Fw: Wed.11.6.25 daily digest, austerity issue

[Roderick Smith]

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Roderick

Wed.11.6.25 Metro X
9.35 & 9.45 Werribee/Williamstown lines: Major delays (a track fault in the Newport area).  Trains may be held at or between stations.
14.45 Hurstbridge line: Major delays (an ill passenger requiring medical assistance at Heidelberg).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 14.51 The alert came up as orange when it should be red. Please fix.
- 15.04 clearing.
17.56 Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein / Glen Waverley lines: Major delays (police in the Burnley area).  Trains may remain stationary for extended periods at or between stations, or may terminate/originate at intermediate stations.
- 18.02 Classic metro performance, nicely done again team.
- 18.03 Why cannot Metro make some updates on facilities to reduce these conditions? We passengers paid the Metro daily, however we are often facing so many delays. I strongly recommend Metro make something good for the livable city.
- 18.05 Clearing.
- 18.06 No money for that, need to make sure there's enough funding to employ ticket inspectors every morning at city loop stops
- 18.06 Every other day, some other f... issue on this line. Now a faulty train ahead of us as well. Excellent. Can you please fix the speakers on your trains or get your drivers to speak up. No one can understand what he is saying, ffs.
- 18.25 Clearing? The 18.19 though UFG to Belgrave is expected at 18.45; the 18.49 at 19.06.
Buses replace trains Newport - Werribee from 20.30 until the last train (works)
20.30 Buses to replace trains Kananook - Frankston (an equipment fault at Frankston), eta 60 min.
- Countdown 50-0-30-10
- 21.30 Buses are in operation, adding up to 15 min.
- 21.51 Trains are resuming.
Pakenham/Cranbourne lines: Buses replace trains South Yarra - Oakleigh from 20.50 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  Express buses connect from Darling to Oakleigh.  https://tinyurl.com/5urj6vhc
Frankston line: Buses replace trains between South Yarra and Moorabbin from 20.50 until the last train (maintenance and renewal works).  Connect from/to a Sandringham train.  Express buses connect from Burnley to Caulfield.  https://tinyurl.com/ymhep263
23.02  Lilydale/Belgrave/Alamein lines: Major delays (police in the Glenferrie area).  Trains may be altered.
- 23.38 clearing.

Link: Picnic Train https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1KwZR4-iVI (R766 in NSW)

https://www.themercury.com.au/news/south-australia/commuter-headaches-after-bus-falls-off-obahn-tracks/news-story/2b3f4a5ba96174eea6f01b949d22dc14

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/major-shake-up-for-sydney-trains-after-wiring-failure-plunged-network-into-chaos-20250611-p5m6p9.html

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/how-are-sydney-s-brand-new-shiny-metro-stations-holding-up-not-so-well-20250519-p5m0bp.html

https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/your-bus-is-terminating-here-commuters-blindsided-by-massive-public-transport-shake-up-20250606-p5m5jw.html