Here’s another of my monthly posts of photos from ten years ago – this time it’s October 2014, fast approaching the November state election. This was some unconventional advertising for the election – the “Southern Express” spruiking the Coalition government’s upgrades on the Frankston line. The unions meanwhile were lying in wait outside the station. ... [More]
The Monthly Average Patronage By Day Type And Mode data was updated to include up to June 2024, and I thought I’d look at how V/Line is doing, given the fare cap introduced on 31st March 2023. Here’s the chart, with weekends highlighted, as I’ll talk about them a bit more below. The overall pattern ... [More]
Are trains faster since the Glen Huntly tram crossing was removed? Perhaps surprisingly, no.
Council elections are happening this month. In a lot of areas there’s been a change. Here in Glen Eira we used to have 3 wards with 3 councillors each. Now we’ll have 9 wards with 1 councillor each. I’m not so sure this is a good idea. Unfortunately some elected councillors aren’t great. In the ... [More]
The Age reported that the State Government is planning to reduce the three stations in Brunswick (Jewell, Brunswick and Anstey) to two during the project to remove 8 level crossings. Looking at the current distances between the stations (source: Vicsig) we can see they’re pretty close. Station km from Southern Cross km from previous stop ... [More]