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Subject: Mon.30.10-Wed.1.11.23 daily digest, austerity editions
Roderick
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Mon.30.10.23
Mon.30.10.23 Metro Twitter
Frankston line: Buses replace trains on sections of the line until 3.00 on Sat 4 Nov (works).
Buses replace trains Frankston - Stony Point until the last train of Fri 3 Nov (works).
11.42 Glen Waverley line: Major delays (a vehicle hitting Huntingdale Rd bridge near Jordanville). Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 12.13 clearing.
16.24 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (police request in the Greensborough area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 16.37 clearing.
17.09 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays clearing after a train fault at Caulfield.
- 17.17 For those who can’t go to Richmond, when will the next train from Flagstaff to Flinders St be?
- 17.24 Your best option is to take a train from pfm 4 to Richmond.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 20.00 until the last train (works).
Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses replace trains Camberwell - Ringwood from 20.40 until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train to Flinders St.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train to Flinders St. [why not a Frankston train to Melbourne SC?].
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham from 21.30 until the last train (works).
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/tap-off-why-melbourne-s-public-transport-system-doesn-t-need-ticket-cops-20231025-p5eevl.html
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Tues.31.10.23
Tues.31.10.23 Metro Twitter
Frankston line: Buses replace trains on sections of the line until 3.00 on Sat 4 Nov (works).
Buses replace trains Frankston - Stony Point until the last train of Fri 3 Nov (works).
8.41 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Footscray area). Outbound trains may operate at a reduced speed between South Kensington and Seddon. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations. Stopping patterns may be changed.
- 9.42 Barriers been down for 20+ min in Yarraville with no announcements. No trains running towards city since they went down.
- 9.46 clearing
- 9.51 The fault has since been rectified and the delays are reducing.
We're running extra services to the Derby, Cup, Oaks and Stakes Days at Flemington Racecourse.
Things we love to see... 'high-capacity- trains on the Sunbury line. When the tunnel opens in 2025, these new, bigger and better trains will run from Sunbury through the tunnel to Pakenham & Cranbourne.
Don't let your Halloween night turn into a spooky disaster! Stay safe around train tracks - no shortcuts, no tricks! Have a spooktacular Halloween, Melbourne! RailSafety.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 20.00 until the last train (works).
20.23 Belgrave line: Major delays (police in the Boronia area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 20.47 clearing.
Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses replace trains Camberwell - Ringwood from 20.40 until the last train (maintenance works).
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train to Flinders St. [why not a Frankston train to Melbourne SC?].
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train to Flinders St.
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham from 21.30 until the last train (works).
https://www.uitp.org/resources/news regular items on public transport
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Wed.1.11.23
Wed.1.11.23 Metro Twitter
Frankston line: Buses replace trains on sections of the line until 3.00 on Sat 4 Nov (works).
Buses replace trains Frankston - Stony Point until the last train of Fri 3 Nov (works).
19.32 Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: Major delays arriving/departing Flinders St due to an operational incident.
- 19.44 minor and clearing.
- 19.49 Are you sure?
- 20.17 Been waiting at North Melbourne for a half hour, two perfectly working trains have passed through, passengers are being moved off perfectly working trains that can head out to Sunbury. There is no communication between your staff and commuters.
- 20.21 Any updates? You've been saying 15min minutes late for 35mins now.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 20.00 until the last train (works).
Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses replace trains Camberwell - Ringwood from 20.40 until the last train (maintenance works).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train [special city circle] to Flinders St.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train to Flinders St. [why not a Frankston train to Melbourne SC?].
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/big-builds-don-t-get-out-of-bed-any-more-for-less-than-500-million-20231101-p5egok.html
https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/developers-on-alert-as-state-weighs-expansion-of-infrastructure-levy-20231031-p5egh7.html
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-metro-west-is-the-everlasting-gobstopper-of-state-politics-20231030-p5eg5n.html