Due to V/Line maintenance and infrastructure upgrades, coaches will replace trains for part of the journey on the Ballarat, Ararat and Maryborough lines from Thursday 20 to Friday 28 June.
ALTHOUGH many local businesses have hailed the visit of a tourist passenger train as a great success for the region, a State Government spokesperson has all but ruled out that a regular service will return to Mildura.
Track duplication and station upgrades in South Geelong have caused a litany of issues for residents, who are taking up taxpayer funded accommodation to escape the noise.