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 - ...

When updating the level crossing removal list last month, I was interested to see how many of each type of removal had been used. Broadly speaking there are five methods. EDIT: The numbers are based ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A remark on social media inspired this: a quick comparison of suburban train punctuality in Australia. We have suburban rail networks in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, and all of ...

A couple of newish things in the world of public transport info that have flown under the radar. Metro now has realtime info for rail replacement buses. Perhaps it’s a soft launch because I can’t see ...

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 ...

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, ...

It’s not every day a major new suburban rail line opens in Victoria. In fact it’s been 85 years since the last one. Finally all the details of the Regional Rail Link (which despite its name, runs ...

Melbourne’s City Loop is four rail tunnels under the CBD, with three stations (Flagstaff, Melbourne Central and Parliament), adding to the two major ground level stations (Flinders Street and Southern ...