Free PT continues to distract from the actual reasons people don’t use the system
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Free fares: two charts
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All forms of transport, including gunzelly
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Mud, glorious mud
Despite years of regular shut downs on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line, for removal of level crossings, signalling upgrades, power upgrades, Metro tunnel… yet there are still mud holes like this on the line. This can’t be good – not for ride quality, and not for the trains using this track. It’s been an issue for years ... [More]
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Misinformation x 4
Incorrect and misleading information is rife
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State Budget 2024
Some people assume it’s PTV or the transport operators who determine how often your bus, tram or train runs. It’s not – it’s the State Government, and the State Budget is a good chance to see where their priorities lie. Here’s a quick video summary of the Budget: As has been widely reported, some infrastructure ... [More]
Almost a decade has passed since structural issues were found, but not as lot has happened
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Bus ride detour
What happens when your driver misses a turn?
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Stopping patterns
The Belgrave/Lilydale line timetable is way more complex than it needs to be
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Walking in Moorabbin
The tragic news of a pedestrian death in Moorabbin should spark action – but will it?
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High Capacity Signalling in action
Two trains in 48 seconds is pretty impressive
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SRL Burwood/Box Hill
A few weeks ago the Suburban Rail Loop peeps invited me and a few others to look around the work sites at Burwood and Box Hill. PTUA members can read about it in the latest PTUA newsletter (pay wall), but we couldn’t fit photos in the article, so here are a few. First stop on ... [More]
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Transport in a cost of living crisis
This modelling of a hypothetical family’s transport expenses is very limited, but it’s clear that substantial savings can only be achieved by reducing the number of cars in the household.
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Patronage update
Weekend Metro and V/Line train patronage is booming