The freight rail network was sold off by the Richard Court government in 2000 under a 49-year lease, and is currently being operated by Arc Infrastructure.
The Severn Valley Railway is promising “plenty of family fun” when popular children’s character Paddington™ visits during next month’s half-term school break.
Questioned about the status of funding decisions for the two Victorian mega-projects, federal treasurer Jim Chalmers said the government considered them as separate.
