The Victorian government is
reopening four passenger railway lines closed in the early 1990s.
The Ararat, Bairnsdale, South Gippsland and Mildura passenger railway will
be reopened within 3 years, with services run by private operators.
Not surprisingly, three of the reopened lines are in the electorates of
independent MPs who hold the balance of power. (Still, decent passenger rail
coverage is a Good Thing, IMHO.)