According to tramtracker 6051 in service route 86
On 26 Apr 2017 1:31 pm, "'Roderick Smith'rodsmith@...
[TramsDownUnder]" TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:
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> From: Roderick Smith [mailto:rodsmith@werple.net.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 26 April 2017 1:19 PM
> To: 'transportdownunder@yahoogroups.com'
> Subject: snippets, Wed.26.4.17
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> 170426W Melbourne 'Age':
> - 9.28, route 86.
> - route 279 bus leaks (Rob Wise).
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> 170426W Melbourne 'Herald Sun':
> - energy. with tdu.
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> Roderick
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> 24.4 Metro Twitter:
> Apr 24 The 50th E-Class tram entered service today.
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> Melbourne Express, Wed.26.4.17.
> 9.38 Unruly passengers are delaying inbound route 70 and 75 trams in
> Riversdale Road. Passengers report a wait of 90 minutes.
> 9.36 Buses are also leaking this morning in the deluge. Route 279.
> 9.35 what is going on with route 78 stop 39 to Richmond next tram over 90
> min wait? This cannot be a traffic issue.
> 9.33 Route 86 also looks painful.
> 9.28 what's going on on the route 86?
> 9.15 more route 279 fun - both emergency exists are leaking. Lots of wet
> seats.
> 8.47 All trains will not stop at Burnley (flooding in the station subway)..
> Passengers can take route 70 trams instead to and from Richmond station.
> 6.03 There is a lot of water across Royal Parade, Parkville, in the central
> lanes near the tram tracks.
> <www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-express-wednesday-
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> April 26 2017 - 8.35.
> Woman trapped by leg at tram stop outside The Alfred hospital in Prahran ..
> Emergency services are working to free a woman whose leg is trapped between
> a tram and a platform on Wednesday morning.
> Paramedics confirmed they were called about 7.30 to the incident at the
> platform outside The Alfred hospital on Commercial Road in Prahran.
> An MFB pumper, rescue unit and commander are also on the scene in addition
> to a Yarra Trams rescue team.
> Fire crews were called at 7.41 and have been using appliances "for some
> time" to rescue the woman, an MFB controller confirmed.
> Route 72 trams are diverting via Dandenong and Glenferrie roads in both
> directions.
> <www.theage.com.au/victoria/woman-trapped-by-leg-at-tram-
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> Tram trap:
> 7.57 There is a lot of trouble on route 72 trams this morning with trams
> diverting via Dandenong and Glenferrie roads. A woman's leg is trapped
> between a tram and the platform in Commercial Road, Prahran, near the
> Alfred. She had fallen. Ambulance Victoria was called to the scene at
> 7.30. Passengers should consider an alternative, such as bus routes 216,
> 219 or 220, to connect with trams.
> Yarra Trams says its information so far on the woman and Commercial Road
> tram is that she fell. We are getting more details on the route 72 delays
> shortly.
> 8.39 The woman whose leg was trapped between the platform and the tram has
> been freed.
> The woman is believed to have slipped in the wet conditions on the route 72
> tram platform on Commercial Road outside The Alfred hospital.
> She was trapped for about 45 minutes and Yarra Trams crews had to jack up
> the tram slightly in order to free her leg.
> "It (the jack) is part of the normal crew equipment but we had to be
> extremely careful to the passenger," Mr Murphy said.
> The woman was given shelter and pain relief "straightaway" after the
> incident while crews worked to free her.
> "She has been in the care of medical staff since it happened, in that sense
> the location was fortunate," he said.
> He said trams would continue to divert but would resume down Commercial
> Road
> soon. Trams have diverted from Burke Road and turn into Malvern Road and
> now
> going via Dandenong Road and looping back to St Kilda Road. It's a long
> journey.
> 8.51 Route 72 towards Melbourne University have resumed following the
> earlier disruption. Trams towards Camberwell are still diverting.
> 8.54 Route 72 trams in both directions have now resumed following the
> earlier disruption.
> 9.05 Ambulance Victoria has issued a statement on the woman whose leg was
> trapped between the tram and the platform on Commercial Road, Prahran.
> The woman is aged in her 50s and is being treated for her leg injury. She
> is
> in a stable condition.
> Yarra Trams says trams are now travelling along their regular route on
> Commercial Road.
> <www.theage.com.au/victoria/melbourne-express-wednesday-
> april-26-2017-201704
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> Victoria weather watch: Latest warnings and Melbourne forecast.
> Herald Sun, 8.45, Wed.26.4.
> MOST Melburnians are waking up to a wet morning with heavy rain, hail and
> thunderstorms forecast for the remainder of today.
> The Bureau of Meterology has issued a severe weather warning across
> Victoria
> for damaging winds as the wild weather continues.
> The underpass at Blackburn station is flooded, leaving citybound trains
> unable to stop there.
> Trains are also bypassing Burnley because of flooding in the station
> subway.
> And drivers are being warned to take care on the roads this morning.
> Parts of Warrigal Rd in Ashburton have flooded causing traffic delays while
> outbound traffic on the Tullamarine freeway remains heavy.
> City workers rugged up on their way to work this morning. Picture: Nicole
> Garmston.
> A strong cold front that hit Victoria's west coast late on Tuesday night is
> responsible for the wild weather that has seen heavy rain over the past 24
> hours across Melbourne.
> A SES spokesman said that more than 170 calls for help had been received in
> that time across Victoria, 70 of those in Melbourne.
> Commuters lucky enough to remember an umbrella make their way through the
> wet weather to their dry warm offices this morning. Picture: Nicole
> Garmston.
> Melbourne is in for a wet and windy day. Picture: Nicole Garmston.
> City workers make their way into the city this morning. Picture: Nicole
> Garmston.
> Bureau of Meteorology senior forecaster Michael Efron said southern suburbs
> were hit hardest by the overnight deluge.
> "The heaviest falls were in Oakleigh South with 57mm, Blackburn saw 53mm
> while Burwood saw 47mm," he said.
> The bureau says damaging winds, averaging 60-70km/h with peak gusts up to
> 90km/h are possible for parts of southern Victoria. Melbourne could also
> get
> hail.
> <www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victoria-weather-
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