UN 255: Bus and rail promises for Melbourne's west

Some big public transport service promises from Labor in the last week for Melbourne's west. BusBus promises include 11 routes going to every 10 min from 6am to 10pm 7 days. This includes some new routes including Melbourne Airport to Werribee via Rockbank. It's a massive promise that would make buses in the west some of the best in Australia with service levels even exceeding our trams, trams and buses elsewhere in Melbourne. My video of deputy premier Gabrielle Williams media conference at West Tarneit here:RailToday trains in the west (and a bit in the north) were the focus of Labor's attention. Age item says that 550 extra services per week are promised.This would be split as follows: * Wyndham Vale 249 (with off-peak Geelong expresses)* Melton 162 (not clear whether this boosts weekends from 40 to 20 min) * Bendigo 101* Seymour 29ABC story on this is here.Will any of this happen? Labor is trailing in the polls and most pundits are tipping a Liberal-National Coalition victory with…

Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town