Talk:Fremantle railway line, Perth

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and the upcoming America's Cup to be hosted in Fremantle in 1986. I removed this statement from the article as the line was reopened in July and the America's Cup wasnt won until September it couldn't have been a factor in the decision to reopen the line. Gnangarra 12:05, 9 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Temporary closure

There was a strong protest to the closure of the Fremantle line. Poor patronage may have been political spin. The trend was toward LA freeway models, and Court had few votes to lose in Freo. But I'm speculating. Fred.e 17:19, 9 October 2006 (UTC)