Fw: Fri.27.2.26 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Subject: Fri.27.2.26 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Fri.27.2.26 Metro X
7.15 Major delays clearing after a disruptive passenger at Williamstown.  Train services may be altered.
9.49 Hurstbridge line: Major delays clearing after an equipment fault in the Dennis area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
11.31 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a trespasser in the Clayton area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 12.01 Clearing.
- this is getting ridiculous. There seem to be trespassers, major delays, and ongoing issues on this line almost every day. A 50-minute delay because of a trespasser is just absurd.
15.34 Trains are resuming between Broadmeadows and Craigieburn after emergency services attended to a 'serious incident'.  First: 14.53 ex Flinders St; 15.34 ex Craigieburn.
17.30 Buses to replace trains between Lilydale and Mooroolbark (an equipment fault), eta over 60 min.  Mooroolbark trains have delays.
- 17.56 Eta over 35 min.
- 18.16 buses are in operation.  Adding 15 min.
- 19.50 Trains are resuming.  First: 18.01 ex Flinders St; 19.41 ex Lilydale.
- 21.20 Buses to replace trains between Lilydale and Mooroolbark again (an equipment fault), eta over 60 min.  Mooroolbark trains have delays.
- 22.24 buses are in operation, adding 15 min.
- 0.38  Trains are resuming.
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 20.30 until the last train of Sunday 1 March (works).  https://tinyurl.com/mr39s6cb
Buses replace trains between North Melbourne and Craigieburn from 20.40 until the last train of Sunday 1 March (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/4th8wr85

https://www.theage.com.au/national/nsw/the-pm-s-high-speed-gamble-the-world-s-longest-rail-tunnel-or-deepest-money-pit-20260224-p5o54r.html

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/sheeran-takes-the-train-to-marvel-all-the-way-from-sydney-20260226-p5o5vl.html

https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/eight-new-bars-to-try-from-a-secret-rooftop-to-a-pub-in-an-old-train-station-20260226-p5o5lp.html [South Yarra]

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/south-australia-braces-for-widespread-flooding-with-heavy-rain-forecast/vi-AA1Xb0tn

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/west/altona-north-residents-launch-petition-to-reopen-ghost-train-station/news-story/a824bd30a7929c301ff751a44572f5b3 [Paisley]

www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9185627/high-speed-rail-to-link-newcastle-and-sydney-in-60-minutes/

https://www.examiner.com.au/story/9184434/how-bussafe-is-shaping-future-bus-safety-in-schools

https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-braces-for-widespread-flash-flooding-as-monster-deluge-heads-towards-adelaide/news-story/496f87d08d6022320e475231eb29c0e4

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/bus-company-admits-driver-did-not-follow-rules-after-schoolgirl-dumped-at-wrong-stop-in-storm/news-story/921e4f3c56507337a4d5474d898d50dc

https://www.afr.com/companies/infrastructure/why-the-pm-s-93b-high-speed-rail-project-will-never-happen-20260226-p5o5mw

VMR https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_R3Kl2_Ni4