#RememberWhen: On January 17, 1979, WA Premier Charles Court announced the closure of the Perth-to-Fremantle passenger train line. His suggestion of ripping up the tracks to make way for a "super freeway" and a new bus service triggered the biggest public backlash Perth had experienced up until that time. | ABC Perth
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#RememberWhen: On January 17, 1979, WA Premier Charles Court announced the closure of the Perth-to-Fremantle passenger train line. His suggestion of ripping up
ABC Perth. . #RememberWhen: On January 17, 1979, WA Premier Charles Court announced the closure of the Perth-to-Fremantle passenger train line. His suggestion of ripping up the tracks to make way for a "super freeway" and a new bus service triggered the biggest public backlash Perth had experienced up until that time.
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