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Subject: Tues.21.5.24 daily digest, austerity issue
Roderick
Tues.21.5.24 Metro X
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham line from 21.30 until early June (works). https://tinyurl.com/mr2df3bx
- 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 Carrum - Frankston - Stony Point from 20.30 until the to last train of Thu 23 May (works).
4.52 Sunbury/Werribee/Williamstown/Upfield/Craigieburn: Major delays due to an equipment fault in the North Melbourne area. Select services may terminate/originate from intermediate locations. Select services may be altered at short notice.
- 5.30 clearing.
- When will customers on the Sunbury line be given free travel for the continued cancellations and disruptions, for which we pay $6 irrespective?
5.47 Mernda Line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Croxton area). Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 5.57 clearing.
6.25 Werribee line: All outbound train will run direct from Newport to Laverton (an equipment fault at Westona). Passengers for Altona loop stations, change at Laverton to an inbound train.
- 7.19 Outbound via Altona is resuming. The first: 7.08 Flinders St - Laverton.
- 9.12 Delays again (same fault and solution).
- 10.47 resuming again. First: 10.26 Flinders St - Laverton.
7.36 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Eltham area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations, or may be altered.
- 7.48 clearing.
17.52 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Outbound delays (an overhead-power fault in the Hawthorn area). Outbound trains will depart from altered platforms between Richmond and Camberwell. Stopping patterns may be changed.
- 17.56 An orange icon on your app is definitely better than a red one, or worse, a black one.
Pakenham/Cranbourne/Frankston lines: Buses replace trains city - Caulfield from 20.30 until the last (maintenance and renewal works). Take a Glen Waverley train to Burnley for express buses to Caulfield. https://tinyurl.com/4njph465
Buses replace trains Parliament/Richmond - Sandringham from 20.10 until the to last train (maintenance and renewal works). https://t.ly/v7JDC
Meet Kevin, one of the first Metro train drivers to run test trains using our next generation High-Capacity Signalling system. His run from Hawksburn to Footscray marks the Metro Tunnel’s permanent connection with the surface train network.
21.18 Pakenham/Cranbourne Lines: Major delays (a train fault in the Carnegie area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations, or may be altered.
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/adelaide-public-transport-users-face-single-fare-price-rise-from-july/news-story/72a94f638a6366ec336ac9a9f81c8ff4
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/messenger/north-northeast/sa-police-hit-alleged-gawler-line-attacker-with-transport-bans/news-story/2a02df657cfcf1490284c1c63ece451f