So, excluding depreciation of the vehicle, and tolls, and occasional other expenses such as car wash, the total cost for the ...

On the bright side, issues with buses and the extremely slow evacuation of the train (3 hours!) were fed back directly to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Yesterday the State government announced funding for early works for the Suburban Rail Loop (SRL). Being a huge project, even early works are pricey – it comes out at $2.2 billion. At the same time, ...

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 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 ...

Sometimes misinformation on public transport can be worse than no information. I’ve noticed four examples on my local rail line. This signage has been in place for years. It used to be correct. The ...

Cutting waiting times One of the keys to making sure the metro tunnel works as intended is high frequency services at all times of day, on all lines, to ensure interchange to and from the tunnel is ...

V/Line trains stabled at Southern Cross on a weekday What can V/Line do? From chatting to V/Line management, they are only too aware of the fare cut’s potential impact on their services. They’ll be ...