# Bold bid to get Tier 3 back on track | WA

> A lobby group led by a rail union official is pushing to reopen 700 kilometres of closed Tier 3 grain rail lines in Western Australia's Wheatbelt. The group wants an independent investigation and state and federal funding, and the lines have been closed since 2014.

- Date: 2020-05-24 · published 2020-05-24T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: logistics · region Australia · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/53146-bold-bid-to-get-tier-3-back-on-track-wa
- Commodities: [Wheat (SRW)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/WHEAT.md)

## Why it matters

Reopening Tier 3 lines would improve grain logistics in Western Australia, but the proposal is at an early advocacy stage with no near-term supply impact.

## Read by commodity

- WHEAT: neutral

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| WHEAT | 2017-05-01 | [Grain trades drive Black Sea ports ‣ WorldCargo News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/70859-grain-trades-drive-black-sea-ports-worldcargo-news.md) | +2.3% | +1.5% |

## Sources

- farmweekly.com.au: https://www.farmweekly.com.au/story/6764081/bold-bid-to-get-tier-3-back-on-track/

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