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180114Su - Melbourne 'Herald Sun' - Porto Douro River & Dom Luis I Bridge.
[TDU]. I have travelled over that one by tram.

180116Tu Melbourne 'Herald Sun':
- energy coal Loy Yang, Loy Yang b, editorial. [flickr]
- Flinders St.

180116Tu Adelaide 'Advertiser' - King William St & North Tce tramlines.
[TDU]

Roderick

January 15 2018 Is Victoria's power grid prepared for a heatwave? with tdu.
<www.theage.com.au/business/the-economy/is-victorias-power-grid-prepared-for
-a-heatwave-20180115-p4yyhx.html>

January 15 2018 New security cameras and station entrance to ease pressure
on City Loop .
A new entrance to Flinders Street Station from Southbank is being built to
ease pedestrian congestion at Melbourne's busiest railway station.
Meanwhile, 240 new CCTV cameras and a new intruder alarm system will be
installed inside the City Loop to reduce disruptions caused by trespassers.
An artist's impression of new pedestrian entrance to Flinders Street Station
from Southbank Promenade. Photo: Supplied The alarm system, which will be
switched on next year, will instantly notify Metro Trains when someone
illegally enters one of the Loop's four tunnels.
"That will deliver immediate notification to the operator if there is anyone
trespassing on the tracks, so this is about improving public safety and also
improving the reliability of our train system," Acting Premier James Merlino
said on Monday.
The Southbank entrance will connect directly to platform 10. Photo: Supplied
There were about 60 intrusions into the City Loop two years ago, causing
major delays to services as police tried to locate the trespassers, Public
Transport Victoria chief executive Jeroen Weimar said.
"We've already seen a reduction of around 50 per cent in the last year and
we expect to see that number go down significantly as a result of this
investment," he said.
The new Southbank entrance will connect directly to platform 10, which
services the busy Werribee/Williamstown line.
The entrance will open in April. Photo: Supplied It is expected this will
relieve pressure on the congested Elizabeth Street pedestrian underpass.
The entrance, which will open in April, is being built as part of the
Andrews government's $100 million Flinders Street Station upgrade.
The Elizabeth Street underpass will also be renewed as part of the upgrade.

<www.theage.com.au/victoria/new-security-cameras-and-station-entrance-to-eas
e-pressure-on-city-loop-20180114-h0iacu.html>