Escaping winter to the warmth of Far North Queensland
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Flight 702 to Cairns
Year: 2024
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The train speed myth (again)
The claim that trains to Geelong were faster last century came up again. It’s still wrong.
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Grattan Street gets a road diet
The new improved layout has wider footpaths, protected bike lanes, fewer traffic lanes and less parking.
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Which train on which line?
Recent changes mean that most Metro lines now run only one type of train.
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Metro 2 Fishbend preferred route
You might have spotted this in The Age or on the government’s web site: the preferred route and station locations for Metro 2 through Fishermans Bend have been announced. Rewind a moment: What is Metro 2? I’ve got an explainer I wrote a few years ago, but to summarise: just as Metro 1 is a ... [More]
So busy recently that I didn’t get around to posting my usual ten year old photos last month, so here’s May and June 2014 combined into one post. The then-newish tram platform stops in Northcote on route 86. Quite narrow, I guess by necessity, but hopefully they do the job. Punt Road traffic. Always bad, ... [More]
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Free fares: two charts
Free PT continues to distract from the actual reasons people don’t use the system
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Mud, glorious mud
Despite years of regular shut downs on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line, for removal of level crossings, signalling upgrades, power upgrades, Metro tunnel… yet there are still mud holes like this on the line. This can’t be good – not for ride quality, and not for the trains using this track. It’s been an issue for years ... [More]
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Misinformation x 4
Incorrect and misleading information is rife
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State Budget 2024
Some people assume it’s PTV or the transport operators who determine how often your bus, tram or train runs. It’s not – it’s the State Government, and the State Budget is a good chance to see where their priorities lie. Here’s a quick video summary of the Budget: As has been widely reported, some infrastructure ... [More]
Almost a decade has passed since structural issues were found, but not as lot has happened
Another in my series of ten year old photos, this time from April 2014. The removal of the Springvale level crossing and construction of the new station was nearing completion, but alongside the new station, some of the old station was still to be demolished. I went to the Williamstown railway museum for a nose ... [More]