Re: Jubilee Mass Report

[Chris Brownbill <cbrnbill@enternet.com.au>]

Unusual to see Z3s running to Bundoora RMIT on normal service - packed to the
gunwales.  Presumably the B2s usually used were deployed for the pilgrimage.

Daniel Bowen wrote:
> 
> How did the trams go? I noticed a Z1 special sitting at East Brighton
> terminus full of students, just in front of a waiting 64, around 9:15am.
> What route from there would they have taken to get to Colonial?
> 
> Daniel
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> Daniel Bowen, Melbourne, Australia
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> 
> "Andy B" <gunzel0@optushome.com.au> wrote in message
> nhrQ5.11523$Xx3.47818@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au">news:nhrQ5.11523$Xx3.47818@news1.eburwd1.vic.optushome.com.au...
> >
> > Caught the 0729 Up from Nunawading.   The driver on this service gave
> > passengers time updates at every major station (Camberwell, Richmond,
> etc).
> > At Richmond after giving everyone the time, he gave us the word of the
> day,
> > which was "Spuddle".  I can't remember what it meant :-)
> >
> > Arrived SSS 0805, and had a quick cup of tea at Tracks cafe ($2.30!).
> This
> > gave an opportunity to watch the trams go past. Noted B1.2002 running
> Route
> > 96 at 0830, and at 0834 B2.2090 went past on Route 96 wth A3 signs saying
> > "S022" in the front and side windows.
> >
> > From about 0845 there was a fairly steady flow of students coming in.
> Seems
> > many of the younger students (primary) came earlier, the older ones seemed
> > to arrive later.
> >
> > Connex and Bayside had many CSE's (and some management) on duty, in order
> to
> > direct children either to the subway or up the escalators. This had been
> > pre-arranged to minimise congestion,  I guess.  It appeared that Connex
> and
> > Bayside CSEs were mixing together to help one another today, rather than
> > just look after their own trains.  The CSE's were efficient, and had the
> > trains unloaded in less than 2 mins.
> >
> > It appears Bayside were slightly more organised than Connex overall.
> >
> > I think all of Connex's trains were signed with posters on the front
> window,
> > or drivers door, for identification by teachers/students, and only about
> 70%
> > of Bayside trains had this.
> >
> > From 0900 students were coming in thick and fast.
> >
> > The first signed train was B01, which was 342M ... 474M., which arrived 1
> > min early.  Scheduled 0910, arr 0909.
> >
> > It appeared many of the younger children were diverted quickly into the
> > subway, presumably for safety reasons, while the older kids took the
> > escalators.
> >
> > I made notes on the trains being used for most special services.  List can
> > be supplied on request.
> >
> > 571M was observed exiting the loop, with thick smoke pouring out of the
> > engine.  One connex CSE was overheard saying something along the lines of
> > "all those bloody new trains have dodgy brakes, how can they run them?"
> >
> > All in all, it was extremely well organised by Connex & Bayside, with
> > minimal disruption to normal services.  There was some congestion with
> kids
> > in the subway, some waiting up to 5 mins to move through.
> >
> > I didn't stay around for the afternoon movements, too hot and too tired.
> >
> > I'll have pictures next week, too broke to get them done this week.
> >
> >
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> >
> >