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Subject: Sun.17.3.24 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Sun.17.3.24 Metro X
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day.  From loop stations, take train to Flinders St.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Belgrave line until April (works). [Ringwood - Bayswater]
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day (works).  From loop stations, take a train to Flinders St [inbound Pak/Cran, or special city circle?].
Buses replace trains Dandenong - Pakenham until the last train (works).
Frankston line: Trains will not stop at Parkdale until mid 2024 (level-crossing removal work). Shuttle buses will operate Mentone - Parkdale - Mordialloc, connecting with trains. No access to station facilities or platforms during this time.
Buses replace trains South Yarra - Sandringham until the last train (maintenance works).
17.58 Frankston line: Buses replace trains for Malvern, Armadale, Toorak and Hawksburn (a track fault). Change at Caulfield/South Yarra.  Passengers to/from beyond, change from/to a Pakenham/Cranbourne train.
- 18.12 Trains resuming, with minor delays. First trains will be 18.07 ex Flinders St; 17.18 ex Frankston.
- Why does Metro not stop Pak/Cran trains: far better for passengers and cheaper for Metro?  Buses are always slow and unreliable.  You have four tracks and four platforms, and don't use them.
21.32 Werribee line: Major delays (police in the Laverton area.  Select trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations or may be altered.
- 21.48 clearing.
Public transport disruptions are coming up this Autumn (infrastructure projects).

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8556215/skeptical-sleep-apnoea-suffer-opens-up-on-cpap-machine-experience [bus driver, but would apply to all drivers]

Melbourne single-track section https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESv-oo_iNYo