Fw: Tues.24.9.24 daily digest, austerity issue
Roderick Smith
Wednesday, September 25, 2024 4:08 AM
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Subject: Tues.24.9.24 daily digest, austerity issue
Roderick
Tues.24.9.24 Metro X
16.20 Mernda line: Major delays (police in the Regent area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.
- 16.25 Clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
16.47 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the East Camberwell area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations; stopping patterns may be changed; trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 17.27 Buses to replace trains Burnley - Box Hill. Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport.
- 17.44 Trains resuming, with major delays.
- 18.38 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: Delays up to 60 min (trains/drivers out of position, and heavy congestion).
- 19.08 Why close a whole line for hours? Can’t said trespasser be removed by police?
- 19.12 The situation was very fluid, police worked to clear the line as quickly as possible, as soon as police gave the ok to run trains our train controllers are working to restore the timetable.
- 19.34 Still major, but clearing.
- 20.05 Minor, and reducing quickly.
16.50 Alamein line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations; stopping patterns may be changed; trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 17.18 Buses to replace trains Camberwell - Alamein. Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport. Passengers from the city are take a replacement bus from Burnley to Camberwell, and change.
- 17.44 Trains resuming, with major delays.
17.56 I've been stuck on a stationary Glen Waverley train outside Burnley for over 20 min. Avoid getting on any train this afternoon.
- 17.58 Trains are moving, with heavy congestion in the area; hopefully won't be long for your train to move.
20.29 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Westgarth area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.
- 20.42 clearing.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 21.10 until the last train tonight (maintenance and renewal works). https://tinyurl.com/2xhmjbp4
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 21.00 until the last train (works). Change from/to a Frankston train. https://tinyurl.com/mvkhnmur
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield/Mernda/Hurstbridge/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.30 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Swanston St tram to Flinders St.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 21.30 until the train (works). https://tinyurl.com/yfepp6kv
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: All trains run from Burnley from 21.30. Change from/to a Glen Waverley train.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-grand-ferries-use-by-date-is-set-as-fleet-goes-electric-20240923-p5kcnl.html
https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/five-years-late-and-four-times-over-initial-budget-new-bus-ticketing-system-coming-soon/news-story/6db72ae293dba6e2cda418f1ab4c5530
To: [email protected] <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday 25 September 2024 at 02:06:53 pm AEST
Subject: Tues.24.9.24 daily digest, austerity issue
Roderick
Tues.24.9.24 Metro X
16.20 Mernda line: Major delays (police in the Regent area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.
- 16.25 Clearing. Stopping patterns may be changed. Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
16.47 Lilydale/Belgrave lines: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the East Camberwell area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations; stopping patterns may be changed; trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 17.27 Buses to replace trains Burnley - Box Hill. Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport.
- 17.44 Trains resuming, with major delays.
- 18.38 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/Glen Waverley lines: Delays up to 60 min (trains/drivers out of position, and heavy congestion).
- 19.08 Why close a whole line for hours? Can’t said trespasser be removed by police?
- 19.12 The situation was very fluid, police worked to clear the line as quickly as possible, as soon as police gave the ok to run trains our train controllers are working to restore the timetable.
- 19.34 Still major, but clearing.
- 20.05 Minor, and reducing quickly.
16.50 Alamein line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations; stopping patterns may be changed; trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 17.18 Buses to replace trains Camberwell - Alamein. Buses ordered, ETA 60 min. Consider alternative transport. Passengers from the city are take a replacement bus from Burnley to Camberwell, and change.
- 17.44 Trains resuming, with major delays.
17.56 I've been stuck on a stationary Glen Waverley train outside Burnley for over 20 min. Avoid getting on any train this afternoon.
- 17.58 Trains are moving, with heavy congestion in the area; hopefully won't be long for your train to move.
20.29 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (police attending to a trespasser in the Westgarth area). Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations.
- 20.42 clearing.
Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Upfield from 21.10 until the last train tonight (maintenance and renewal works). https://tinyurl.com/2xhmjbp4
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains Caulfield - Westall from 21.00 until the last train (works). Change from/to a Frankston train. https://tinyurl.com/mvkhnmur
Sunbury/Craigieburn/Upfield/Mernda/Hurstbridge/Glen Waverley lines: All trains direct to/from Flinders St from 21.30 until the last train (works). From loop stations, take a Swanston St tram to Flinders St.
Sunbury line: Buses replace trains North Melbourne - Sunshine from 21.30 until the train (works). https://tinyurl.com/yfepp6kv
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: All trains run from Burnley from 21.30. Change from/to a Glen Waverley train.
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sydney-s-grand-ferries-use-by-date-is-set-as-fleet-goes-electric-20240923-p5kcnl.html
https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/five-years-late-and-four-times-over-initial-budget-new-bus-ticketing-system-coming-soon/news-story/6db72ae293dba6e2cda418f1ab4c5530