Shorter trains, but more of them
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Warrnambool line capacity
Author: Daniel Bowen
Transport blogger / campaigner and spokesperson for the Public Transport Users Association / professional geek.
Bunurong land, Melbourne, Australia.
Opinions on this blog are all mine.
I’ve been pretty busy and missed my usual posting of ten year old photos from January, so here’s two months in one hit. January 2015, two months after Labor got into power pledging they would remove the level crossing at Bentleigh and rebuild the station – but the previous project to upgrade the crossing was ... [More]
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Show me the data!
No real surprises in the latest data, but it seems like service provision is holding back patronage growth.
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Werribee by election thoughts
Fixing buses is a big opportunity for government to help the outer suburbs.
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Wangaratta’s bus tap and go trial
It seems to work well, but how much are they actually testing?
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Degraves St subway reopened (mostly)
The central subway at Flinders Street has reopened for interchange between platforms
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Bendigo Bargain Hunt
Some observations from a quick trip north west
Stairs and steep ramps remain a barrier to some people in many public places
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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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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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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!
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]