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Re: [Melb] Old railway line
- Subject: Re: [Melb] Old railway line
- From: Chris.Brown@mail.spectrum.com.au
- Date: Fri, 01 Dec 2000 07:45:14 GMT
- Newsgroups: aus.rail
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On Fri, 01 Dec 2000 20:34:47 +1300, David McLoughlin
<davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz> wrote:
>Daniel Bowen wrote:
>>
>> "David McLoughlin" <davemcl@NO***damned***SPAMiprolink.co.nz> wrote:
>
>> > Were those the Ventura buses that ran from Box Hill to Mordialloc when I
>> > was a kid?
>>
>> That's route 700, the only one serving Chadstone that still runs at night,
>> and on Sundays (though only hourly at both these times).
>
>Yaargh. Thanks. And to think that should be a major cross-suburban
>route.
It's still a damn sight better than most other bus services in
Melbourne.
>Pardon me if I am wearing out my welcome on this, but what is the
>frequency of the north-south Springvale Road route (operated by Grenda
>IIRC when I was a kid)?
Still operated by Grendas
2 routes, 888 and 889, which are fairly similar. Combined, they give
a frequency of approx. every 20 mins on weekdays and every 60-120 mins
on Saturdays. No evening or Sunday services. In short, a crap
service.
Regards,
Chris Brown