Fw: Wed.10.12.25 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Roderick

Wed.10.12.25 Metro X
6.36 Buses to replace trains between Stony Point and Frankston (a track fault), eta over 60 min.
- 6.36 Trains have resumed.
7.09 Buses to replace trains between East Pakenham and Dandenong (emergency services attending to a 'serious incident'), eta over 60 min.  Dandenong trains have delays.
- 8.25 Limited buses in operation.
- 9.20 Most/all buses in operation.  Dandenong trains have minimal delays.
- 11.42 Trains are resuming.  First: 11.11  ex Flinders St; 11.43 ex East Pakenham.
18.00 Upfield line: Major delays (a 'passenger incident' at Flemington Bridge).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 18.50 Clearing.
18.52 Mernda line: Major delays clearing after a police action in the Reservoir area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- Buses replace trains between Reservoir and Mernda from 20.30 until the last (works).  https://tinyurl.com/mu2zdhnc
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (works).  https://tinyurl.com/2ywru75t
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains between South Yarra and Oakleigh from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance and renewal).  https://tinyurl.com/bsf6ap2v
Frankston line: Buses replace trains between South Yarra and Moorabbin from 20.30 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/3x7a8m3k
22.06 Belgrave line: Major delays (an equipment fault in the Tecoma area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 23.16 Clearing.

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