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Subject: Thurs.23.5.24 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Thurs.23.5.24 Metro X
Buses replace trains on sections of the Pakenham line from 21.30 until early June (works).  https://tinyurl.com/mr2df3bx
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 4.00 Sat.25.5 (works now extended).
11.38 Upfield line: Buses to replace trains between Coburg and North Melbourne (debris on tracks).  Buses have been ordered, ETA 60 min. 
- 12.00 Buses ETA 50 min. 
- 12.15 Buses ETA 40 min. 
- 12.30 Trains resume.  First trains: 12.52 ex Flinders St; 12.17 ex Upfield.
12.50 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (a vehicle hit Napier St underline bridge, Footscray). Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 13.01 clearing.  Trains s may be altered.
15.07 Sandringham line: Major delays (a vehicle blocking rail lines in the Middle Brighton area).
- 15.11 Clearing.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations [ie Elsternwick].

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