Tuesday, 7 June 2022

North-east rail line

Ms RYAN: The Andrews government needs to front up and explain why the brand new VLocity train on the north-east line has been so badly damaged that it has been pulled out of service. We have had reports that chunks of the wheels have fallen off, but track inspections by the Australian Rail Track Corporation have found no fault with the track. Instead of V/Line pointing fingers at the ARTC, the government needs to give an honest account of what has happened. People in our region are completely sick of this. We want the blame game to end. We want the Victorian government to be honest about what has happened and to explain why a train but months old—a brand new train—has had to be pulled out of service, leaving commuters stranded and services cancelled on the north-east line.