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bush demon   1,910

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Getting home from the G via the disgraceful VLIne service on Saturday witnessed the following: -

Dozens of MFC and C'Wood supporters abandoned at Caulfield station when the fill-in buses (*trackwork meant not trains betw. pakenham and Caulfield) forgot to pick up their passengers. then not enough buses, then another wait at Caulfield. Then at Pakenham station another forty minute wait only to be (initially) told that the Bairndale train was 'express' and would miss a number of stations.

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Getting home from the G via the disgraceful VLIne service on Saturday witnessed the following: -

Dozens of MFC and C'Wood supporters abandoned at Caulfield station when the fill-in buses (*trackwork meant not trains betw. pakenham and Caulfield) forgot to pick up their passengers. then not enough buses, then another wait at Caulfield. Then at Pakenham station another forty minute wait only to be (initially) told that the Bairndale train was 'express' and would miss a number of stations.

what time did you get home???

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that is ordinary-The Train operators would have well known that the MCG match was scheduled.

Sadly the Trains in Melbourne have become outdated & unreliable. Which all Governments should be ashamed of.

The Population is growing by 2,000 a week FFS.

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bush demon Redleg

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that is ordinary-The Train operators would have well known that the MCG match was scheduled.

Sadly the Trains in Melbourne have become outdated & unreliable. Which all Governments should be ashamed of.

The Population is growing by 2,000 a week FFS.

Apparently the buses were waiting at Flinders St Station instead of Caulfield, where they should have been. NOrmally travelling in by train is fantastic and much less stressful than driving and finding a park etc. but on this occasion they totally went off the rails.

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Ah, yes Melbourne train service nothing has changed :o

I normally drive to the ground from Taylors lakes, on a bad day it takes about 40 minutes to get out of the ground and then drive home.

On monday I decided to drive to a station and then train it in as I expected a bigger crowd than normal.

Took 40 minutes to get there however the trip home took 1 hour 35 minutes, stood at Jolimont for 15 minutes before a train arrived then 18 minutes at Finders street for a train on Broady line. Both times the trains went via the loop which must have added 20 minutes min. to the journey. Why the trains do not run the other way at that time of the day when the vast majority of people are leaving the city is beyond me.

Then again these are the same peolple that have delivered MYKI to us!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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I sympathise, don't let that stop you from taking the train next time; it is a no-brainer.

I take the freeway to Burke Road, missing any tolls, park at Gardiner and train it to Richmond or Spencer Street. No hassle with parking and no parking fees, no wait to get out of the carpark. They run football specials after each game that leave about a half-hour after the game ends.

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Getting home from the G via the disgraceful VLIne service on Saturday witnessed the following: -

Dozens of MFC and C'Wood supporters abandoned at Caulfield station when the fill-in buses (*trackwork meant not trains betw. pakenham and Caulfield) forgot to pick up their passengers. then not enough buses, then another wait at Caulfield. Then at Pakenham station another forty minute wait only to be (initially) told that the Bairndale train was 'express' and would miss a number of stations.

Hmmn, privatized infrastucture services, Hey? What about night work?

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I sympathise, don't let that stop you from taking the train next time; it is a no-brainer.

I take the freeway to Burke Road, missing any tolls, park at Gardiner and train it to Richmond or Spencer Street. No hassle with parking and no parking fees, no wait to get out of the carpark. They run football specials after each game that leave about a half-hour after the game ends.

Sorry the Commodore for me from now on! It does not to go via the loop.

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Righto Guys I work for metro, (laugh at me now!!!) lol...

They are doing works at Westall station, putting in a third track/new platforms; I got the 740 bus from Flinders Street to Pakenham which connected to a 850ish Traralgon train.

Also the government delivered your myki's not Vline or Metro.

As for the night works they have been doing that for the last 3-4months, also please note there will be at least on disruption per month, lets hope we are not playing on that day...

The Bottom Line is that it could of been better organised with the bus scheduling, and connecting trains, and also the track works has to be done its a must as the Westall station is going to open is September,

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