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transport

Moving footy crowds

AFL opener at the MCG had a big crowd: 88,084 people. Here’s a quick timeline of the immediate period after the game, and the trains to the northeast. 21:54. Game finishes as scheduled 21:54. Scheduled regular service from Jolimont to Hurstbridge line (Heidelberg) Given the match was a draw, there’s a good chance that very  ... [More]

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transport

Services when the Metro tunnel opens

Some good coverage in The Age today of suburban train frequencies. It’s important to boost off-peak frequencies because: The big hope is that the Metro tunnel will finally bring some relief. The project is edging forward. Hopefully the problems seen a few weeks ago are not a portent of things to come. I thought it  ... [More]

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music transport

Deli Meat Tray

A post about music… and evening public transport.

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transport

Patronage: is it coming back?

Newly published data shows how public transport patronage was recovering during 2022.

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transport

The cover-up: ads on windows

Covering the windows reduces visibility, and shows a lack of respect for passengers.

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transport

Dandenong line debacle

After almost a month of major works, including bus replacements for trains between the City and Dandenong and Moorabbin, trains returned to the Frankston and Dandenong (Cranbourne/Pakenham) lines on Saturday 28th January. The works included rationalisation of the junction at Caulfield, points installed near the Metro tunnel eastern portal in South Yarra, and a lot  ... [More]

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transport

Check your old Myki cards

It’s worth checking your old cards for any left over Myki Money, and requesting a refund or balance transfer.

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transport

Building skyrail while the trains keep running

It’s January, and while lots of people have heard about the City Loop closure, less well-publicised are the shutdowns on the Hurstbridge, Alamein, Cranbourne/Pakenham and Frankston lines… plus more lines in the evenings. Anyway, here’s something related – an expansion of a comment answer I left on a recent post. The question was about how  ... [More]

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Photos from ten years ago transport

Old photos from December 2012

Here’s the last of the ten year old photo posts for this year, covering December 2012. Today is the tenth anniversary of the day that Metcard was finally switched off across the tram network, and Myki became the only ticket available for travel on Melbourne’s public transport. (The Herald Sun has an article on this  ... [More]

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transport

Boxing Day buses at Chadstone, 2022

Boxing Day is probably the single busiest shopping day of the year at many of the big department stores and shopping centres, and I’ve taken a look at Chadstone and how its public transport copes several times in recent years: 2019; 2018; 2017. I went for a look again this year. From what I can  ... [More]

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transport

No fare rise this January

Is V/Line ready for the promised fare cut expected in March?

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transport

How do they remove level crossings?

Underground, overground, Wombling free – counting up how often they use different options for removing level crossings.