Definitely a step in the right direction, but a huge opportunity missed
Category: transport
All forms of transport, including gunzelly
New Myki readers activated
It comes at huge cost, but it’s progress
You are my Sunshine
Some thoughts on this project, and some other issues
Myki: new readers coming soon
The first really visible signs of Myki mark II are about to be unleashed. In the next few weeks a few stations will get the new card readers for testing purposes. Later on the readers will spread around the network and be switched on for public use, with the first stage seeing passengers using them ... [More]
Bumblebees and CCTV
Why do five Melbourne trams have a bee logo? Because back in 2008 during a patronage surge, the government leased 5 surplus trams from Mulhouse in France. They were shipped over and put into service in their original black and yellow livery, for which they were nicknamed âBumblebeesâ. Subsequently the trams were purchased and given ... [More]
Weekend trains not keeping up
Long waits and packed trains for Moomba are a reminder that weekend services are not keeping up with travel demand
Warrnambool line capacity
Shorter trains, but more of them
Show me the data!
No real surprises in the latest data, but it seems like service provision is holding back patronage growth.
Werribee by election thoughts
Fixing buses is a big opportunity for government to help the outer suburbs.
Wangaratta’s bus tap and go trial
It seems to work well, but how much are they actually testing?
Degraves St subway reopened (mostly)
The central subway at Flinders Street has reopened for interchange between platforms
Bendigo Bargain Hunt
Some observations from a quick trip north west