Melbourne Trains

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Melbourne Age --> Napthine government announces $457 million level crossing budget upgrade

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Melbourne Age --> Victorians hit for $1 million a day for rail upgrade

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Melbourne Age --> High-rise plan for railway hubs

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Melbourne Age --> VicRoads KO's 'lite' rail changes on Dandenong line

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Melbourne Age --> Richmond station lined up for major revamp

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Melbourne Age --> Metro trains skipping stations justifiable: Transport Minister Terry Mulder

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Herald Sun --> Leaked memo shows backdown on installing train station ramps

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Melbourne Age --> Loop to lose phone hang-ups

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Melbourne Age --> Public Transport Victoria's Metrol train control system delayed again

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Melbourne Age --> Drab train stations come to life in university design project

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Melbourne Age --> Metro train driver caught on ice

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PTUA  Guide to navigating the City Loop

-->  http://www.ptua.org.au/tips/loop/  interactive time of day etc.

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Melbourne Age --> Metro left train driver on ice in control of train

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Melbourne Age --> Storm creates commuter crisis for Melbourne's afternoon peak-hour

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Melbourne Age --> Fix level crossings first: poll

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Melbourne Age --> Metro Trains corruption claims

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Melbourne Age --> South Morang car park to get even bigger

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Melbourne Age --> The true cost of Metro skipping stations

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Melbourne Age --> Flagstaff station to open on weekends

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Melbourne Age --> Metro asked to give warning before skipping stations

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Melbourne Age --> Train station advertising screens draw complaints from commuters, drivers

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Melbourne Age --> Safety fears lead to speed restrictions for X'Trapolis train on Frankston line

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Major issues Melbourne this morning.  Power surge has wiped out much of Flinders St etc.

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Clay Lucas ‏@ClayLucas

Yikes. Good thing @TerryMulderMP increased payments to @metrotrains to get the basics of our rail system right.



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^ Major jackpot!! [ Stony Point is actually out, bus running ]

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3AW --> Wild weather causes train chaos

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3AW --> A letter from the chaos

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Some places have third rail electrical power. It is reliable in bad weather as there is no overhead to fall down.

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The problem this morning appears to be related to lightning strikes.  There is not much lightning protection on the system in Melbourne ...

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ABC Radio Melbourne ‏@774melbourne 15 minutes ago

#Trains "When you get a v. intense lightning strike our system is quite old.. can't handle it" Mark Wild CEO @metrotrains

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This incident clearly highlights that Melbourne's Railway network is antiquated and needs investment. 

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Melbourne Age --> Trains will continue to fail until ageing signals are replaced: PTV chief

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These signals also fail on a day to day basis causing problems and delays as well as reducing the capacity of the network. The storms just highlighted the problems with our system. 

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Melbourne Age --> Stranded commuters bust out of halted train, passenger claims

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Dumb Ways to Die - Halloween

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Metro Trains ‏@metrotrains

#DumbWaystoDie now has a Facebook page. Say hello to the #DwtD beans at http://on.fb.me/1xqYBlf 

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Melbourne Age --> Melbourne Metro's station skipping overseer promoted to senior position

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Herald Sun --> Dumb Ways to Die 2: Metro safety campaign comes back to life

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Herald Sun --> Melbourne commuter crush: Train system nearly at breaking point

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Melbourne Age --> Election promise: New train a month won't meet needs of growing population

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Melbourne Age --> Melbourne's train tracks safe, rail watchdog finds

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Melbourne Age --> Metro maintenance: City Loop station escalators come to a halt