Fw: Tues.17-Fri.20.3.26 daily digests, austerity issues

[Roderick Smith]

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Roderick

Tues.17.3.26 Metro X
13.45 Sunbury line: Major delays clearing after a trespasser in the Keilor Plains area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
16.38 Werribee line: Major delays (an ill passenger requiring medical assistance at Laverton).  Trains may be held at or between stations for extended periods.
- 16.44 Cleared.
18.26 Sunbury line: Major delays (fire brigade in the Town Hall area).  Change at Footscray Werribee line trains from/to trains from/to Flinders St.  Passengers at Ardern, Parkville & Anzac, find your own way to connect.
- 18.49 clearing.
18.36 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (fire brigade in the Town Hall area).  Change at Caulfield from/to Frankston trains from/to Flinders St.  Passengers at Ardern, Parkville & Anzac, find your own way to connect.
- 18.48 Clearing.
- 19.05 No they aren’t… Town Hall is still closed. They opened the station for less than 2 mins then told everyone to get out, it was closed again.  Spend all this money for new services and they’re absolutely shit house. You guys can’t even run a race let alone a metro. Complete joke.
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Footscray and Sunbury from 20.00 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works), also Wed.  https://tinyurl.com/29fckb99
Pakenham/Cranbourne/Frankston lines: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Caulfield from 20.00 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/5n7mff3t,  https://tinyurl.com/yj2kwwbk
Sandringham line: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Elsternwick from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/mrxu73tn
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (works).  https://tinyurl.com/v73zw5zh
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Southern Cross and Craigieburn/Upfield/Werribee [Williamstown?] from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/3mrk87kd
21.29 Glen Waverley line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Heyington area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended periods, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 22.01 Clearing.
23.25 Upfield line: Major delays (a vehicle hit a bridge in the Flemington Bridge area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended periods, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 23.52 Clearing.

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/victoria/allan-told-to-step-up-or-step-away-over-big-build-corruption-20260317-p5ob7w.html

https://www.theage.com.au/national/infrastructure-boss-warned-allan-as-cfmeu-ran-rampant-20260316-p5oasq.html

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9200723/london-circuit-east-to-partially-reopen-as-light-rail-ahead-of-schedule

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Wed.18.3.26

Wed.18.3.26
8.30 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Burnley area).  Trains may be held at platforms for an extended time; train  services may be altered.
- 8.44 Trains may be altered to run direct Richmond - Flinders St.
9.31 Delays clearing after a disruptive passenger in the Williamstown area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
17.27 Mernda line: Major delays clearing after a trespasser in the Epping area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
19.00 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (an 'operational incident' in the Greensborough area.  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended periods.
- 20.43 clearing.
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Footscray and Sunbury from 20.00 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/29fckb99
Pakenham/Cranbourne/Frankston lines: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Caulfield from 20.00 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/5n7mff3t,  https://tinyurl.com/yj2kwwbk
Sandringham line: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Elsternwick from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/mrxu73tn
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (works).  https://tinyurl.com/v73zw5zh
Trains will operate as a shuttle service between Southern Cross and Craigieburn/Upfield/Werribee [Williamstown?] from 21.00 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/3mrk87kd
0.00 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (police in the Seddon area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended periods.
- 0.39 Clearing.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/victoria-ignored-risks-before-137m-blow-out-delayed-myki-overhaul-20260317-p5oke1.html

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/concession-travellers-face-further-delays-for-tap-and-go-myki-upgrade/news-story/a4be097397dc6dc2e8c6860b7e1b98f9

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9201714/commonwealth-avenue-major-closures-hit-canberra-for-light-rail

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Thurs.19.3.26

Thurs.19.3.26 Metro X
6.05 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Delays up to 15 min (vandalism to trackside equipment in the Yarraville area).  Trains may be cancelled/altered.
- 7.30 So vandalism means too many people have called in sick bc it wet and you don’t have enough staff to cover so to decide to impact the Werribee line as usual
- 8.00 A lot longer than 15 mi.  There have been only completely-full trains coming through Newport.
- 8.07  Delays are up to 20 min.
- 10.36 & 11.30 Buses may supplement trains between Newport & North Melbourne. 
- 12.14 Clearing.
9.13 Stony Point line: Major Delays (police in the Leawarra area).  Trains may be held at platforms; services may be altered.
- 9.20 clearing.
20.22 Major delays (police in the Pakenham area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended perioda. 
- 20.26 Clearing.
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (works).  https://tinyurl.com/v73zw5zh

https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/farmers-call-on-drivers-to-use-public-transport-amid-soaring-petrol-prices

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/every-council-funding-wishlist-for-the-2026-victorian-state-election-revealed/news-story/61d31101d05a0a28a2258118105c196d

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Fri.20.3.26

Fri.20.3.26 Metro X
8.23 Sandringham line: Major delays (a train fault in the Richmond area).  Trains may be held at platforms, or may terminate/originate at Elsternwick.
- 8.42 Clearing.
11.20 Werribee/Williamstown/Sunbury lines: Major delays (trespassers in the Footscray area).  Train services may be altered at short notice.
- 11.40 this also affects the East Pakenham and Cranbourne lines. Please update your website to include disruptions for both of these.  I'm almost 20 min late because of this delay.
- 11.44 Sunbury/East Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays (a trespasser).  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 11.55 our app and website were updated as soon as the delays started to affect services.
11.39 Werribee/Williamstown/Craigieburn/Upfield lines: Major delays (a trespasser in the North Melbourne area).  Trains may be held at or between stations.
- 12.05 Trains may run at a reduced speed through the North Melbourne area, and may also terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
13.57 East Pakenham / Cranbourne lines: Delays clearing after a trespasser in the Westall area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
Mernda line: Buses replace trains between Parliament and Reservoir from 20.30 until the last train of Sunday (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/2nbxk3b8
Buses replace trains between Parliament and Hurstbridge from 20.30 until the last train of Sunday (works).  https://tinyurl.com/2fysst6h
Buses replace trains between Westall and East Pakenham / Cranbourne from 20.30 until the last train of Sunday (works).  https://tinyurl.com/3xbkuyhc
Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein/ Glen Waverley lines: All trains will run direct to/from Flinders St from 21.00 until the last train of Sunday (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/ymzfjcmv
2.39 Sandringham line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Prahran area).  Trains may remain stationary at or between stations for extended periods.
- 2.48 clearing.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/victorian-commuters-warned-new-tipandgo-myki-system-can-charge-fares-unintentionally/news-story/2a9d116475f5a0f8429949a27e443b2a

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/warning-to-australia-work-from-home-avoid-planes-and-cut-speed-limits-to-guard-against-oil-shock-20260320-p5qxfr.html

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/9203143/old-bus-depot-markets-tender-still-undecided-14-months-on