Fw: Tues.4.1.22 daily digest
  Roderick Smith

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Roderick


Tues.4.1.22 Metro Twitter
Aircraft: No ramp access to platforms until late 2021 (pedestrian-underpass works). [no reopening has been announced yet]
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Reservoir/Heidelberg until the last train of Sun 9 Jan (works).
Buses replace trains South Yarra - Sandringham from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 20.35 until the last train (maintenance works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains will terminate/originate at Caulfield from 21.00 until the last train (works).  Change to/from a Frankston train.
Werribee/Craigieburn lines: All trains terminate/originate at Southern Cross from 21.00 until the last train (works).  From loop stations, take a city-circle bus to Southern Cross.  Buses replace Upfield and Sunbury trains during this time.
22.24 Hurstbridge line: major delays (police at Diamond Creek).  Trains may be held at platforms.
- 22.29 clearing


Tues.4.1.22 Melbourne 'Herald Sun'.  
* JUST wondering if anybody is taking bets as to how much the $l0bn airport rail project will be over budget and past its completion date?
* SYDNEY has a surcharge on tram fares to and from the airport. It is about the same as Victoria is going to charge. In fact, everywhere in the world you pay more to travel to or from an airport.