Fw: Sat.17.1.26 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Subject: Sat.17.1.26 daily digest, austerity issue

Roderick

Sat.17.1.26 Metro X
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee until 5.00, then from 23.15 until 6.00 Sun. (works).  https://tinyurl.com/4runwws4
10.29 Frankston line: Major delays (a tree fallen across tracks in the Kananook area).  Trains may be held at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 11.04 Buses are supplementing trains.
- 11.20 Buses are replacing trains.
- 12.30 Buses are replacing trains CARRUM - Frankston.
- 15.17 Trains have resumed.  First: 14.17 ex Flinders St; 15.18 ex Frankston.

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/public-transport-users-urged-to-check-ahead-as-changes-roll-out-on-canberra-s-bus-network/vi-AA1UnQT6

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/a-damn-lot-of-luck-how-three-victorian-towns-were-spared-by-unstoppable-fires-20260115-p5nug1.html [Harcourt miniature railway]

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9154242/act-bus-services-cut-to-manage-congestion-transport-canberra