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Not a transport post. Standby for the Brisbane busways post coming soon… It’s the end of the financial year – when charities get in touch asking for donations. Having recently been bombarded with ...
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 ...
Exploring Anyway I walked across Victoria Bridge into the CBD, and explored, taking in the main pedestrianised mall in Queen Street. I walked alongside the separated bike lanes in Edward Street – ...
Sure enough, waiting for my luggage took a bit longer than expected. Hmm, carry-on only is looking better and better. But there was an unexpected upside to this – we ran into my old school friend ...
These Craigieburn and Upfield line changes are important because they vastly improve the wait times in the evenings and on Sunday mornings from every 30 to 40 minutes down to every 20 minutes.
Subsequently the trams were purchased and given the C2 designation. They now have the standard PTV livery, but they still have a small bee logo near each cab. The C2 trams are also some of the oldest ...
Last week I finally got to Wangaratta to try the bank card fare payment trial they’re running on local buses. When it comes getting new and occasional users onto public transport more often, the most ...
Lifts have replaced stairs on one side of the subway – mostly the eastern side except for platform 1. This is great – finally those with mobility challenges can use the subway. The lifts seem quite ...
Last month I found myself in Maidstone near the new tram depot under construction in Hampstead Road. This depot will be home to the new G class trams, which will initially run on routes 82 and 57, ...
In summary: Once opened, the Sunbury line will be connected through to the Cranbourne/Pakenham line, via five new stations: Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall, and Anzac. The project is ...
If you watch all the way through, you’ll also notice they do a bunch of stories at the start, then have several commercial breaks in very quick succession. I don’t know if this is typical for American ...
A couple of things from PAEC’s (Public Accounts & Estimates Committee) Inquiry this week in State Parliament. Trivial pursuits The Opposition decided to make a big fuss about the new X’Trapolis 2.0 ...