Incorrect and misleading information is rife
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Misinformation x 4
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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
Another in my series of ten year old photos, this time from April 2014. The removal of the Springvale level crossing and construction of the new station was nearing completion, but alongside the new station, some of the old station was still to be demolished. I went to the Williamstown railway museum for a nose ... [More]
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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?
This Comedy Festival show is very funny. Go see it.
I missed doing this last month: ten year old photos from March 2014. Expansion of the rules banning smoking around public transport were very welcome. No more having to dodge the smokers on the platform to find a spot with clear air while waiting for a train. One of the biggest transport policies announced by ... [More]
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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.