Re: How did Melb trains cope during GP?

["Michael" <mk@netstra.com.au>]

Hi,

Sunday was run to a Saturday timetable. I know this because I got up an hour
before would have needed to under a Saturday timetable to get where i was
going that day. Agreed, seen no advertising whatsoever. No wonder they
struggle to get more people to use public transport.

m.


Daniel Bowen wrote in message <36E66BA7.DD4F189A@mailexcite.com>...
>Michael Walker wrote:
>> Given last years GP train timetable had lots of extra workings over the
>> weekend utilising a special timetable and this years GP had about 24,000
>> people (last year was 104K apparently whereas this years attracted 128K
or
>> thereabouts according to the TV) more utilising only a normal Saturday 20
>> minute freq. timetable until 7pm then every 30 minutes (according to
posters
>> on Hurstbridge and Epping lines - other lines may vary and would be
>> interested to hear if they were the same, I'm pretty sure last week the
>
>I don't know if they were advertised, but extra trains were running on
>the Frankston line on Sunday morning - I presume Sunday evening too.
>Unless the train I saw was running 10 minutes late (which is of course
>possible!)
>
>
>Daniel
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