Fw: Thurs.28-Sat.30.9.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick Smith
Sunday, September 15, 2024 9:57 AM
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Roderick
Thurs.28.9.23 Metro X
Extra services are operating over the school holidays to/from Melbourne Royal Show. Trains leave Flinders St every 10-15 min to Melbourne Showgrounds or take a Route 57a tram.
15.49 Craigieburn line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Roxburgh Park area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, and may terminate/originate at Broadmeadows.
- 15.52 Delays clearing.
18.20 Sunbury line: Major delays (police in the Sunshine area).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a train to Flinders St.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train [inbound Pak/Cran] to Southern Cross.
Buses replace trains Ringwood - Belgrave from 23.45 until the last train (urgent works). Last through trains: 23.13 ex Flinders St; 23.41 ex Belgrave.
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Fri.29.9.23 Metro X
PT will run to a Saturday timetable for the Grand Final Public Holiday. However, if you’re heading to the Grand Final Parade, we’re running extra services to help you get to and from the event.
Extra services are operating over the school holidays to/from Melbourne Royal Show. Trains leave Flinders St every 10-15 min to Melbourne Showgrounds or take a Route 57a tram.
10.52 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (a train fault in the South Kensington area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.
- 11.00 Trains may terminate/originate at Newport. Passengers for Footscray take a Sunbury train.
- 11.22 Delays clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed.
15.03 Craigieburn line: Major delays (an ill passenger requiring ambulance assistance at Broadmeadows). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, and may terminate/originate at Broadmeadows.
- 15.19 clearing
0.51 Owing to an external power fault affecting station lighting, take extra care if travelling to/from Thornbury.
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Sat.30.9.23 Metro X
Extra services are operating over the school holidays to/from Melbourne Royal Show. Trains leave Flinders St every 10-15 min to Melbourne Showgrounds or take a Route 57a tram.
5.30 Thornbury station lighting has been fixed.
8.45 The 7.43 Flinders St - Sunbury has been delayed by ~15 min (a train fault). Other trains may be delayed or altered.
10.06 Delays up to 15 min Lilydale - Ringwood (police).
- 10.22 Delays up to 20 min now clearing.
- On grand final day.
- Unacceptable
14.44 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Major delays (police in the Clifton Hill area).
- 14.59 clearing
- 15.32 Delays up to 20 min (an equipment fault near Collingwood).
- 17.46 Trains may move at reduced speed between Collingwood and North Richmond. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 18.00 Major delays clearing.
- 18.54 Further delays (an ill passenger at Melbourne Central) clearing.
Usual MCG football arrangements.
- 17.12 All entrances to Jolimont and Richmond are open for AFL return traffic.
17.29 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses to replace trains Oakleigh - Westall (a person hit by a train). Buses have been ordered
- 18.24 Trains have resumed.
- 18.43 We're stuck at Oakleigh still with no indication of when we'll move - poor driver is so frustrated.
17.34 Belgrave line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Ferntree Gully area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations
- 17.44 clearing.
20.49 Sandringham line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Ripponlea area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 20.56 clearing.
20.45 Camberwell & East Camberwell: There is no station lighting (an external power outage). Please take care when entering and exiting trains.
- 21.28 Lighting has been restored.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/allan-must-bin-andrews-most-expensive-folly-the-suburban-rail-loop-20230929-p5e8oo.html
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday 15 September 2024 at 07:55:26 pm AEST
Subject: Thurs.28-Sat.30.9.23 daily digests, austerity archives
Roderick
Thurs.28.9.23 Metro X
Extra services are operating over the school holidays to/from Melbourne Royal Show. Trains leave Flinders St every 10-15 min to Melbourne Showgrounds or take a Route 57a tram.
15.49 Craigieburn line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Roxburgh Park area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, and may terminate/originate at Broadmeadows.
- 15.52 Delays clearing.
18.20 Sunbury line: Major delays (police in the Sunshine area).
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a train to Flinders St.
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Flinders St train [inbound Pak/Cran] to Southern Cross.
Buses replace trains Ringwood - Belgrave from 23.45 until the last train (urgent works). Last through trains: 23.13 ex Flinders St; 23.41 ex Belgrave.
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Fri.29.9.23 Metro X
PT will run to a Saturday timetable for the Grand Final Public Holiday. However, if you’re heading to the Grand Final Parade, we’re running extra services to help you get to and from the event.
Extra services are operating over the school holidays to/from Melbourne Royal Show. Trains leave Flinders St every 10-15 min to Melbourne Showgrounds or take a Route 57a tram.
10.52 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (a train fault in the South Kensington area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.
- 11.00 Trains may terminate/originate at Newport. Passengers for Footscray take a Sunbury train.
- 11.22 Delays clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed.
15.03 Craigieburn line: Major delays (an ill passenger requiring ambulance assistance at Broadmeadows). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, and may terminate/originate at Broadmeadows.
- 15.19 clearing
0.51 Owing to an external power fault affecting station lighting, take extra care if travelling to/from Thornbury.
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Sat.30.9.23 Metro X
Extra services are operating over the school holidays to/from Melbourne Royal Show. Trains leave Flinders St every 10-15 min to Melbourne Showgrounds or take a Route 57a tram.
5.30 Thornbury station lighting has been fixed.
8.45 The 7.43 Flinders St - Sunbury has been delayed by ~15 min (a train fault). Other trains may be delayed or altered.
10.06 Delays up to 15 min Lilydale - Ringwood (police).
- 10.22 Delays up to 20 min now clearing.
- On grand final day.
- Unacceptable
14.44 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Major delays (police in the Clifton Hill area).
- 14.59 clearing
- 15.32 Delays up to 20 min (an equipment fault near Collingwood).
- 17.46 Trains may move at reduced speed between Collingwood and North Richmond. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 18.00 Major delays clearing.
- 18.54 Further delays (an ill passenger at Melbourne Central) clearing.
Usual MCG football arrangements.
- 17.12 All entrances to Jolimont and Richmond are open for AFL return traffic.
17.29 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses to replace trains Oakleigh - Westall (a person hit by a train). Buses have been ordered
- 18.24 Trains have resumed.
- 18.43 We're stuck at Oakleigh still with no indication of when we'll move - poor driver is so frustrated.
17.34 Belgrave line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Ferntree Gully area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations
- 17.44 clearing.
20.49 Sandringham line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Ripponlea area). Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate locations.
- 20.56 clearing.
20.45 Camberwell & East Camberwell: There is no station lighting (an external power outage). Please take care when entering and exiting trains.
- 21.28 Lighting has been restored.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/allan-must-bin-andrews-most-expensive-folly-the-suburban-rail-loop-20230929-p5e8oo.html