Fw: Sat.13.12.25 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Subject: Sat.13.12.25 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Sat.13.12.25 Metro X
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee until 5.00, then from 22.30 until 6.00 Sun. (works). https://tinyurl.com/36je22ha
Buses replace trains between Reservoir and Mernda until 5.00, then from 22.30 until 6.00 Sun. (works).  https://tinyurl.com/2mcc7d4f
Frankston - Flinders Road, Hastings, is closed in both directions at the level crossing until 23.59 Sunday (Metro maintenance works along the Stony Point line). Detours include Tyabb Rd, Coolart Rd and Graydens Rd.
- Buses replace trains between Frankston and Stony Point until the last train of Sunday 21 December (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/yharcyp7
Public transport users will have access to free weekend travel, providing an opportunity to see Melbourne’s Newest five underground stations.
Public transport in Victoria will be free for everyone, every weekend until February 1  2026.
Passengers won’t need a valid ticket or myki to travel for free and ticket barriers will be set to open. 
On services using myki, passengers won’t be required to tap on or off with their myki.
https://tinyurl.com/3j88jawc
11.33 Sandringham line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Elsternwick area).  Trains may be held at stations.  The 10.57 ex Sandringham is stopped between Gardenvale and Elsternwick.
- 11.58 Clearing.  The 10.57 has moved on.
- 12.18 On-time running again.
14.42 Buses to replace trains between Clifton Hill and Mernda (an equipment fault), ETA 60 min.  Clifton Hill trains have delays.
15.09 Frankston line: Delays clearing after police attended to a disruptive passenger in the Mentone area.  Trains may be altered.
- 15.28 eta 30 min.
- 15.57 Replacement buses are in operation, adding 60 min.
- 19.41 Trains are resuming.  First: 19.30 ex Flinders St; 19.46 ex Mernda.
- At which station was this fault located, and what caused it to take several hours to fix? There was no info in the alert details about where it was located or that it would be lengthy.
23.49 Belgrave line: Major delays (debris across tracks in the Boronia area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 0.42 clearing.
2.37 Buses to replace trains between Burnley and Glen Waverley (a 'serious incident), eta over 60 min.  Burnley trains have delays.
- 2.50 Eta over 30 min.
- 3.13 Replacement buses are in operation, adding 30 min.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/modified-e-bikes-cop-another-rail-ban-over-safety-risks/ar-AA1SfUei