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Each year, Victoria’s 5 000 kilometre
rail system carries around 140 million passengers and 17 per cent
of the freight passing through Victoria’s major ports. In recent
years, upgrades to parts of the rail system, additional services,
lower fares for regional passengers and rises in fuel prices have
led to a surge in passenger numbers across Victoria. The freight
task in Victoria is also expected to grow significantly over the
coming years and these changes place greater demands on the rail
system.
In this context, it is important that
the state’s rail infrastructure, that is the facilities used to
operate the railway such as the track and the power and signalling
systems, are well maintained. This report examined how well the
current lease arrangements for maintaining the metropolitan,
regional and interstate rail infrastructure had contributed to the
delivery of reliable train services
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