Re: Upfield (VIC) update
Michael Walker (walker@hotkey.net.au)
Tue, 17 Feb 1998 20:09:43 +1100
Daniel Gerrard wrote:
>
> On Thu, 12 Feb 1998 08:41:47 +1000, sthyer@anatomy.unimelb.edu.au
> (Stuart Thyer) wrote:
>
> >After being closed for many months by the City Link freeway works, the
> >upfield line thru to Flemington bridge looks to be reopening soon(ish).
> >The last couple of weeks have ssen the freeway completed to the end of
> >where it leaves the line. This has enabled the erection of new overhead
> >masts and now the replacement of overhead has commenced. The level
> >crossing equiment at Arden St has been partially reinstated.
> >I haven't heard a statement from the Met, but then I don't travel regularly.
> >I thought the next interesting piece of work would have been to cross all
> >the rail lines leading west without causing disruption but they never had
> >to close tArden St, so there may well be minimum disruption, the machines
> >used for adding in bridge sections just fasten themselves to the already
> >completed parts and never getsd close to the ground.
> >
> >--
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>
> The story goes that travel will be free on the line for a mounth after
> it reopens, so the reopening must be happening in Feburary.
Posters at city stations advise that the line will reopen on the 23rd of
Feb. I heard on the radio travel will be free for a month as a
punishment to Citylink for the delay.