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]
Category: transport
All forms of transport, including gunzelly
Inside Anzac and Parkville stations
The Metro Tunnel is nearing completion. Last week I got to look around two of the stations.
Wasting time in PAEC
There are plenty of real issues the government should be quizzed on
V/Line falling short
Drizzle, and a crowded train couldn’t prevent an enjoyable quick trip to Ballarat
Myki and 3G
You might have read The Age’s story a couple of days ago: Myki meltdown: Trams, buses hit by glitches linked to end of 3G (Paywall) The government commented, but didn’t confirm or deny that 3G was to blame. I’ve got good info that it was due to 3G, but perhaps not in the way you’d ... [More]
WGT city exits
Pretty strange looking tunnel
V/Line patronage surging on weekends
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]
More frequent? Faster?
Are trains faster since the Glen Huntly tram crossing was removed? Perhaps surprisingly, no.
Brunswick stations: 3 or 2?
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]
Planning a cross town trip just got slightly easier, but there are some quirks
Misplaced PIDs
Information screens are good, but sometimes not placed in the best locations
170 years since Melbourne’s first train
How frequent was our first train service?