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RFI Media Release on Federal Government’s Melbourne Airport Commitment

13 April 2018

Rail Futures Institute Inc No. A0059839B Media release April 13, 2018: for immediate release Melbourne Airport rail link must serve all Victorians Advocacy group Rail Futures Institute has welcomed the Federal Government’s $5 billion commitment towards building a Melbourne Airport rail link but warns that the project should enable faster airport access for all Victorians,…

RFI Comment on Sydney-Melbourne Rail Upgrade Announcements

20 March 2018

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Media release March 19, 2018: for immediate release Sydney-Melbourne rail upgrades welcome … but broader vision needed for vital national corridor Rail Futures Institute (RFI) welcomes Friday’s announcement of significant upgrades to track and rolling stock for Victoria’s north-east railway resulting from the joint Commonwealth/State announcement of agreed funding for Inland Rail and the Regional…

Geelong Needs Faster Trains!

1 May 2017

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The Victorian and Commonwealth Government spent $4.2 billion building the Regional Rail Link so that trains from Geelong and other regional cities could run to Southern Cross without being delayed by suburban trains. No sooner was it finished than the RRL effectively became a suburban line itself, serving the mushrooming suburbs in Wyndham, with new…