Fw: Fri.12.12.25 daily digest, austerity issue.

[Roderick Smith]

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Roderick

Fri.12.12.25 MetroX
13.39  Buses to replace trains between Dandenong and Cranbourne (an equipment fault in the Dandenong area), eta up to 60 min.
- 13.55 Eta 50 min.
- 14.08 Buses are in operation, adding 30 min.  Dandenong trains have delays.
- 14.35 Trains are resuming.  First: 13.41  ex Flinders St; 14.49 ex Cranbourne.
- 18.20 Are there still delays from this? The 18.13 Cranbourne is still at Southern Cross.
- 18.22 We've had a trespasser near Yarraman, but major delays are clearing.
16.19 Upfield line: Major delays (a trespasser in the Coburg area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 16.26 clearing.
18.20 Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Major delays clearing after police attended to a trespasser in the Yarraman area.  Trains may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 18.21 No, the delays are not clearing. They're getting worse. We've just been told by the driver there have been no further updates and will be sitting here until further notice.
- 18.24 We have been sitting on a train in Caulfield for 25 min, no updates.
- 18.24 Trains are resuming after an earlier trespasser and a disruptive passenger at Yarraman. Trains may still stop and start (congestion), but overall delays will 'begin to reduce'.
- 18.25 Trains are 'starting to resume', with major delays.
Frankston - Flinders Road, Hastings, is closed in both directions at the level crossing from 22.00 until 23.59 Sunday (Metro maintenance works along the Stony Point line). Detours include Tyabb Rd, Coolart Rd and Graydens Rd.
- Buses replace trains between Frankston and Stony Point from 23.00 until the last train of Sunday 21 December (maintenance and renewal works).  https://tinyurl.com/yharcyp7
Buses replace trains between Newport and Werribee from 22.30 until 5.00 Sat. (works). https://tinyurl.com/36je22ha
Buses replace trains between Reservoir and Mernda from 22.30 until 5.00 Sat. (works).  https://tinyurl.com/2mcc7d4f

https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/fly-in-fly-out-suburban-rail-loop-boss-to-leave-900-000-job-20251212-p5nnbv.html

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/allan-govt-set-to-dump-900k-suburban-rail-loop-boss/news-story/13cfd107a8ac6c061470635c2ab0c071

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/highpowered-ebikes-banned-from-victorian-trains-over-fire-risk/news-story/9674aea1fec89af9371c33da31b32dc1

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/waiting-for-someone-to-get-hit-school-bus-drivers-sound-alarm-over-speed-limits/news-story/71cfe347508d5e10b8c1723aa9b239c3