[Melb] Latest from Swanston trams bulletin board

["D. Lindstrom" <D_Lindstrom@Bigpond.com>]

Posted: 23 Jun 2000

Service Alterations

W Class trams have been withdrawn from service to investigate safety
concerns. This means that we have a shortage of trams. Despite a shortage of
trams we want to continue to operate as high level of service as possible
for our customers.

Please note the following changes apply to WEEKDAY SERVICES ONLY.

Temporary Operations

Therefore, Monday to Friday, 7am to 7pm, until further notice, the following
shuttle services will operate on routes 16 and 8 between:

? Route 16 - St.Kilda Beach and St.Kilda Junction.

? Route 8 – Toorak and Domain and St.Kilda Roads.

Passengers are asked to catch other service trams in Swanston Street and St
Kilda Road to make these connections.

Customer Assistance

Customer Service Employees will be at the following locations and will
provide passenger assistance by providing direction and answering questions.

Domain Road Interchange
7am to 7pm Where passengers will change for Route 8 shuttle connections.

St Kilda Junction
7am to 7pm Where passengers will change for Route 16 shuttle connections

Flinders Street Station
7am to 9am To advise customers of shuttle service.

Batman Ave
7am to 9am This stop will be closed between 7am and 9am. Customers should
take trams from the tram stop outside St Pauls Cathedral.

St Pauls Cathedral
7am to 9am To advise customers of shuttle service.

La Trobe Street
7am to 9am and 3.30pm to 7pm Advising customers of shuttle service.

Melbourne University Shunt
3.30pm to 7pm Advising customers of shuttle service.

Bourke Street
3.30pm to 7pm Advising customers of shuttle service.


We would like to thank all customers for supporting these service
alterations and temporary arrangements until we can be absolutely certain
the w-class trams are safe to return to service.
Swanston Trams apologisies for any inonvenience.

Further updates about the W-Class safety investigation will be provided as
soon as available.

Please note these changes apply to WEEKDAY SERVICES ONLY.

Weekend services will operate as normal due to the fact that less trams are
in service in other routes and can be bought across to operate on the routes
8 and 16.

For further information contact 131 638.

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