Melbourne Frankston line road-rail grade separations: Part 3

Video showing progress of grade separations works at Ormond, McKinnon and Bentleigh Station. This footage was taken on Thursday March 10, 2016 when the line is still operating. Later in the month the line will be closed to allow demolition of station buildings and further work.

Reformed Bendigo bus network starts today

 Archived details on PTV website as below: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20170301030139/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/bendigo-bus-network/

https://web.archive.org/web/20170404014122/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/buses/a-new-bus-network-for-bendigo/

Note: This item was added retrospectively for posterity. 

'Bendigo Metro' train timetable delayed

V/Line was having a lot of problems running trains in late 2015-early 2016. It was to have an upgraded timetable for 'Bendigo Metro' on 31 January 2016. This news item advises the associated reformed bus network will proceed but the rail timetable will be deferred.   

Advice of this here: 

https://web.archive.org/web/20170301030133/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/ptv-statement-on-timetable-delay/

This was a last-minute deferral - two weeks prior it was said that both would proceed on 31 January.  Original announcement here: 
https://web.archive.org/web/20170301030112/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/bendigo-metro-rail-and-a-new-bus-network/

Bendigo Metro was a project to add services and/or reopen stations on Bendigo's outskirts. Then transport minister Jacinta Allan represents the seat of Bendigo East. 

An early January promise of the new V/Line timetable is here:

https://web.archive.org/web/20170301030107/https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/news-and-events/news/adjusted-v-line-timetable-from-the-end-of-this-month/

Note: This item was added retrospectively for posterity.