A couple of newish things in the world of public transport info that have flown under the radar. Metro now has realtime info ...

Inspired by Alon Levy's quick-fire Bluesky threads full of transport ideas, here's some quick-fire points from me: These are ...

So busy at the moment, but here's another post in my regular series of photos from ten years ago: September and October 2015.

This page lists significant service changes to Melbourne’s public transport since 1993. Any additions or corrections welcome: contact me. Note: Some older links may now be broken. Try the Internet ...

I’ve been trying to sort out the status of all the level crossings from the various lists. Some are fully funded, others are funded for planning, and some are merely promises/pledges from the ...

There’s a Wikipedia page “Commuter rail in Australia” which has a quick snapshot of the country’s heavy rail systems. (The term “commuter rail” is problematic. In a North American context it often ...

I no longer post on Twitter, but you can find me elsewhere. For slightly complicated technical reasons, most of my posts appear on Bluesky, Mastodon and Threads. Fewer on Instagram and Facebook.

Since our last exciting episode, PTV have made a number of revisions to the draft rail map. Here’s the latest version: As I said back in April, I really like this new design, which better represents ...

So busy at the moment, but here’s another post in my regular series of photos from ten years ago: September and October 2015.

This is what we’ve been waiting for for some time. This week the State Government finally revealed some of the train service upgrades that will accompany the Metro Tunnel. As part of the same ...

A total of 95 six-car Comeng trains were built for the Melbourne metropolitan train fleet. Some have received upgrades, including better passenger information screens and CCTV, and other less visible ...

Another fine day in Cairns. After a quiet start, we took a walk to find a post office to send some post cards, and then headed for the marina. We’d booked a tour at the very civilised time of 11am to ...