Re: Melbourne route 70 tram

[Anthony Sell <tsell@quest.apana.org.au>]

I think it may have had more to do with running time/lay ups/timekeeping
on weekdays against weekends

David Langley wrote:
> 
> Michael Walker wrote:
> 
> > >Though why the 79 runs on Sundays but not other days is a mystery to me.
> > >Anybody know?
> >
> > I always wondered this, doesn't the 79 also run Saturday afternoons after
> > about 12.30pm? Never did work out the logic of running one route during the
> > week and another during the period when the shops used to be closed (after
> > 1pm Sat. and all day Sun.)
> 
> Is it maybe because on Sat afternoon and Sunday, St. Kilda Beach is (or was) a
> favoured destination for leisure pastimes activities. This is a good example of
> a service operating (instead of the intersection transfers) to suit the
> patronage and relates to the discussion re the re-commencement of the route 77
> now that Batman Avenue is no more.
> 
> David Langley.