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Subject: Fri.24 & Sat.25.3.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Fri.24.3.23 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.
Until the last train of Sun.30.4: Buses replace trains on sections of the Hurstbridge line. Greensborough, Montmorency, and Diamond Creek stations are closed.
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.
5.46 Sandringham line: Delays up to 30 min (a trespasser at Windsor). Police are attending. Trains may be altered/cancelled.
- 6.01 Delays up to 45 min.
- 6.09 Delays up to 40 min and clearing.
- 6.43 Delays up to 10 min and clearing quickly
7.12 Craigieburn line: Delays up to 30 min (a trespasser in the Roxburgh Park area). Trains may be held at platforms, altered or cancelled.
- 7.33 Delays up to 45 min.
- 7.38 Delays clearing. Trains may run at a reduced speed through the Roxburgh Park area.
13.45 Sandringham line: Major delays (a motor vehicle striuck Inkerman St bridge, Balaclava). Trains may be held at platforms or altered.
- 14.12 Delays clearing. Trains may run at a reduced speed through the Balaclava area.
- 14.16 Excellent work by your maintenance team to arrive and check and clear the bridge so quickly.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Werribee/Williamstown from 20.30 until the last train of Sun 26 Mar (works).
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 20.30 until the last train of Sun 26 Mar (works).
Frankston line: Trains will operate as a shuttle between Caulfield and Frankston from 21.00 until 3.00 Sat 25 Mar (works). Change from/to a Pak/Cran train.
- contradicted by: Trains will operate as a shuttle between Caulfield and Frankston from 23.00 until 5.00 Sat 25 Mar. Passengers for Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale or Malvern, change at South Yarra or Caulfield for a replacement bus [Metro refuses to stop Dandenong trains on the other tracks].
Mernda/Hurstbridge/Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley/Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance works). From loop stations, take a tram to Flinders St.
Hurstbridge line: Replacement buses will operate in sections Macleod - Diamond Creek / Diamond Creek - Hurstbridge from 21.00 until the last train of Sun 26 Mar (works). Through passengers change buses.
- The Diamond Creek level crossing is closed until 5.00 Monday, as part of duplication works. The detour via Kangaroo Ground, Research and North Eltham will add up to 25 min.
Sandringham line: Buses replace trains South Yarra - Elsternwick from 23.00 until 5.00 Sat 25 Mar (works).
https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/other/trainee-bus-driver-slams-keolis-downer-for-inadequate-training-amid-sydney-shortage/ar-AA190epg
https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/guerilla-mail-and-dummy-bids-how-downer-staffers-got-snared-by-icac-20230323-p5cult
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Sat.25.3 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 North Melbourne - Werribee/Williamstown until the last train of Sun 26 Mar (works).
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield until the last train of Sun 26 Mar (works).
Until the last train of Sun.30.4: Buses replace trains on sections of the Hurstbridge line. Greensborough, Montmorency, and Diamond Creek stations are closed.
Buses replace trains on sections of the Lilydale/Belgrave lines until late May (works).
Mernda/Hurstbridge/Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley/Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St all day From loop stations, take a train from pfm 3 (inbound northern group) to Flinders St.
Frankston line: Trains will run to an altered timetable until mid 2023 (works). Trains will stop at all stations Caulfield - Cheltenham all day.
- Trains will operate as a shuttle between Caulfield and Frankston until 5.00. Passengers for Hawksburn, Toorak, Armadale or Malvern, change at South Yarra or Caulfield for a replacement bus [Metro refuses to stop Dandenong trains on the other tracks].
Sandringham line: Buses replace trains South Yarra - Elsternwick from 23.00 until 5.00 Sat 25 Mar (works).
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/major-delays-sydney-trains-delayed-due-to-urgent-signal-repairs-20230325-p5cv8h.html
https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8133604/fewer-bus-services-wont-increase-act-passenger-numbers
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/vline-fare-offer-could-create-outersuburban-commuter-crush/news-story/46cf5a94f38b8923d40b1d043a7cafec