V/Line bans freight trains on 33 degree days, threatening bumper harvest

By Adam Carey and Darren Gray
Updated December 14 2016 - 2:59pm, first published 2:34pm
Hot weather train ban threatens bumper harvest
Hot weather train ban threatens bumper harvest

V/Line has banned trains from running on several of the state's most important freight rail lines once the temperature reaches 33 degrees, right on the cusp of a major grain harvest.

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