Re: [v] Flinders St station stuff-ups - AGAIN

[Chris Gordon <cmgord@alphalink.com.au>]

> > I have been lucky enough to spend peak hour in Metrol, during the one of
> > the platform closures (2&3 actually) last year.  Things change so
> > quickly and if it wasn't for the quick work of some of those people you
> > would not even have a train.
> 
> Looks like Hillside has to organise another "Open Day" (like the one in the
> early 90s?), so customers can see what really go on behind the scene.  This
> certainly is no where near the same as playing your choo choo set at home!

Ah, the PTC open day Sunday October 18th 1992.  One of the better days
in the history of PT in Melbourne, everything from Signal Boxes to
stations to tram depots, workshops, Metrol, Centrol, bus depots,
everything with anything to do with the PTC was open for the General
Public.  

It was to become an annual event, and I think it was a great idea.


(If you want to know why it didn't become an annual event, ask Jeff
Kennett who won the following election and decided he didn't want an
open day like this anymore)


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Chris Gordon

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