Regional Fast Rail Explained & The 2000s: V/Line Transporting Victoria Ep4

Throughout the 2000s, a number of regional rail projects were undertaken in Victoria, including Regional Fast Rail, Bringing Trains Back To Victorians, the North East Rail Project and many others. Let's dive in to all of these.

Credits:
Footage from ‪@Taitset‬, ‪@Schony747‬, ‪@reidgck‬ and ‪@vrfan‬.
Images from numerous people including Wongm, moo transit, weston langford and friends on discord
Under the clocks blog on bracks that was a useful source https://undertheclocksblog.wordpress....

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:26 1992 state election
01:15 Regional Fast Rail overview
01:37 Regional Fast Rail - Geelong
02:59 Regional Fast Rail - Ballarat
04:08 Regional Fast Rail - Bendigo
07:27 Regional Fast Rail - Traralgon
08:27 RFR Summary
09:04 V/Locity trains
10:30 Bringing Trains Back To Victorians Summary
11:08 Bairnsdale Line Project
12:26 Ararat Line Project
13:59 Mildura Line Project
14:07 thegovernmentcancelledthevinelanderunexpectedlyonsundayaweekaheadofitsscheduledlastservice
14:12 Mildura Line Project
15:34 South Gippsland Project
17:04 Cobram Line Project
17:20 Bringing Trains Back To Victorians Conclusion
17:43 Rail Gauge Standardisation
19:01 Demise of West Coast Railway
20:12 Demise of Hoys Roadlines
20:32 Echuca Line Upgrade
20:52 Maryborough Line Reopening
21:40 North East Line Project and Wodonga Rail Bypass
23:05 Outro