend to Ararat (750 or 905
am) . Apart from passenger services is this line (Ararat-Ballarat) feasible
for freight traffic?



>  8.00  12.25  15.05  17.40   Melbourne   9.18  13.49  17.56  20.41
>  9.35  14.00  16.35  19.05   Ballarat    7.50  12.05  16.20  19.15
> 10.35  15.00  17.35  20.05   Ararat      6.45  11.00  15.20  18.10
>
> Cheers
> David
On the other hand a daylight Overland service is still needed to serve towns
like Dimboola, Horsham,and some South Australian towns if Sprinter service
can be extended on top of that a daily daylight Overland service to link
towns west of Ararat and Ararat itself with Melbourne and Geelong would
benifit western Victoria regions.

Cheers
James