In this episode of V/line: Transporting Victoria, we take a look at the New Deal for Country Passengers and the effect it had on the regional network. We also take a look at the changes made to services throughout the 1980s, and the formation of V/Line (and the Met).
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Credits:

Most background footage from Rail Tales:    • Trains in Victoria Volume 1 part 6  
"Farewell L" from ‪@johnphillips592‬:    • Farewell L  
"Electric Suburbans Warragul - Drouin before de-electrification" by ‪@reidgck‬:    • Electric Suburbans Warragul - Drouin ...  
Photos from https://victorianrailways.net/ and https://westonlangford.com/

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:52 The result of the Lonie Report
01:24 The New Deal for Country Passengers
04:25 The results of the New Deal
04:55 Split up of VicRail
05:55 Service reinstatements and introductions
06:58 End of sparks to Traralgon
07:32 Formation of the PTC
07:52 Conclusion
08:22 Outro

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