Re: [Melb] Major problems on the Husrtbridge Line

["Tom Bunn" <tombunn@hotmail.com>]

Hey,
Whats 131-MET???
is it a recorded message?

tombunn


Michael Kurkowski <mk@netstra.com.au> wrote in message
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> James C <jamesccj@optusnet.com.au> said:
>
> >Damn trees..........as much as I like green space I hate when mother
> >nature blocked trains....
> >
> >> They started the day with no trains running in the Hurstbridge -
> >> Clifton Hill section with some buses running, but I understand by the
> >> morning peak they were running about 50% of the up trains from Eltham
> >> and Greensborough.
>
> Word from the 131-MET (bet no-one ever knew that one) info line was, by
> about 11am, that they were running 3 down trains, then 3 up trains, until
> the problem was fixed. Just to think, if Heidelberg still had mechanical
> interlocking, this wouldn't have been a problem (-: DCK on the other
> hand...
>
> Anyway, I improvised. Normal pattern is train GRY-FSS then FSS-IVA, today
> it was train GRY-ESD and bus ESD-IVA (Route 510). This route is a perfect
> example of what a bus service should be. Doesn't compete with railways at
> all, and gets a person cross country from Essendon to Ivanhoe in about 45
> minutes, all while providing a basic feeder service for four railway
lines.
>
> Still prefer trains when available though.
>
> Michael