Re: [Melb] Hillside late running who pays?

[Vaughan Williams <ender2000@my-deja.com>]

In all seriousness, I think its outrageous to hold up two trains of
people so that an elderly rich tourist doesn't have to wait a couple of
minutes at a level crossing.

Someone should inform the republican movement.

In article <8be8mu$us3$1@nnrp1.deja.com>,
james_ccj@my-deja.com wrote:
> In article <8bctv0$b02$1@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU>,
> cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (Christopher_Martin GORDON) wrote:
> > Just something a little different to think about.
> >
> > Today the Middleborough Road Level crossing was out of action from
> about
> > 2:30 till 2:45pm. Two trains ended up running late (I think 11 and
17
> > minutes or something). Now if it wasn't Hillside's fault do they
> forward
> > an invoice of the fine to the person(s) that created the delay?
> >
> > Now some more info, the crossing was put out of action by some
> Hillside
> > signal people on the instruction of the police a/c the Queen was to
> travel
> > down Middleborough Road from the Freeway to Box Hill as part of her
> visit
> > to Australia. (After all we don't want the Queen to have to stop at
a
> level
> > crossing and wait for some Hillside train to go throug).
> >
> > So will Hillside invoice the Queen for the fined ammount? If so will
> she
> > pay in English pounds or Australia Dollars?
> >
> > --
> >
> > Chris Gordon
> > http://www.ecr.mu.oz.au/~cmgord
> >
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > e-mail: cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au (text only)
> > e-mail: cmgord@alphalink.com.au
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> > Mobile Phone: Number on Request.
> >
>
> She could easily go via Station street in Box Hill where there is an
> overbridge or Elgar Road rather then held up 2 -6 carriages commuter
> trains where people are trying to get somewhere.
>
> --
> Cheers
> James
>
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