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transport

Bridge strikes, and other tales of Patterson station

It’s not Montague Street, but trucks keep hitting this low bridge

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transport

New Glen Huntly station

It looks pretty good – except that the design leads almost everybody to the far southern end of the platform.

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Photos from ten years ago

Old photos from July 2013

Last day of the month! Just time for my monthly post of old photos from ten years ago: July 2013.

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transport

Metro tunnel reaches a milestone

The first test trains have entered the Metro tunnel

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transport

Sovereign Hill transport options

Not authentically Gold Rush are the full car parks outside Sovereign Hill – the horseless carriages is the main mode of access.

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transport

Glen Huntly grade separation progress

Glen Huntly Road has re-opened to traffic and trams following the level crossing removal, though trains are still a few weeks from resuming.

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transport

Gardiner value capture

How they redeveloped the old rail alignment after removing the level crossing

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Social media

Social media: Threads vs Twitter

(Not a transport post) I’ve used a few social media and instant messenger services over the years. I’m not sure if Usenet, IRC and ICQ count, but SixDegrees certainly does. Then came Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. In recent years I’ve mostly used the latter. The old Twitter wasn’t owned by angels, but at least they  ... [More]