temasek's rant!!

Ok ... what the fuck, thats all I can say ... metlink can barely get the trains in on time but they are organised enough to put on special services for the ... wait for it ... U2 gigs in December!!!!! Outrageous!

Metro will be running extra trains to get you to and from Etihad Stadium for the U2 concerts on Wednesday, 1 December 2010 and Friday, 3 December 2010.


Wednesday, 1 December 2010
Before the concert there will be additional trains to Flinders Street Station from:

Sandringham departing 6.37pm and 6.58pm (stopping all stations)
Frankston departing 6.03pm (express to Flinders Street)
Dandenong departing 6.17pm (stopping all stations)
Frankston departing 6.08pm (stopping all stations to Glenhuntly, then stopping at Caulfield, Malvern, South Yarra, Richmond and Flinders Street)

After the concert there will be additional trains from Southern Cross Station to:

Upper Ferntree Gully departing platform 10 (stopping all stations except East Richmond via City Loop)
Lilydale departing platform 10 (stopping all stations except East Richmond via City Loop)
Glen Waverley departing platform 10 (stopping all stations except East Richmond via City Loop)
Epping departing platform 9 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Greensborough departing platform 9 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Pakenham departing platform 12 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Frankston departing platform 12 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Sandringham departing platform 8/9 (stopping all stations)
Cranbourne departing platform 12 (stopping all stations via City Loop)

Saturday, 3 December

Before the concert there will be additional trains to Flinders Street Station from:

Sandringham departing 6.37pm and 6.58pm (stopping all stations)
Frankston departing 6.03pm (express to Flinders Street)
Frankston departing 6.08pm (stopping all stations to Glenhuntly, then stopping at Caulfield, Malvern, South Yarra, Richmond and Flinders Street)

After the concert there will be additional trains from Southern Cross Station to:

Upper Ferntree Gully departing platform 10 (stopping all stations except East Richmond via City Loop)
Lilydale departing platform 10 (stopping all stations except East Richmond via City Loop)
Glen Waverley departing platform 10 (stopping all stations except East Richmond via City Loop)
Epping departing platform 9 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Greensborough departing platform 9 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Pakenham departing platform 12 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Frankston departing platform 12 (stopping all stations via City Loop)
Sandringham departing platform 8/9 (stopping all stations)
Cranbourne departing platform 12 (stopping all stations via City Loop)

And apparently, no one in the West will be attending by the looks of it.

I am soooo disgusted. Bono should go back to Ireland and pay his taxes and do some real good for a change!