Upfield Light Rail
  Mal Rowe

On 05/05/2019 16:22, Mal Rowe wrote:
> The driver for the Upfield line was  a desire by the Kennett government to prioritise motor traffic in Sydney Rd  - and avoiding the potential cost of level crossing removals on the Upfield railway. There are no grade separated crossings between just north of Flemington Bridge and Boundary Rd, just south of Fawkner station!

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Last Thursday night at the TDU gathering in Melbourne, John Gilmour kindly gave me a copy of the Kennett era pamphlet promoting the conversion of the Upfield railway to light rail.

It is attached (Thanks John).

Mal Rowe - always amazed at what shows up.


Upfield-light-rail 1980s