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Subject: Mon.20 & Tues.21.2.23 daily digests, austerity archives

Roderick

Mon.20.2.23 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.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works).  Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
8.01 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Citybound delays (an equipment fault in the Yarraman area). Trains may operate at a reduced speed between Dandenong and Noble Park.  Trains may run direct from Richmond to Flinders St.
- 9.31 Citybound delays (an 'operational incident' in the Murrumbeena area). Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms, then may run direct from Richmond to Flinders St.
- 9.52  & 10.10 Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall.  Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport.
- 10.19 Disappointing performance.
- 10.25 Trains resume, with major delays.  Passengers between the city and Caulfield, take a Frankston line train.
- 11.21 the experience in the morning was so horrible. I took a train from Lynbrook and it took 30 minutes to reach Dandenong and to top it train was stopped before Murumbeena for 70 minutes.
14.26 & 14.45 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (a vehicle hit Napier St underline bridge near Footscray). Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms.  trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 14.59 Delays clearing.  Trains will operate at a reduced speed between Footscray and Seddon.
18.11 Pakenham/Cranbourne/Frankston lines: Minor delays (a trespasser in the Caulfield area).
- 18.17 Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 18.27  clearing.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Werribee/Williamstown from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Clifton Hill from 20.30 until the to last train (works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.30 until the last train (works).  Change from/to a Frankston train.

20.2 https://www.msn.com/en-au/money/news/billion-dollar-rail-deal-to-take-trucks-off-the-road/ar-AA17H61H

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/commuter-chaos-in-western-melbourne-after-truck-rollover-and-bridge-strike-20230220-p5clzg.html

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/metro-mania-former-top-nsw-rail-exec-says-train-mega-projects-lack-rationale-20230217-p5cler.html

https://www.afr.com/wealth/personal-finance/how-to-get-ahead-financially-on-the-daily-commute-20230217-p5clil

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Tues.21.2.23 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.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works).  Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
9.13 Upfield line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Gowrie area). Trains may terminate/originate at Batman. Consider alternative transport for local trips between Batman and Upfield.
- 9.28 clearing.
18.15 Werribee/Williamstown/Sunbury lines: Major delays clearing after a police action in the Footscray area.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Werribee/Williamstown from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Buses replace trains Parliament - Clifton Hill from 20.30 until the to last train (works).
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 20.30 until the last train (works).  Change from/to a Frankston train.