Stairs and steep ramps remain a barrier to some people in many public places
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All forms of transport, including gunzelly
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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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Who decides how often the trains run?
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]
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Inside Anzac and Parkville stations
The Metro Tunnel is nearing completion. Last week I got to look around two of the stations.
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Wasting time in PAEC
There are plenty of real issues the government should be quizzed on
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V/Line falling short
Drizzle, and a crowded train couldn’t prevent an enjoyable quick trip to Ballarat
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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]
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WGT city exits
Pretty strange looking tunnel
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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]
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More frequent? Faster?
Are trains faster since the Glen Huntly tram crossing was removed? Perhaps surprisingly, no.
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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]