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Subject: Sun.28.4.24 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Sun.28.4.24 Metro X
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.
17.14 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Minor delays (police in the Box Hill area).  Trains may be altered.
- 17.21 Yep sitting on the train waiting?
- 17.26 Major, but clearing.
- 17.27 Police have just given us clearance; trains in the area should be moving again.
Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Buses replace trains Burnley - Box Hill from 20.20 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/38ueuzyj
Buses replace trains Camberwell - Alamein from 20.45 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/yu9w4xs3
Learn about accessibility access and areas on trains, trams, buses, & taxis. Join us at Southern Cross Station, Thurs, 9 May for a Try Before You Ride event anytime from 10am. The event concludes at 2pm.  Register for free at www.eventbrite.com.au/e/try-before-you-ride-event-tickets-826077739757

https://www.msn.com/en-au/travel/news/the-world-s-most-efficient-nationalised-rail-networks/ar-AA1nL1Np

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/where-the-tallest-suburban-rail-loop-towers-soaring-up-to-40-storeys-will-be-built-20240427-p5fmz6.html

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/spike-in-wheel-wear-forces-old-passenger-trains-to-be-pulled-from-service-20240425-p5fmiw.html

https://www.smh.com.au/culture/celebrity/how-sydney-s-light-rail-became-hollywood-s-most-unlikely-star-20240425-p5fmny.html