On Tuesday I wrote about the state government's pre-budget announcement regarding more frequent trains on the Clifton Hill and Burnley groups. Essentially they boost 30 to 40 minute headways to 20 minutes. The Clifton Hill group will gain more weekend trains while the Burnley group will get its uplift on weeknights. Both will greatly improve the passenger experience and shorten connections. They are also substantial uplifts in historical terms. Especially because in Melbourne train frequencies so rarely change that they can endure as long (or longer) than models of train. The same media release that announced the increased services also announced an order of 25 X'Trapolis trains that will replace the Comeng fleet. These entered service in 1981. As opposed to 1978 when the cuts that established the basic form of evening timetables (that is trains every 30 minutes, reduced from every 20 minutes) on most lines took place. The new timetables, to be introduced nearly a half century later…
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