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Roderick

Fri.27.1.23 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.
There will be disruption to services in Jan, while works take place.  Buses will replace trains on parts of the network.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham/Cranbourne lines until 3.00 Sat 28 Jan (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works).  Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Buses replace trains on sections of the line from until 3.00 Sat 28 Jan (works).
Buses replace trains Frankston - Stony Point until the last train (works elsewhere).
Sitting in ventilation shafts, these axial fans have been specially designed to help control air movement through the new tunnel. They're 2.4m long, 2m wide and 2.1m high – not including the stands/
These form part of the complex ventilation systems throughout the tunnel, ensuring safety and comfort for future passengers using Melbourne’s upgraded train network.
Here's one of the outlets for them... Gives a better impression of the size
17.17 Major delays Essendon - Craigieburn (fire-brigade action).
- 17.52 clearing

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/bristory-in-the-making-how-our-city-has-changed-in-100-pictures-20230124-p5cf17.html

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Sat.28.1.23 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.
There will be disruption to services in Jan, while works take place.  Buses will replace trains on parts of the network.
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works).  Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a train to Flinders St.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a track-equipment fault in the Caulfield area). Trains may use an altered platform.
- 7.56 Buses replace trains between Caulfield and Westall.  Buses have been ordered, but will take over 60 min to arrive. 
- New equipment has a fault already?
- Maybe this line should just be permanently replaced by buses. May solve all these problems!
- Line upgrades went well then. What a joke
- 4 weeks no trains, buses again
- An absolute joke no trains for a month and still can’t deliver a decent service.
- 8.08  Consider alternative transport.
- 8.50 Buses operating, adding travel time.
- 9.11 Trains resume, with major delays.  First trains: 7.56 ex Pakenham; 9.42 ex Flinders St.
13.36  Buses to replace trains Frankston - Stony Point (a train fault). Buses have been ordered, but may take over 60 min to arrive. Consider alternative transport.
- 15.00 Buses adding 30 min for your journey.
20.23 Cranbourne line: Major delays clearing after a police action at Dandenong. 
20.25 Pakenham line: Major delays (police actions at both Dandenong and at Cardinia Rd). 
- 20.42 Clearing.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 2.00 to 3.30 on Sun 29 Jan (urgent works).  Last through trains: 1.03 ex Pakenham; 1.23 ex Flinders St.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/billionaire-fails-in-bid-to-partially-demolish-historic-goods-shed-20230125-p5cfag.html

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/must-get-it-right-the-first-time-the-uphill-battle-to-fix-sydney-s-central-station-20230126-p5cflw.html