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Age reporters moderated the West of Melbourne Economic Development Alliance (WoMEDA) summit to discuss a vision for the western suburbs’ success. Capacity improvements on the Wyndham Vale line would follow some time after Melton line electrification, and might not necessarily involve electrification of the line, Weimar said. They could instead be delivered through the use of the emerging technology of battery-powered trains. “There is an order of priority,” Department of Transport and Planning secretary Weimar told the summit. “Get Sunshine done, get Melton [electrification] done, then continue to expand capacity down to Wyndham Vale.” In its economic growth strategy, WoMEDA identified that better transport was needed for the area’s future.
