Re: [Melb] Hillside Y2K Contingency Plan

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

Some of the trains are arriving very close to the hour (xx:59). What about
if the trains are running late which could happen with the number of people
travelling?


cheers
Johann

Railvic <railvic@primus.com.au> wrote in message
386183FB.B0EF3F35@primus.com.au">news:386183FB.B0EF3F35@primus.com.au...
> ClawZ wrote:
>
> > Christopher_Martin GORDON wrote:
> >
> > > Just a note about the train services on New Years Day for Bayside.
All
> > > the trains will have a layover at 1am.  Like the Broadmeadows train
> > > arrives at Essendon at 12:47 then departs at 1:03.  Same for Footscray
> > > (on St.Albans Train), Newport, and Coburg.
> >
> > Ummmmmm doncha mean at 12midnight, i know out hillside rosters have been
> > changed to stop at a station 5 mins on either side of midnight.
> > ClawZ
>
> According to a Hillside circular ... all services will stop at specified
> Premium Stations (when with passengers) between approx. 23.55 and 00.05,
then
> from 00.55 to 01.05 as part of Y2K contingency plan.  Services affected by
> this are as follow:
>
> ** Clifton Group - Down **
>
> (1657) 23.25 Epping - held at Bell (arr. 23.54, dep. 00.03);
> (1867) 23.33 Hurstbridge - held at Clifton (arr. 23.52, dep. 00.03);
> (1659) 23.55 Epping - held at Spencer Street (arr. 23.58, dep. 00.06);
> (1905) 00.05 Eltham - Runs 2 minutes later;
> (1701) 00.23  Epping - held at Reservoir (arr. 00.58, dep. 01.04);
> (1907) 00.33 Hurstbridge - held at Clifton Hill (arr. 00.52, dep. 01.03);
> (1703) 00.45 Epping - held at Spencer Street (arr. 00.56, dep. 01.02)
>
> ** Clifton Group - Up **
>
> (1268) 23.37 ex-Eltham empty car - held at Fairfield (arr. 23.58, dep.
> 00.02);
> (1082) 23.48 ex-Epping empty car - held at Keon Park (arr. 23.54, dep.
> 00.03);
> (1270) 23.46 ex-Hurstbridge empty car - held at Eltham (arr. 23.57, dep.
> 00.11);
> (1102) 00.27 ex-Epping empty car - held at Jolimont (arr. 00.58, dep.
01.02);
>
> (1304) 00.20 ex-Eltham empty car - held at Clifton Hill (arr. 00.55, dep.
> 01.03);
> (1104) 00.46 ex-Epping empty car - held at Reservoir (arr. 00.55, dep.
01.03)
>
> ** Burnley Group - Down **
>
> (3649) 23.05 Belgrave - held at Ringwood (arr. 23.54, dep. 00.02);
> (2673) 23.29 Glen Waverley - held at East Malvern (arr. 23.59, dep.
00.03);
> (3851) 23.35 Lilydale - held at Camberwell (arr. 23.57, dep. 00.03);
> (2711) 00.29 Glen Waverley - held at East Malvern (arr. 00.59, dep.
01.03);
> (3657) 00.32 Belgrave - held at Camberwell (arr. 00.54, dep. 01.02);
> (3855) 00.40 Lilydale - held at Glenferrie (arr. 00.59, dep. 01.04);
> (2713) 00.47 Glen Waverley - held at Richmond (arr. 00.58, dep. 01.06);
> (3659) 00.53 Belgrave - held at Spencer Street (arr. 00.56, dep. 01.02)
>
> ** Burnley Group - Up **
>
> (2082) 23.27 ex-Glen Waverley with passengers - held at Richmond (arr.
23.57,
> dep. 00.03);
> (3242) 23.20 ex-Lilydale with passengers - held at Box Hill (arr. 23.51,
dep.
> 00.02);
> (2122) 23.53 ex-Glen Waverley empty car - held at Mount Waverley (arr.
23.57,
> dep. 00.03);
> (3582) 23.55 ex-Ringwood empty car - held at Heatherdale (arr. 23.57, dep.
> 00.03);
> (2170) 00.49 ex-Camberwell empty car - held at Richmond (arr. 00.59, dep.
> 01.05);
> (3050) 00.09 ex-Belgrave (Belgrave - Ringwood with passengers then empty
car)
> - held at Hawthorn (arr. 00.57, dep. 01.03);
> (2126) 00.50 ex-Glen Waverley empty car - held at East Malvern (arr.
00.59,
> dep. 01.03);
> (3052) 00.30 ex-Belgrave empty car - held at Laburnum (arr. 00.57, dep.
> 01.03);
> (3246) 00.51 ex-Lilydale empty car - held at Croydon (arr. 00.57, dep.
> 01.03);
> (3054) 00.54 ex-Belgrave empty car - held at Upway (arr. 00.58, dep.
01.03)
>
> Railvic
>