Transport blogger / campaigner and spokesperson for the Public Transport Users Association / professional geek.
Bunurong land, Melbourne, Australia.
Opinions on this blog are all mine.
It’s finally here… almost. Tap and Go fare payments will be trialled from Monday (16th March) on the Craigieburn, Upfield, Ballarat and Seymour lines. This is important technology. Having bank cards (and connected devices such as phones) as a fare payment option is vital for new and occasional users, including tourists. They don’t want the ... [More]
To miss this chance would be incredibly short-sighted
Some thoughts on public transport over a busy long weekend
I’ve been falling behind on posting my ten year old photos, so here’s January and February 2016. Scooby Doo, where are you? Eye-catching street art in Hosier Lane. Flinders Street Station in its old more mustardy colouring, before they restored the facade to the more original sandy look. Also note the Federation Square shard thingy ... [More]
Timing out the different options
A rocky first week of Metro Tunnel operation, and some passengers are still finding their way.
I’ll have another post soon on the Metro Tunnel, from the Big Switch day, but I wanted to get this one finished first. I was keeping an eye on how public transport was affected by the extreme heat last Tuesday 27th January. The temperature in Melbourne reached a high of 42.7 degrees, but it went ... [More]
They fixed it
Metro tunnel services: every 10 minutes at most times
More signage would help people navigate the new stations
Fare prices have risen, but right now are displayed almost nowhere on the PT system.
I can’t quite believe the year is over already. 66 blog posts this year (plus this one). The most viewed, if I’m reading the stats right, were all transport posts: Also top of the pops were the home page, a 2018 post about what the rail map will look like with the Metro tunnel open ... [More]
Extra trains for events still don’t fill the gaps on Sunday mornings
I’m a bit behind posting my ten year old photos, so here’s a batch from November and December 2015. We had a trip to Sydney – Central Station’s concourse always looks a bit more appealing to me than those at Southern Cross or Flinders Street. Museum Station in Sydney has that 1920s aesthetic Sydney was ... [More]
This has been an issue for decades: the quickest way into Flinders Street station from the north, the Campbell Arcade/Degraves Street subway taking you under the road, had zero signage to direct you there. Unless you knew, how would you guess it takes you to the station? I seem to recall being told there was ... [More]
At this time of year, my local Coles and Woolies each have a menorah on display – a candlestick with nine (electric) candles, with one more lit each day of Hanukkah. I’m sure it’s the same in other suburbs with significant Jewish populations. It might be hundreds of kilometres away, but the awful events at ... [More]