Re: [melb] Spencer/Bourke St Intersection

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

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)
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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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