Re: Help with Melbourne Tram Depot/Route Allocations ?

Iming Chan (translib@netspace.net.au)
Sat, 07 Jun 1997 09:39:55 -0700

John Dennis wrote:
>
> On Tue, 03 Jun 1997 08:54:04 -0700, Iming Chan
> <translib@netspace.net.au> wrote:
>
> >David Arblaster wrote:
> >
> >> By the by, if anyone can easily list all the suburban train stabling
> >> points apart from Flinders St .... :)
> >> I can think of Lilydale, Ringwood, Alamian(?), North Melbourne,
> >> Broadmeadows(?) ...
> >
> >Hi David,
> >
> >As far as the current suburban train stabling points are concerned, they
> >are:
> >
> [snip]
>
> Not Oakleigh? There used to be maybe four trains stabled overnight
> there.
>

Although I rarely use the Pakenham/Cranbourne line, but I think the Met
Train has setup highly secure train stabling facility at the meantime -
eg. high fences with barbed wires, CCTVs, lighting, etc.

Also checked the current Metropolitan Working Timetable, it does not
show any train that terminates and than shunt to stable at Oakleigh.
There used to be a few Oakleigh (stopping all stations) trains, but
nowadays, there is only one - (T.D. 4831) 17.35 ex Flinders Street.
This train forms the (T.D. 4044) 18.18 Flinders Street after arrived at
Oakleigh. Therefore, no stabling at Oakleigh is required.

I.C.