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Subject: Thurs.6 & Fri.7.10.22 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
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Thurs.6.10.22
Thurs.6.10.22 Metro Twitter
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Because of tunnel works, Degraves St subway at Flinders St is closed until 2024. No platform transfer via Degraves St subway. Passengers should use Elizabeth & Swanston St entry/exits. Campbell Arcade remains closed to 2024. Platform interchange via that subway was available until mid 2022.
Bell: No lift access to platforms until Oct 2022, while works continue around the station precinct. A shuttle bus will run from Bell to Preston and Thornbury.
Until 9 Oct, take advantage of free public transport with your seniors myki & Victorian Seniors card. Explore Melbourne and regional Victoria or experience the many live Seniors Festival events.
Victorian Veterans and War Widows are eligible for free travel during Veterans Health Week, 1-9 Oct. This covers all PT in Victoria, including: Metro trains, trams & buses; Regional trains, and buses. Show your Veteran Gold or White Card or Category ‘V’ Victorian Public Transport Concession Card. Wearing your uniform, service medals or war widows badge will also work.
Public-transport operators are hosting a Try Before You Ride event on Thurs.6.10, to help those with accessibility or access requirements feel confident using train, tram, bus & taxi accessibility services.
10.41 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays for citybound services clearing after an equipment fault near Footscray.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.25 until the last train (maintenance works).
1.14 Fri. Mernda line: Major delays outbound (an 'operational incident' near Epping). Trains may be held at platforms.
- 1.32 clearing.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/andrews-admits-metro-upgrades-to-outer-west-at-least-six-years-away/ar-AA12Eihy
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/four-level-crossings-to-be-removed-in-melbournes-northwest/news-story/a6c172f1d3d1c10ec5ea4857066e188c
https://www.realcommercial.com.au/news/donkey-wheel-house-gothicstyle-melbourne-building-may-sell-for-25m [former MTO headquarters]
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Fri.7.10.22
Fri.7.10 down fast diesel through Surrey Hills at 11.09: back 13.18 yellow P-EV, no second loco.
Fri.7.10.22 Metro Twitter
Flinders St: still with a lane closed for tunnel works.
Because of tunnel works, Degraves St subway at Flinders St is closed until 2024. No platform transfer via Degraves St subway. Passengers should use Elizabeth & Swanston St entry/exits. Campbell Arcade remains closed to 2024. Platform interchange via that subway was available until mid 2022.
Bell: No lift access to platforms until Oct 2022, while works continue around the station precinct. A shuttle bus will run from Bell to Preston and Thornbury.
Until 9 Oct, take advantage of free public transport with your seniors myki & Victorian Seniors card. Explore Melbourne and regional Victoria or experience the many live Seniors Festival events. We’re going paperless and introducing more booking options for free-travel vouchers, so you’ll never need to worry about losing your vouchers ever again.
Victorian Veterans and War Widows are eligible for free travel during Veterans Health Week, 1-9 Oct. This covers all PT in Victoria, including: Metro trains, trams & buses; Regional trains, and buses. Show your Veteran Gold or White Card or Category ‘V’ Victorian Public Transport Concession Card. Wearing your uniform, service medals or war widows badge will also work.
There's a lot happening underground at Anzac station. We’re continuing to fit out the platform and concourse levels with mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems. Soon we’ll be installing the southern platform escalators. Quite a bit happening above ground.
10.02 Sunbury line: Major delays and clearing due to an earlier trespasser near West Footscray and earlier equipment faults at Albion.
12.25 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Major delays (police).
- 12.42 Buses will be replacing trains Box Hill - Ringwood (a person hit by a train). Buses may take up to 50 min to arrive; consider alternatives.
- 12.50 Buses may take up to 40 min to arrive.
- 13.00 Buses may take up to 30 min to arrive.
- 13.10 Buses may take up to 20 min to arrive.
- 13.20 Buses may take up to 10 min to arrive.
- 13.30 Buses are running, adding travel time as they are subject to local traffic conditions.
- 14.05 Trains are resuming
15.30 Glen Waverley line: Buses are replacing trains Burnley - Darling (police), adding travel time.
- 16.14 Trains have resumed, with delays of up to 15 minutes clearing.
Buses replace trains Clifton Hill - Mernda from 19.40 until the last train of Sun 9 Oct (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 train from pfm 2 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 train from pfm 2 to Melbourne Southern Cross.
- Sunbury/Upfield lines: All trains will terminate/originate at Southern Cross from 21.00 until 0.35 Sat 8 Oct (works). From Flinders St, take a train from pfm 1, 9 or 10 to SC.
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham from 21.30 until the last train of Sun 9 Oct (works).
https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/markets/review-of-14-5b-inland-rail-project-to-be-led-by-ex-energy-boss-kerry-schott/ar-AA12GfxD
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/inland-rail-probed-for-budget-blowout/ar-AA12Gn1L
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/fears-problem-plagued-manly-ferries-will-be-out-of-service-for-weeks-20220725-p5b49z.html
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/flood-warnings-for-parts-of-victoria-as-rain-lashes-state/news-story/e01efedecc7e7f9a205c130902465996