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Comment on Liberals promise new hybrid trains for Melbourne's west

pupbiru@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

it’s a shit policy that sounds good on the surface (like most liberal policies)

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despite what the libs say they likely won’t be able to run through the loop because it’s not about diesel fumes; it’s about having large volumes of fuel in the tunnels
the issue with increased capacity is there is already track congestion
the works currently being done on station and track upgrades are all required for hybrid or electrification capacity, so when those upgrades are done why wouldn’t you just electrify instead of wasting money on a half way solution that’ll need to be chucked out in a few years when it’s eventually electrified anyway

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Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
The Vlines becoming all electric? Really? Don’t they go quite far out rural?

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- pupbiru@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  from what i read this is only for melton
  
  i guess they could be repurposed after melton electrification to run further out, so maybe that’s not so bad… but the campaign is targeting melton, and for that purpose its a shit idea
  
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  - Eyekaytee@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    
    The lines are currently served by smaller, diesel V/Line trains, with local communities waiting for promised electrification of the line to run larger, more frequent Metro services.
    
    That’s my fault for not reading the article
    
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    pupbiru@aussie.zone ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    if ever you think “maybe the liberals have a decent policy”, you’ve misunderstood the policy :p
    
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