Fw: Fri.12.4.26 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Roderick

Down diesel through Surrey Hills 6.41; P-IEV-P, observed stabled at Bayswater through the day.

Sun.12.4.26 Metro X
Buses replace trains between North Melbourne, Werribee and Williamstown until the last train of Tuesday 14 April (works).  https://tinyurl.com/hjjtkztv
Buses replace trains between Richmond and Glen Waverley until the last train (maintenance and renewal works). https://tinyurl.com/4ey8bnaj
13.55 Major delays (an 'operational incident') in the Frankston area.  Train services may be altered.  [At Frankston, passengers were told to alight from one train, and board one at the other platform].

https://www.msn.com/en-au/news/australia/contactless-payment-on-nsw-transport-coming-soon-for-a-million-commuters-under-opal-changes/ar-AA20FTB4

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/metro-we-have-a-problem-tunnel-trains-being-investigated-over-possible-defect-20260410-p5zmwf.html

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorias-free-public-transport-set-to-end-despite-saving-users-hundreds/news-story/a858947c1c96f372f27707f3f061251f