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20.4.21 folio of 94 history photos [I've downloaded the transport ones, and cleaned and retoned them]
1/94 Steel troughs of the roadway deck prior to coke concrete being poured into them during construction of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.CREDIT:SMH ARCHIVES
33/94 The 16th Brigade are welcomed home to Sydney on 4 January 1944, four years to the day when they marched through the streets of Sydney on their way to the Middle East. They saw action in Greece, Crete, Syria, Bardia, Tobruk and New Guinea. CREDIT:SMH ARCHIVES
56/94 Architect Joern Utzon inspects the Opera House site in August 1957.CREDIT:NOEL HERFORT
62/94 At 10.15 on the night of June 9, 1979, flames engulfed the ghost train at Luna Park. Six children and one adult were killed. Nearly 30 years later in 2007, award-winning Herald investigative journalist Kate McClymont revealed claims that Australia’s most notorious crime figure Abe Saffron was behind the deadly fire at the popular fun park on the shores of Sydney Harbour.CREDIT:DALLAS SMITH [posted before]
91/94 An early morning, peak hour Blue Mountains commuter train from Mt Victoria, travelling into Sydney, crashed after derailing on an approach curve to Granville Station. It careered along for 46 metres before striking the supports of the Bold Street Bridge over the rail line on January 18 1977. Eighty three people died and another 213 were injured.CREDIT:RUSSELL MCPHEDRAN
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Tues.20.4.21 Metro Twitter
9.59 Sunbury line: Major delays (police near Keilor Plains). Trains may [ie will]  terminate/originate at Sunshine.
- 10.47 Still major, but trains are on the move.
- 11.10  Minor delays, clearing.
10.36 Sandringham line: Major delays (police near Windsor).  Trains may be held.
- 11.12 Minor delays, clearing.
13.18 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays clearing after a police action at Springvale.
In the 1920s you could drop by a charming “Railways Orange Stall” while waiting for your train. Read more about the “Eat more fruit” campaign: http://ow.ly/5m9D50EmZiZ VPRS12903 P1 Unit99 Item067/08
- It's at the showgrounds platform, a pop-up shop selling to patrons of Royal Melbourne Show.
- The signal at the extreme left is not in service, so the show's not actually on. It's a staged scene.
- Presumably the photo was taken shortly after the stall was installed, and intended to be used for advertising. Although it's feasible it was set up in advance, just for the purpose of the shoot.
Buses replace trains Heidelberg - Hurstbridge from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains Epping - Mernda from 20.50 until the last train (works).

COVID-19 IN AUSTRALIA New cases Reported Apr 20 (Updated 1.38pm) 0 locally acquired; 7 in hotel quarantine

Tues.20.4.21 Melbourne 'Herald Sun' Bid to hit the brakes. ‘Dashboard’ to keep track of project costs. MATT JOHNSTON
THE massive costs of Victoria’s biggest infrastructure pipeline will be published by Victoria’s financial watchdog in a bid to keep track of $80bn worth of projects.
The new dashboard provides information on all major projects over $100m, showing how they are progressing against the initial budget.
It shows about 30 per cent of projects had costs altered in 2019-20.
The new dashboard comes as pressure mounts on the Andrews government over blowouts on its signature “Big Build” items, including the Melbourne Metro project and the West Gate Tunnel.
The government dismissed the Auditor-General’s tool as containing “no new information” because the costs up to 2019-20 had been revealed in budget papers.
But last year’s state budget, which was delayed due to the pandemic, contained no total estimated investment costs for projects over forward estimates in what the state opposition said was a bid to hide from scrutiny.
The new dashboard assesses all major projects, not just well-publicised transport infrastructure, and found in 2019-20 more than a third had a change of completion date.
Data used is the most recent available, but does not include an announcement by the government last year its Metro Tunnel project, which will create an alternative to the City Loop, would cost $2.74bn more than budgeted.
The costs of that overrun are being shared between the consortium building the tunnel and taxpayers.
A government spokeswoman defended Labor’s record since embarking on its infrastructure blitz in 2015.
“The majority of our projects are on time and on budget, supporting thousands of jobs — and the cost of not building would grind our growing state to a halt,” she said. “The government will continue to deliver the projects Victorians voted for, under the Liberal Nationals the dashboard would be empty — they did not deliver a single major transport infrastructure project in four years.”
The government also argues the dashboard doesn’t account for infrastructure projects being funded in stages, such as the level crossing removals program.
During a recent presentation by the state’s infrastructure chiefs, it was revealed about $10bn had been spent on that project so far, with 46 out of 75 grade separations so far completed.
The government has promised to publish its full infrastructure program at the next state budget, which is due to be handed down on May 20.