The State Government, if re-elected, has promised a further 18 regional trains to be built in Dandenong in the next three years.
At the Bombardier Transportation factory in Dandenong South, Premier Daniel Andrews pledged an order of 54 VLocity carriages to replace trains on the Geelong and Ballarat lines.
The Government claims that the order, due for delivery in 2021, will support 500 jobs in Dandenong and the South East.
“We’re upgrading every regional rail line and with this order we’ll see more trains, more often on the busy Ballarat and Geelong lines,” Mr Andrews said.
“Even better, we’ll do it while backing local jobs.”
