Re: [Melb] Bayside Late Running

["Exnarc" <gwrly@netspace.net.au>]

Christopher_Martin GORDON <cmgord@ecr.mu.oz.au> wrote in message
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> Yesterday the 11:25 (6439) Werribee train was defective at FSS, by the
> time another train was found it departed Flinders Street 19 minutes late
> (only 1 minute before the next Werribee train) and was altered to run
> direct Newport to Laverton, and still stop at all stations (expect of
> course the ones missed by running direct).
>
> At North Melbourne it arrived into Platform 6 at 11:51 and the 11:45 from
> FSS also arrived at North Melbourne platform 4 at 11:51.
>
> Why didn't they just cancel the train and run it empty to Werribee to gain
> time and pick up with the Up run, so it didn't make that late and make
> other trains late with the cross at Westona.
>
> Maybe the fine for runnning 19 minutes late is cheaper than a cancelled
> fine.
>
I think you are right in one!!!

If the fines are the same as Hillside (I assume they would be simular) on
the Lilydale that time of day it cost $40.00 per minute, where as the fine
for cancellation is$1800.00.

Therefore it would be about $1000.00 cheaper to run the train than cancel
it.

Bob.