Re: Melbourne Central Station

["Johann Fan" <yags@geocities.com>]

peter berrett wrote in message <3555430C.564D@tbsa.com.au>...
>Hi all
>
>Just thought I'd mention that I was a Melbourne Central Station platform
>4 the other day and noted that they had finally gotten around to
>updating the signs (they were inaccurate for many years). Interestingly
>next to the panels on the side of the tunnel which detail the network
>there are large blacked out areas.
>
>I am not sure whether there used to be advertising there or not but it
>seems strange that the area has been blacked out. Has anyone any idea of
>what was there previously?


They were used for advertising but when the station was renamed, they
removed all the advertising for some reason. Maybe they were asking too much
for the advertising space....

Also, I think I heard the Flagstaff announcements still said via Museum and
Parliament!
cheers
Johann