Fw: Mon.15.12.25 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Subject: Mon.15.12.25 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Mon.15.12.25 Metro X
Buses replace trains between Frankston and Stony Point until the last train of Sunday 21 December (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/yharcyp7
18.57 & 21.47 Mernda/Hurstbridge lines: Trains are running direct to/from Flinders St.  Passengers from loop stations, make your own way to Flinders St.
- Cheers for the well-signed notifications. Dope that farepayers are kept so blisteringly up to date through a third-party app that a fifth of the population by law can no longer access.
- 22.54 Maintenance staff are working on the issue, but no trains will run via the loop for the rest of the night.  Passengers from Southern Cross catch a train from pfm 11 to Flinders St.  Passengers from Flagstaff, Melbourne Central and Parliament use a tram towards Flinders St.
Buses replace trains between Moorabbin and Frankston from 20.15 until the last trains tonight, and each night to Wednesday 17 December 9 (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/ydu39dzw
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee/Williamstown from 20.30 until the last train tonight and each night to Thursday 18 December (works).  https://tinyurl.com/4s2e8tn7
Buses replace trains between North Melbourne and Sunbury from 20.30 until the last train tonight and each night to Thursday 18 December (works).  https://tinyurl.com/ybx2uhxm
Buses replace trains between Caulfield and East Pakenham / Cranbourne from 20.30 until the last train tonight and each night to Thursday 18 December (works).  https://tinyurl.com/36wjz7fc
Buses replace trains between South Yarra and Sandringham from 20.30 until the last train tonight, and each night to Thursday 18 December (works).  https://tinyurl.com/27twvnx7

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/fans-brave-the-rain-for-new-miniature-railway-in-central-victoria/vi-AA1RRQ4I

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/outer-east/puffing-billy-to-celebrate-125th-anniversary-with-community-day/news-story/bc93aaa9cbe15bedbb42e197f68f062d

https://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/hobart-bus-rapid-transit-network-strategic-business-case-complete-as-state-seeks-federal-funding-for-project/news-story/155cb262e9a36f0a3ee4aa61aeccb8f9

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/missed-deadlines-put-pressure-on-sydney-s-metro-west-s-opening-date-20251208-p5nlx7.html