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Subject: Wed.9 & Thurs.10.11.22 daily digest, austerity archives
Wed.9.11.21 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.
8.31 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Major delays clearing after an equipment fault between Parliament and Jolimont.
- 12.33 Trains will operate direct to/from Flinders St (an equipment fault near Flinders St). Passengers at loop stations take a train from pfm 2 (anticlockwise Dandenong) to Flinders St. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 13.12 Loop running has resumed. Trains may still run direct, and may use altered platforms at Flinders St.
13.28 Frankston line: Buses replace trains Cheltenham - Mordialloc (a motor vehicle hit by a train). Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider local transport options.
- 14.30 Replacement buses operating, adding 45 min.
- 15.41 Trains resume, with minor delays. First trains: 14.47 ex Flinders St; 15.08 ex Frankston.
- If you need someone to talk to after witnessing or assisting at the scene of an incident, contact Amber Community, on 1300 367 797. Counselling is provided face-to-face or by telephone. Assistance can be sought immediately or at any time after the incident.
15.14 Craigieburn line: Major delays (a level-crossing equipment fault at Park St, Moonee Ponds). Trains in the immediate area may remain at platforms. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 15.26 clearing.
- 15.39 Major delays again (the earlier fault, and a trespasser near Roxburgh Park).
- 15.58 clearing
16.03 Upfield line: Major delays clearing after a trespasser in the Macaulay area.
16.51 Glen Waverley line: Delays up to 40 min (a vehicle stopped across rail tracks at Glenferrie Rd, Kooyong.
- 17.04 Clearing. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
16.14 Buses replace trains between Ringwood and Lilydale (a track-equipment fault at Ringwood), adding travel time. Consider alternate travel options.
- 16.27 Buses replace trains between Ringwood and Mooroolbark (not Lilydale).
- 18.18 Trains have resumed, with delays up to 10 minutes.
- 18.32 The first citybound train will depart Lilydale at 19.05. We also have some buses in still in operation.
19.12 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines - Delays up to 30 minutes (a trespasser on/near rail lines in the Noble Park - Yarraman area). Trains may be held at platforms.
- 19.26 Delays up to 25 minutes. Trains are moving at reduced speed through the area.
- 20.16 Delays up to 15 minutes, and clearing
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/second-stage-of-parramatta-light-rail-line-will-not-open-until-2031/ar-AA13TWtf
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/7964539/freight-needs-more-drivers-or-solutions-to-use-fewer-of-them
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Thurs.10.11.22
Thurs.10.11.22 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.
12.27 Buses to replace trains Darling - Glen Waverley (police). Buses ordered, ETA 60min. Consider alternative transport.
- 13.20 Buses are replacing trains, adding travel time.
- 13.30 Buses are adding 30 min.
- 15.09 Trains resume. First trains: 14.40 ex Flinders St; 15.09 ex Jordanville.
15.58 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Montmorency area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations. Consider alternative transport for local trips.
- 16.06 Buses replace trains Greensborough - Eltham. Buses ordered, ETA 45 min.
- 16.32 Trains resume. First trains: 15.49 Flinders St - Hurstbridge; 16.03 ex Hurstbridge.
17.14 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: Outbound delays (an ill passenger at Burnley). Trains may depart from altered platforms Richmond - Burnley. Trains may not stop at East Richmond.
- 17.25 clearing.
- 17.27 Glen Waverley line: Delays ongoing (an ill passenger at Burnley, and now one at Darling).
- 17.44 Delays clearing. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations. Stopping patterns may be changed.
18.01 Frankston line: Minor delays (a vehicle damaging McDonald St level crossing at Mordialloc). Trains may operate at a reduced speed there.
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/sydneysiders-warned-of-major-disruptions-to-train-services-this-weekend/ar-AA13Wr9n
https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/masks-back-on-covid-wave-shifts-queensland-from-green-to-amber-state-20221110-p5bx3t.html
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7973706/trackless-trams-are-working-elsewhere-so-why-not-here
[A 'trackless tram' is like a waterless ferry or a wingless aeroplane: a marketing term to sell buses to the unwary. Like most compromises: it combines the worst elements of both parents.
People are always besotted with new technology, as predicted by Barnum: 'There's a sucker born every minute'].
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/future-victoria/future-victoria-collingwood-carlton-flemington-top-list-of-most-liveable-suburbs/news-story/76fec9957c1bcb8885f790516a03ee14
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