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Subject: Mon.6 & Tues.7.3.23 daily digests, austerity archives

Roderick

Mon.6.3.23 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.
Hurstbridge line: Buses replace trains Heidelberg - Greensborough until the last train of Tue 7 Mar (works).
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.
7.40  Buses replacing trains between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave (a track-equipment fault at Upwey). Trains run between UFG and Box Hill.
- 9.17 Trains are resuming.  First trains: 9.47 ex Belgrave; 8.51 ex Box Hill.
- 10.31 Once it became apparent that the line was likely to be closed through peak hour, an update to this effect would have been helpful. Repairs took much longer than expected.
- 13.21  Major delays again (an equipment fault in the Upwey area). Trains may terminate originate at intermediate locations.
- 16.06  Was the morning fault the same as last night's? 
Melbourne Storm and Metro are continuing their partnership, encouraging more fans to use public transport when heading to  AAMI Park  for the 2023 season
16.02 & 18.02 Flagstaff: There is no lift access between the platforms and concourse (a fault). Passengers requiring lift access travel to Melbourne Central and speak to staff for assistance.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
Buses replace trains Berwick - Pakenham from 21.30 until the last train (works).
22.00  Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (police).  trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 22.12 clearing.
Buses replace trains Bayswater - Belgrave from 23.30 until the last train (urgent works),  Last through trains: 22.41 ex Belgrave; 22.39 ex Box Hill.

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rail-board-approved-lavish-executive-payout-fearing-labor-election-win-20230305-p5cpgz.html

https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/downer-edi-director-peter-watson-resigns-from-board-20230306-p5cpoe

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/south-australia/grange-woman-74-dies-in-hospital-after-being-struck-by-train-on-wednesday/news-story/8ed6ae3d552f5864fb14afb0242c22ec

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/docklands-goods-shed-development-plan-for-heritage-listed-site/news-story/5b247aa0ff7a683248fe68e70710595a

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Tues.7.3.23 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.
Hurstbridge line: Buses replace trains Heidelberg - Greensborough until the last train of Tue 7 Mar (works).
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.
9.47 Mernda line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Lalor area).
9.53 & 9.58 Major delays (a train fault at Sandringham).  Trains may be held at platforms.
14.06 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: trains will run direct to/from Flinders St (ambulance request at Melbourne Central).
- 14.20  Trains have resumed loop running.
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Cranbourne from 19.45 until the last train (works).
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunbury from 20.15 until the last train (maintenance works).
Frankston line: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Moorabbin from 8:30pm to last train tonight, while project works take place.
22.31 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (police in the Richmond area).  Trains in the immediate area will remain at platforms.
- 23.16 clearing.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.