General Notes
| Trains and other transport travelled on are listed with the following information: | ||
| Place - arrival time - departure time - train or 'service' number - traction details | ||
| Traction is generally listed, together with the operating company, as: | ||
| EL | - electric locomotive | |
| DL | - diesel locomotive | |
| SL | - steam locomotive | |
| plus the locomotive's number, or | ||
| EMU | - electric multiple unit | |
| DMU | - diesel multiple unit | |
| plus the unit's set numbers, or | ||
| DR | - diesel railcar | |
| ER | - electric railcar | |
| DT | - driving trailer | |
| plus the railcar's number, plus the number of trailers (T) hauled if any. Conventional coaches (C) are only shown if necessary to aid clarity. (P) indicates that the locomotive is pushing the train, not leading it. | ||
| Multiple formations are linked with "+" signs. | ||
| * in the first column indicates a change in traction details. | ||
| Platform numbers are added to times in [brackets]. | ||
| Train lateness is normally only indicated where greater than 5 minutes. Train times in italics are actual times, where booked times are not known; all other times are the booked times not the actual times. | ||
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Melbourne Area train routing codes
These are as known in 1998/1999 and may have changed since then.
- AL - Altona link line between Altona Junction and Laverton Junction via Westona
- BL - Burnley Local lines between Flinders Street and Burnley
- BS - Broadmeadows Suburban (via flyover) between North Melbourne Junction and Kensington/Broadmeadows
- BT - Burnley Through lines between Flinders Street and Burnley
- BU - Burnley Loop line (two way running) between Richmond Junction and Spencer Street
- BV - Burnley Loop Viaduct line (two way running) between Flinders Street and Spencer Street
- C - Centre line (two way running) between Burnley and Box Hill, and between Caulfield and Moorabbin, and Country line (two way running) between Spencer St No.1 box and Franklin St
- CL - Caulfield Local lines between Flinders Street and Caulfield
- CT - Caulfield Through lines between Flinders Street and Caulfield
- CU - Caulfield Loop line (two way running) between Richmond Junction and Spencer Street
- CV - Caulfield Loop Viaduct line (two way running) between Flinders Street and Spencer Street
- ES - East Suburban lines between Spencer Street and Kensington (not via flyover)
- HU - Clifton Hill Loop line (two way running) between Jolimont and Parliament
- MS - Main Suburban lines between Spencer Street and South Kensington/Sunshine/St Albans
- NU - Northern Loop line (two way running) between North Melbourne and Flinders Street
- NV - Northern Loop Viaduct line (two way running) between Flinders Street and Spencer Street
- PU - City Circle Loop line (two way running) between Flinders Street and Spencer Street (via Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff)
- PV - City Circle Loop Viaduct line (two way running) between Flinders Street and Spencer Street
- S - Sandringham lines between Flinders Street and Richmond Junction
- SP - Special lines between Flinders Street and Richmond Junction also between Spencer Street and Franklin Street
- TS - Through Suburban lines between Flinders Street and South Kensington/Newport
- U - Up line Box Hill to Burnley, and Moorabbin to Caulfield, also Upfield line from North Melbourne box
The kind assistance of the railway enthusiasts of Melbourne is much appreciated.
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