V/Line needs wake-up call

THE boss of the regional rail network has admitted for the first time nine-carriage trains on the Geelong line are a possibility.

Super fast trains are needed. This is not a small town anymore. People in Geelong need more infrastructure and spend to deal with the population growth. Josh Robins

These guys can’t run 6 carriages properly half the time let alone 9. Hayden Asmussen

Just stop going via Deer Park and the new suburban stations. How a train from Geelong manages to come into Melbourne from the northwest is beyond me. Matthew T. Ellery

The other week it took us 2 hours to get to Melb. on an overcrowded train. Vicki Castven

V/Line Geelong line running perfectly. Just like it was in the 1950s — slow — overcrowded and late. Tony Crowlands

Not much point when half the train gets off at Tarneit and Wyndham Vale, then we get stuck just out of either North Geelong or Geelong main station, because we’ve caught up to the snail Warrnambool train. Mel Peters

The trains now take longer than they did when I caught them back in the 80s. I moved back to Australia 2 years ago and am appalled by V/Line. Raelene Welsh

Well . . . Get on with it and add the extra carriages! Kerryn Briody

Imagine any other business that increased its trade by 96 per cent over 5 years constantly complaining it’s struggling to meet demand! Vicki Edmonds

They keep cutting trains down to 3 carriages now. Let’s work on keeping 6 first. Matt Holmes

No need for crazy promises. Us commuters would just love working trains that don’t get cancelled and stick to their timetables to start with. Vanessa Louise

Don’t get too excited, there are only a few stations that can accommodate 9 carriage sets. Alvin Guest