Regional Victorian Rail Services Resume After Telstra Outage

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Regional rail services in Victoria resumed after a 1.5-day Telstra outage, causing widespread disruption.
V/Line struggled with bus replacements for thousands of passengers.
The outage stemmed from issues with SIM cards used for train communication following a 3G network shutdown.

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Regional rail services in Victoria resumed after a 1.5-day Telstra outage, causing widespread disruption. V/Line struggled with bus replacements for thousands of passengers. The outage stemmed from issues with SIM cards used for train communication following a 3G network shutdown. Victoria experienced more severe impacts due to its busier network.

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