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Subject: Thurs.21.3.24 daily digest, austerity issue

Thurs.21.3.24 Metro X
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale line until late March (works).
Buses replace trains on sections of the Belgrave line until April (works). [Ringwood - Bayswater]
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.
8.00 Sandringham line: Delays up to 25 min (fire brigade in the South Yarra - Prahran area).  Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 8.03 clearing.
8.49 Mernda line: Delays (a train fault in the Thomastown area) Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 8.59 Buses to replace trains between Reservoir and Epping.   Buses have been ordered.  Trains before & beyond are delayed. 
- 9.06 Trains have resumed, with major delays. Select services may be altered, terminate/originate at intermediate stations or be cancelled.
- 10.47 delays clearing.
14.51  Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a trespasser between Oakleigh and Huntingdale). Select trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 15.22 clearing.
- 17.41 Is this related to all the cancellations due to drivers being out of position?
- 19.52 Major delays and clearing after a trespasser in the Clayton area.  Trains may be altered, and may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
19.53 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (a trespasser between Yarraville and Spotswood) . Trains may be altered, may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stationsm ir may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 20.02 clearing.
19.57  Werribee/WilliamstownSunbury/Upfield/Craigieburn lines: Minor delays clearing after a trespasser in the North Melbourne area.  Trains may be altered.
Public transport disruptions are happening through Autumn (infrastructure projects).

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