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Passenger Trains for Regional VictoriaOnline version
A reading text for pre-intermediate English learners
People
in
regional
Victoria
want
passenger
trains
to
back
to
their
towns
.
Many
communities
in
western
and
north
-
western
Victoria
do
not
have
train
services
now
,
and
this
makes
life
difficult
for
.
Geelong
and
Ballarat
,
two
big
regional
cities
,
have
not
had
a
train
connection
for
almost
50
years
.
Mildura
has
not
had
a
passenger
train
1993
.
People
who
live
between
Geelong
and
Ballarat
must
use
cars
or
buses
to
travel
,
but
buses
only
run
three
times
a
day
and
trains
to
Melbourne
take
many
hours
.
Sarah
Mansfield
from
the
Greens
says
many
people
need
to
travel
between
these
cities
for
work
and
study
,
and
the
population
is
growing
.
In
Mildura
,
the
nearest
train
is
in
Swan
,
which
is
two
and
a
half
hours
away
by
car
.
People
must
take
a
bus
from
Mildura
to
Swan
Hill
,
or
an
eight
-
hour
bus
to
Melbourne
.
Noel
Laidlaw
from
the
Rail
Revival
Alliance
says
flights
are
too
for
many
people
,
especially
older
residents
who
need
to
visit
doctors
or
family
.
In
the
Wimmera
region
,
the
train
service
also
stopped
in
.
The
Overland
train
from
Melbourne
to
Adelaide
stops
there
only
four
times
a
week
.
Margaret
Millington
from
Nhill
says
local
transport
is
not
good
for
disabled
people
,
families
and
older
people
.
Experts
say
bringing
back
trains
to
Mildura
and
Horsham
could
cost
about
$47
million
and
would
need
station
upgrades
.
The
Greens
want
a
shuttle
train
between
Kaniva
and
Ararat
.
The
party
says
it
will
announce
its
plan
for
Mildura
and
Horsham
trains
before
the
.
The
state
government
says
it
is
providing
more
bus
services
for
regional
.
People
in
regional
Victoria
want
passenger
trains
to
come
to
their
towns
.
Many
communities
in
western
and
north
-
western
Victoria
do
not
have
train
services
now
,
and
this
makes
life
difficult
for
residents
.
Geelong
and
,
two
big
regional
cities
,
have
not
had
a
train
connection
for
almost
50
years
.
Mildura
has
not
had
a
passenger
train
since
1993
.
People
who
live
between
Geelong
and
Ballarat
must
use
cars
or
buses
to
,
but
buses
only
run
three
times
a
day
and
trains
to
Melbourne
take
many
hours
.
Sarah
Mansfield
from
the
Greens
party
says
many
people
need
to
travel
between
these
cities
for
work
and
,
and
the
population
is
growing
.
In
Mildura
,
the
nearest
train
is
in
Swan
Hill
,
which
is
two
and
a
half
hours
away
by
car
.
People
take
a
bus
from
Mildura
to
Swan
Hill
,
or
an
eight
-
hour
bus
to
Melbourne
.
Noel
Laidlaw
from
the
Rail
Revival
Alliance
says
flights
are
too
expensive
for
many
people
,
especially
older
residents
who
to
visit
doctors
or
family
.
In
the
Wimmera
region
,
the
train
service
also
stopped
in
1993
.
The
Overland
train
from
Melbourne
to
Adelaide
stops
there
only
four
times
a
.
Margaret
Millington
from
Nhill
says
local
transport
is
not
good
enough
for
disabled
people
,
families
and
older
people
.
Experts
say
bringing
back
trains
to
Mildura
and
Horsham
could
about
$47
million
and
would
need
station
upgrades
.
The
Greens
want
a
shuttle
train
between
Kaniva
and
Ararat
.
The
opposition
party
says
it
will
its
plan
for
Mildura
and
Horsham
trains
before
the
election
.
The
state
government
says
it
is
more
bus
services
for
regional
areas
.
People
in
regional
Victoria
want
passenger
trains
to
come
to
their
towns
.
Many
communities
in
western
and
north
-
western
Victoria
do
not
have
train
services
now
,
and
this
makes
life
for
residents
.
Geelong
and
Ballarat
,
two
big
regional
cities
,
have
not
a
train
connection
for
almost
50
years
.
Mildura
has
not
had
a
passenger
train
since
1993
.
People
live
between
Geelong
and
Ballarat
must
use
cars
or
buses
to
travel
,
but
buses
only
run
three
times
a
day
and
trains
to
take
many
hours
.
Sarah
Mansfield
from
the
party
says
many
people
need
to
travel
between
these
cities
for
work
and
study
,
and
the
population
is
growing
.
In
,
the
nearest
train
is
in
Swan
Hill
,
which
is
two
and
a
half
hours
away
by
car
.
People
must
take
a
bus
from
Mildura
to
Swan
Hill
,
or
an
eight
-
hour
bus
to
Melbourne
.
Noel
Laidlaw
from
the
Rail
Revival
Alliance
flights
are
too
expensive
for
many
people
,
especially
older
residents
who
need
to
visit
doctors
or
family
.
In
the
Wimmera
region
,
the
train
service
also
stopped
in
1993
.
The
train
from
Melbourne
to
Adelaide
stops
there
only
four
times
a
week
.
Margaret
Millington
from
Nhill
says
local
transport
is
not
good
enough
for
disabled
people
,
families
and
older
people
.
Experts
say
bringing
back
trains
to
Mildura
and
Horsham
could
about
$47
million
and
would
need
station
upgrades
.
The
Greens
want
a
shuttle
train
between
Kaniva
and
Ararat
.
The
opposition
party
says
it
will
announce
its
for
Mildura
and
Horsham
trains
before
the
election
.
The
state
government
says
it
is
more
bus
services
for
regional
areas
.
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