New V/Line timetables are out.

Melbournetransport · Post by **Melbournetransport** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 6:58 pm

New V/Line timetables are out. There are 5 books the show new timetables, I got all 5 copies last week from Spencer Street Station.

it a booklet with vline timetables inside

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:12 pm

Melbournetransport,

Are you referring to the brochures entitled "More trains, More often, when you want to travel"

Yes, there are 5 brochures, one for each line (Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong, Gippsland & Seymour)

They contain a statement from the minster, a table showing what customers were asking for in the new timetable & how V/line responded, and of course the new train timetables as shown on the V/line website, with the various annotations to highlight the various improvements (eg additional services, extra stops, school consideration, flagship service etc).

These are merely to promote the changes to customers, and are not the official timetables - these will come out in late August, once the new coach timetables are finalised.

Southern Cross station only got a limited stock of these brochures, and only 2 days after the changes were announced, the information desk had already run out of the Ballarat & Bendigo line versions.

However, for those who still need to obtain a copy, the V/line ticket office at the coach terminal still had ample copies available on Thursday, so this would probably be the place to head if you want the set.

In addition, V/line has printed the Timetable 2006 – what it means for your station PDFs as shown on the website as A4 flyers.

However, these flyers seem to be only obtainable at the actual station, not Southern Cross. I have a few spare copies of the Warrnambool, South Geelong & Geelong ones though - if anyone is interested PM/email me.

Kind Regards

Craig

Melbournetransport · Post by **Melbournetransport** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:02 pm

New V/Line timetables are out. There are 4 books the show new timetables, I got all 4 copies last week from Spencer Street Station, no gisspland timetable. Razz

Plus the new Connex’s timetables are out, which includes the night services.
(Williamstown/Werribee , Broadmeadows and Sydenham) and also includes the late night services for October.

Nexas · Post by **Nexas** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 9:32 pm

Melbournetransport wrote: Plus the new Connex’s timetables are out, which includes the night services.
(Williamstown/Werribee , Broadmeadows and Sydenham) and also includes the late night services for October.

This was already reported earlier this week, and it was reported correctly too.

Werribee, Williamstown and Sydenham

Broadmeadows and Upfield

Mike M · Post by **Mike M** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 5:39 pm

The following regional timetable booklets are now available at Southern Cross, all dated September 2006.

Northern Victoria (Yellow)

South Western Victoria (Blue)

Western Victoria (Teal)

North Eastern Victoria (Orange) is still to come, and of course Eastern Victoria (Green) is not expected until early October.

The most obvious change with the new booklets is that individual table nos. are no longer used for the timetables.

One obvious blooper (I am sure there are others!) that I noticed is that the 1710 Sunday train from Echuca is shown as a coach service from Echuca to Bendigo!

Mike M.

Nexas · Post by **Nexas** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 7:28 pm

Those, and North Eastern Victoria are all available at Seymour today, as well as several pocket timetables of different locations around Victoria.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Tue Sep 05, 2006 1:08 pm

Dear All

Better get your Ballarat/Bacchus Marsh/Melton pocket timetable now if you haven't already! The Western region booklet timetable also contains this error.

http://www.thecourier.com.au/detail.asp?class=news&subclass=general&story_id=506803 wrote: Train misprints fixed
Saturday, 2 September 2006

BALLARAT'S new express train would take a record 61 minutes to reach Melbourne according to V/Line's webpage yesterday, but there was just one problem.

It was a typing error and the departure and arrival dates for the express train on Monday were also wrong.

The problem was almost fixed yesterday evening, although the departure time was still a minute out, reading 7.46am instead of 7.45am.

V/Line's new regional timetable will start operating tomorrow and details of the timetable are available on the webpage http://www.vline.com.au.

A V/Line spokeswoman said it was a misprint and there had been a few since the timetable had come out because many changes had been made.

"It's being fixed. It's very minor," she said.

She said there had been hundreds of documents and no significant problems.

The express train on Monday will take 64 minutes to reach Melbourne from Ballarat.

<snip>

There is a updated version of the pocket timetable on the V/line website - http://www.vline.com.au/timetables

Kind Regards

Craig

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:35 am

Dear All

http://tinyurl.com/fhyzk wrote: FROM THE MINISTER FOR TRANSPORT

DATE: Wednesday, September 13, 2006

MORE TOWNS LINKED TO ‘FLAGSHIP’ GIPPSLAND FAST RAIL SERVICE

An extra afternoon stop at Garfield and three new TrainLink bus services will be added to the Regional Fast Rail Network’s “flagship” Latrobe Valley service, Transport Minister Peter Batchelor announced today.

“These upgrades will make it easier for residents of towns between Pakenham and Moe to use the fastest weekday afternoon service,” Mr Batchelor said.

“The Government and V/Line have listened to customer feedback from communities in this region and made these changes to ensure that the benefits of Regional Fast Rail are shared as widely as possible.

“I want to thank Matt Viney and Ian Maxfield for the job they have done in consulting with the community and representing the interests of the V/Line passengers.”

The new Garfield stop is midway between the end of the suburban network at Pakenham and the next stop at Drouin, providing the most convenient connection for passengers from Nar Nar Goon, Tynong, Bunyip and Longwarry.

Two of the new TrainLink bus services will connect with the train at Garfield.

TrainLink 1 will travel from Pakenham to Drouin, stopping at Nar Nar Goon, Tynong, Garfield - in time to connect with the flagship train service - Bunyip and Longwarry. This service will enable passengers from the end of the metropolitan rail system to access these communities and the flagship train.

TrainLink 2 is a trial service that will connect with the flagship train at Garfield and travel to Tynong and Nar Nar Goon.

The third new trial bus service will connect the flagship train service to towns east of Warragul.

TrainLink 3 was announced by the Minister recently and will meet the flagship train at Warragul and travel to Nilma, Darnum, Yarragon, Trafalgar and Moe.

Mr Batchelor said a suburban Connex service can be used to enable passengers travelling from stations between Caulfield and Dandenong to join the flagship train at Dandenong.

The Connex service will leave Flinders Street at 4.43pm and arrive at Dandenong at 5.32pm, ahead of the flagship train due at 5.35pm. It will reach Caulfield at 5.04pm and then stop all stations to Dandenong, including Oakleigh at 5.12pm and Clayton at 5.17pm.

“Our program to revitalise regional public transport involves hundreds of new and revised train and bus services across the State and it’s inevitable that some fine-tuning will be needed,” Mr Batchelor said.

“These solutions have been worked out as a result of last week’s meeting with commuters organised by the Government MPs for the area, Matt Viney and Ian Maxfield.

“The meeting assisted in providing the Government and V/Line with a range of options to improve access to the Regional Fast Rail Network for these communities.

“The extra stop at Garfield and the new TrainLink bus services will enable the great majority of residents in this area to use the premier train service on the Latrobe Valley line.”

Full times for the Trainlink services can be viewed at the bottom of the above media release. See http://tinyurl.com/fhyzk

Kind Regards

Craig

jarf · Post by **jarf** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:07 pm

Trainlink: A vote-grabbing exercise designed to "benefit" people who get left out because of Bracks' policy of speed over frequency.

playaplaya · Post by **playaplaya** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:38 pm

nexas a little less attitude please every topic of yours has attitude in them

BroadGauge · Post by **BroadGauge** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:45 pm

Does anybody know what operator will run these once-daily "Trainlink" services? And does anybody know if free travel on these services will be included with V/Line tickets, like they are on Geelong, Ballarat & Bendigo Buses?

jarf · Post by **jarf** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:55 pm

XTrampoline wrote:Does anybody know what operator will run these once-daily "Trainlink" services? And does anybody know if free travel on these services will be included with V/Line tickets, like they are on Geelong, Ballarat & Bendigo Buses?

I'm under the impression that they'll be V/Line services - and an applicable V/Line ticket could be used.

BroadGauge · Post by **BroadGauge** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:04 pm

jarf wrote:
XTrampoline wrote:Does anybody know what operator will run these once-daily "Trainlink" services? And does anybody know if free travel on these services will be included with V/Line tickets, like they are on Geelong, Ballarat & Bendigo Buses?
I'm under the impression that they'll be V/Line services - and an applicable V/Line ticket could be used.

Although you have to remember that all V/Line coach services are contracted out to private operators

I wonder if they will use coaches or route service/school type buses - seems a waste running a coach on runs that are only 10-30 minutes long.

Nexas · Post by **Nexas** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 1:44 pm

XTrampoline wrote:
jarf wrote: I'm under the impression that they'll be V/Line services - and an applicable V/Line ticket could be used.
Although you have to remember that all V/Line coach services are contracted out to private operators

A V/Line coach service contracted out to private operators is still a V/Line coach service.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Tue Oct 10, 2006 5:29 pm

Dear All

The new Eastern Region timetables will start this Sunday, October 15.

Meanwhile, the majority of pocket timetables for other regions effective 3rd September are being reprinted, with new updated timetables dated 15 October 2006.

The new pocket timetables are online as PDFs at http://www.vline.com.au/timetables

Kind Regards

Craig

Bradley · Post by **Bradley** » Fri Oct 13, 2006 10:38 pm

V/line.

The following new V/line colours pocketsize trains & coaches timetables I picked up from Melbourne today are:

Traralgon - Warragul - Melbourne (Green Large).
Bairnsdale - Melbourne. Includes Lakes Entrance & Lakes Tyers (Green Large).
Maffra - Melbourne via Sale & Traralgon (Green Large).
Batesmans Bay - Narooma - Melbourne. Includes Genoa - Mallacoota & Sapphire Coast Link (Green Large).
Inverlock - Phillips Island - Melbourne Green Large).
Yarram - Leongatha - Melbourne (Green Large).

All dated 15th October, 2006.

And.

The following timetables updated 15th October, 2006 are:

Bendigo - Kyneton - Sunbury - Melbourne. Includes Lancefield (Yellow Very Large). [Replace Sunbury - Melbourne].
Daylesford - Melbourne via Woodend or via Ballarat (Yellow Large).
Canberra - Melbourne via Albury or via Bairnsdale (Orange Large).
Shepparton - Melbourne. Includes Cobrum & Tocumwal (Orange Large).
Ballarat - Bacchus March - Melton - Melbourne (Teal Large).
Ararat - Melbourne (Teal Large) [Now include the 12.15pm from Ararat to Melbourne].
Nhill - Dimboola - Horsham - Melbourne. Includes Grampian Link [Halls Gap - Melbourne]. (Teal Large).

All dated 15th October, 2006.

Bradley.

Bradley · Post by **Bradley** » Sat Oct 14, 2006 8:50 pm

V/line.

To Add further V/line pocketsize timetable updated 15th October, 2006:

Melbourne
*Bright and Mt Beauty.
*Rutherglen and Corowa
*Yarrawonga and Mulwala.
(Orange Large).
(All in one timetable).

Timetable dated 15th October, 2006.

Bradley.

Nexas · Post by **Nexas** » Sun Oct 15, 2006 10:42 pm

Bradley M wrote: Bendigo - Kyneton - Sunbury - Melbourne. Includes Lancefield (Yellow Very Large). [Replace Sunbury - Melbourne].

For those who haven't seen it, it is twice the height of any other pocket timetable, and folds down in height as well as width.

Bradley · Post by **Bradley** » Tue Oct 17, 2006 9:19 pm

V/Line.

Picked up from Traralgon Station today.

Eastern Victoria (Green) new Train & Coach booklet timetable dated 15th October, 2006.

Bradley.

Mike M · Post by **Mike M** » Wed Oct 18, 2006 5:17 pm

In addition to the Eastern Victoria timetable booklet reported yesterday by Bradley, the Northern, North Eastern, South Western & Western Victoria timetable booklets have also been reissued with a large UPDATED 15 OCTOBER 2006 banner at the top of the front cover.

I was able to pick up a set of all 5 booklets from Richmond Stn today.

Mike M.

Bradley · Post by **Bradley** » Sat Oct 21, 2006 8:50 pm

V/line.

Picked up from Southern Cross Info Desk today.

More V/line pocketsize timetables updated 15th October, 2006 are:

Marshall - Geelong - Melbourne (Blue Large).
Warrnambool - Apollo Bay - Melbourne via Great Ocean Road (Blue Large).

Both dated 15th October, 2006.

Bradley.

Bradley · Post by **Bradley** » Tue Oct 24, 2006 9:18 pm

V/line.

Picked up the Echuca - Melbourne Includes Deniliquin (Yellow Large) updated pocketsize timetable dated 15th October, 2006. at Southern Cross Info Desk today.

Bradley

Bradley · Post by **Bradley** » Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:56 pm

V/line.

The following updated 15th October, 2006 V/line pocketsize timetables I picked up from Bendigo Station today are:

Maryborough - Melbourne (Yellow Large).
Sea Lake - Charlton - Melbourne (Yellow Large).
Adelaide - Melbourne via Bendigo or via Ballarat and Horsham (Yellow Large).
Donald - Melbourne (Yellow Large).
Geelong - Ballarat (Blue Large).

All dated 15th October, 2006.

Bradley.

Craig · Post by **Craig** » Mon Oct 30, 2006 3:45 pm

Dear All

More updated 15/10 pocket timetables to report:

Albury/Wodonga, Seymour, Craigieburn
Barham, Cohuna
Barmah
Geelong to Ballarat
Mt Gambier via Geelong/via Ballarat
Ouyen, Hopeton
Swan Hill
Warrnambool, Apollo Bay via Great Ocean Rd

Picked up at Box Hill's V/line office over the weekend.

Kind Regards

Craig