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  1. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia: Stark warning about "Journey Beyond" train operator

    You don't necessarily get a refund on a bog standard commuter train here either.
  2. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia: Stark warning about "Journey Beyond" train operator

    Depends on where you are. In Victoria the operators have to meet the punctuality and service delivery targets or it's a free daily ticket for passengers who meet the criteria. Trains like the Indian Pacific, The Ghan are not public transport and will be covered under travel insurance. They are...
  3. Pakenhamtrain

    Catch them before they're gone

    Today is the last day you'll see a Comeng or Siemens train on the Sunbury Line. In the coming months you wont even see a Comeng train on the Werribee/Williamstown Line and Sandringham line.
  4. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    No. V/Line only have tickets for the train as far a Nhill There are set down and pick up restrictions V/Line trains in the Metropolitan area. Pick up only away from Melbourne and set down only towards Melbourne. There are two exceptions to the rule, Sunbury and Pakenham. Doing so renders your...
  5. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    NSW Trainlink don't have anything to do with Transport Victoria services and vice versa. The fare cap applies only to Transport Victoria. The Overland only has the fare cap because V/Line purchase seats on the train for Nhill passengers. If it wasn't for government subsidy The Overdue would...
  6. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    https://transport.vic.gov.au/tickets-and-myki/fares/regional-train-fares https://www.vline.com.au/Fares-general-info/Ticketing-Fares?accordianitem=extra For all day travel to apply with a paper ticket the paper ticket fare has to be at at the cap. According to the Victorian Fares and Ticketing...
  7. Pakenhamtrain

    Cricket

    The Qualifier is 1v2 with the winner advancing straight to the final. Loser plays in The Challenger. The Knockout is 3v4 with the winner advancing to The Challenger and the loser goes home. Winner of The Challenger advances to The Final.
  8. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    Or you could just pay 24 dollars to for the Skybus to Southern Cross station direct and be in the city in about 20-30 minutes.
  9. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    They do have unreserved carriages but with it being $11.40 it can fill up. Although at the moment the Bendigo/Echuca/Swan Hill line isn't running due to bushfire damage at Harcourt.
  10. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    V/Line basically get a set amount of seats on the train for Nhill passengers.
  11. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia: Stark warning about "Journey Beyond" train operator

    This is where you dont understand National Rail Safety Law in Australia. Derailments have two classifications. Category A and Category B. Cat A is report immediately. Cat B is report within 72 hours. They do have to report it. Depending on the category of the occurrence. ONRSR may not be...
  12. Pakenhamtrain

    Australia / New Zealand - Any upcoming changes?

    Victoria its only the Swan Hill train that is N class and N set. Everything else is Vlocity. How long that lasts is who knows. There is rumour it being cut back to Bendigo and locos only between Bendigo and Swan Hill. Other victorian stuff EDI refurbished comeng EMUs should still be around in...
  13. Pakenhamtrain

    Cricket

    There's even less positives now Harry Brook was involved in an incident at a nightclub in Wellington the night before the game over there.
  14. Pakenhamtrain

    Cricket

    Bethell will be a player for England.
  15. Pakenhamtrain

    International dividing trains

    Ballarat is still the only place one can stay on a Vline train during coupling. The story is people got injured in the late 80s early 90s at Spencer Street when some trains were coupling up.
  16. Pakenhamtrain

    Cricket

    In a surprise to no one the ICC rated the pitch "Unsatisfactory"
  17. Pakenhamtrain

    "Doors will open on the left hand side" - whose left?

    Funny enough on the Metropolitan network it uses 12hr time yet the V/Line network uses 24hr time but will announce trains in 12 hour time. https://railgallery.wongm.com/southern-cross-station/H109_6088.jpg.html Internally it's all 24hr time.
  18. Pakenhamtrain

    "Doors will open on the left hand side" - whose left?

    https://ibb.co/ZpmBVkx1 HCMTs here have it pop up after it runs over the platform ASDO beacon. https://ibb.co/7tMd5mMf The dynamic displays will have "Doors are opening this side of train" or Doors are opening other side of the train"
  19. Pakenhamtrain

    Cricket

    For reference this is what I mean by England nearly doing a Melbourne. Melbourne were 46 points up a 3/4 time and lost on the siren.
  20. Pakenhamtrain

    Cricket

    * Looks outside the door of the pub * Nope not at all happy.

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