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transport

Werribee by election thoughts

Fixing buses is a big opportunity for government to help the outer suburbs.

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transport

Wangaratta’s bus tap and go trial

It seems to work well, but how much are they actually testing?

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transport

Degraves St subway reopened (mostly)

The central subway at Flinders Street has reopened for interchange between platforms

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transport Video games

Bendigo Bargain Hunt

Some observations from a quick trip north west

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Health transport

Limping

Stairs and steep ramps remain a barrier to some people in many public places

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transport

Walking in Maidstone

Great to see Maidstone tram depot taking shape, but why have they made it more difficult for pedestrians?

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News and events transport

Night Buses every night?

Something interesting out of the Australian Open tennis this year – 15 special “AO25 night bus” routes will run Sunday to Thursday night, if play runs after 11:30pm. The buses depart from the Russell Street side of Federation Square, 40 minutes after play finishes. This means many tennis fans have an option if they miss  ... [More]

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News and events

Farewell to 2024

Just a quick post, because I can’t believe the end of the year has raced up like this. My favourite things of 2024? Resolutions? One is that I’m going to try to blog more next year. No promises though. Hope you’ve had a good 2024, and Happy New Year for 2025!

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Photos from ten years ago

Old photos from December 2014

Another of my series of old photos from ten years ago, this time covering December 2014. The State Election had just passed, and our new Premier had some things to say in MX – apologies for the sun glare. Particularly relevant for those of us interested in public transport is Andrews talking about Turn Up  ... [More]

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transport

Who decides how often the trains run?

This came up several times recently on social media, so I thought I’d work my answers into a blog post. Who decides how often the trains (and other public transport services) run? It’s not the private operator MTM (Metro Trains Melbourne), it’s the State Government. If you want to read the grisly details, it’s in  ... [More]

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transport

Inside Anzac and Parkville stations

The Metro Tunnel is nearing completion. Last week I got to look around two of the stations.

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News and events TV

Here is the news

ABC America’s World News Tonight leaves me exhausted just watching it