0 0 8 ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁the ▁North ▁East ▁line ▁was ▁announced , ▁with ▁the ▁conversion ▁of ▁ ▁of ▁broad ▁gauge ▁track ▁to ▁standard ▁gauge ▁between ▁Se ym our ▁and ▁Al bury ▁providing ▁double ▁track ▁along ▁the ▁section . ▁ ▁The ▁Murray ▁Bas in ▁Rail ▁Project , ▁comm enced ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁aim ed ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁M ild ura , ▁Man ang at ang , ▁and ▁Sea ▁Lake ▁lines ▁to ▁standard ▁gauge , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁gra in ▁traffic ▁in ▁the ▁state ' s ▁north - west ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁ports ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Ge el ong , ▁and ▁Melbourne , ▁and ▁to ▁enable ▁other ▁fre ight ▁on ▁the ▁lines ▁to ▁access ▁the ▁national ▁standard ▁gauge ▁network . ▁The ▁converted ▁M ild ura ▁line ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁but ▁standard isation ▁of ▁the ▁Sea ▁Lake ▁and ▁Man ang at ang ▁lines ▁was ▁de ferred ▁until ▁ 2 0 2 0 ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁major ▁works ▁contract . ▁ ▁Lo ading ▁gauge ▁The ▁Victor ian ▁loading ▁gauge ▁for ▁vehicles ▁is ▁s ized ▁between ▁that ▁of ▁British ▁and ▁American ▁practices . ▁W ag ons ▁may ▁be ▁up ▁to ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁and ▁carry ▁loads ▁up ▁to ▁ 4 . 2 7 ▁metres ▁above ▁the ▁rail ▁height . ▁Double ▁stack ing ▁of ▁container ▁w ag ons ▁is ▁not ▁possible ▁under ▁these ▁limits , ▁with ▁ ▁high ▁containers ▁the ▁largest ▁permitted , ▁with ▁the ▁exception ▁of ▁