Re: [melb] Spencer/Bourke St Intersection

["Johann Fan" <jyf@optusnet.com.au>]

It looks like they are replacing the whole north to east points section and
just the westbound points on Bourke St.

Johann Fan <jyf@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> Yes, the 86 does run to the docklands like you describe, hence causing the
> lengthy times, also, the signals need to be programmed so that it gives
the
> 86 permission to turn into/from Spencer St.
>
> The docklands loop is still the same as 6 months ago:
> Flinders St west up to where Footscray Rd used to be.
> (Old) Footscray Road down to Colonial Stadium (about Bourke St)
>
> One day they will finally finish the loop. I'm sure that the
decontamination
> works have finished ages ago. A lack of trams might be stopping extending
> the 48 around (they had to cut the service back to Flinders/Spencer when
> they improved frequencies to 10mins during weekdays)
>
> cheers
> Johann
>
> Ronald BESDANSKY <ronbest@bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> > Which points? Surely the points facing northbound trams in Spencer St
have
> > had auto-points since the connection was put in - or am I missing the
fact
> > that the 86 now turns right into Spencer St then left into La Trobe en
> route
> > to Docklands?
> >
> > (BTW - how much of the Docklands line is open - I want to come down
there
> > when it's fully open as a loop from Flinders St to La Trobe St. I might
> > fly/take the IP to Adelaide, then the Overland to Melb.)
> > Rgds
> >
> > Ron Besdansky
> > (Computer system project manager and rail enthusiast)
> > Ph: +61 (0)2 9413 1136 (0900h - 2300h UT +11h) (Home)
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> >
> > "Johann Fan" <jyf@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
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> > > Hi all,
> > >
> > > Just noticed that they have marked down to put auto-points in at the
> > > intersection so that the 86/96/75/City Circle drivers don't have to
get
> > out
> > > and manually change them.
> > >
> > > cheers
> > > Johann
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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