Border Traveller Swaps Train for Plane as Interstate Trains Slow to Return

Border traveller swaps train for plane as interstate trains slow to return

Albury's V/Line service among the first to return after nationwide Telstra outage affects regional train services. Find out why problems persist after the fix.

V/Line resumes services after commuters left stranded for second consecutive morning peak

Regional rail services will gradually resume this afternoon, after Telstra’s outage left V/Line at a standstill for more than 24 hours, but commuters are being warned to brace for delays.

V/Line owes passengers answers on its lack of backup plans – Public Transport Users Association

No public transport service should rely on a single point of failure to function, yet that is exactly the position V/Line found itself in this week, and passengers paid the price. Telstra’s network outage on Wednesday shut down the entire regional train network. With disruptions continuing into Thursday, well after the Telstra network had recovered, the PTUA is demanding that V/Line and the State Government provide answers: Why is there no back…

Train services gradually resume

V/Line will gradually resume its services, including Geelong, following extensive testing of train radio communications following yesterday’s Telstra outage. The Australian Rail Track Corporation has advised V/Line and other national rail operators that use the National Train Communications System (NTCS) that it was safe to begin operating trains following testing. A V/Line spokesperson said a staged return of services across the network started…

Geelong trains return as V/Line begins staged service recovery

V/Line services will begin running at reduced capacity from noon on Thursday, bringing an end to more than 24 hours of suspended travel. Services across the network were halted early Wednesday morning following a national Telstra outage, and will resume after extensive radio testing. The Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) confirmed to V/Line this morning [...] Read More... The post Geelong trains return as V/Line begins staged service reco…