Once the Metro tunnel opens, the Frankston line will via the Loop… but they’re not doing that for the 21st. They are running extra Frankston line services to cope with the Cran/Pak loads, though ...

Here’s something I learnt yesterday: There’s a small town called Eucla, WA, near the SA border. Population: 53. Get this: It has its own timezone, which is halfway between Perth and Adelaide time. The ...

Route length: Longer routes probably help a bit, giving Sydney’s train network a bigger footprint across the city, though Melbourne actually has more railway stations. EDIT 5/6/2021: there’s revised ...

Off-peak fares. As a further incentive for people to stagger peak trips, they’re going to introduce off-peak discounts: 30% off Myki Money fares for trips that include Zone 1, between 9:30am and 4pm, ...

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 ...

Here’s an update on the state of level crossing removals. I’ve done these lists before: 2020, 2018, 2017, 2014. They’re all based on the 2008 ALCAM list, which ranked Victoria’s level crossings by ...

Adelaide’s tram network is confusing. It used to be just the one line to Glenelg. Now they confusingly listed as four different acronyms on the web site (why not route numbers?), but the route map and ...

I took a quick look around Parkdale station on Saturday morning. It opened on Friday after works to remove two nearby level crossings. From the previous stop, Mentone, the line rises fairly quickly, ...

Got any corrections for me? Please, send me an email or leave a comment below! Copious footnotes! [1] Most of the systems cover more than just the main metropolitan area.Myki covers regional rail out ...

Federal Labor is getting behind a “Trackless Tram” idea for a route from Caulfield via Chadstone and Monash Uni to Rowville, pledging $6 million for a business case if they win power next year.. The ...

Desire lines are where authorities intend for people to go one way, but people (especially pedestrians) quite logically ignore them and go a different way. Often they indicate poor design. Here are ...

Obviously, travel demand in cities is in turmoil just at the moment, but leaving the 2020-2022 blip aside for a minute, and looking again at pre-COVID travel in cities… As a follow-up to comparing ...