frankly all I want is private accounts. or circles. if this app had a way for me to just talk to my friends I could happily never log in to x dot com the everything app ever again

30kph speed limits, eight extended tram routes in new Victorian vision Infrastructure Victoria wants reduced speed limits in local areas, extensions to tram, train and bus routes and a big investment in social housing over the next 30 years. 

Shadow Roads Minister on a proposal for 30kmh limits on local residential streets: "I think it's somewhat of a nanny state solution".

My dude, the number of lives lost on the roads is up 18% on last year. If you've got better ideas, let's hear them.
www.abc.net.au/news/... #Victoria #SpringSt

A VLine orange and grey liveried N class diesel locomotive hauling a three car passenger train also in VLine orange livery runs along the left hand track of a double track main line railway in a rural location. Tall somersault semaphore signals stand on either side of the track with the signal at left, facing us, having two co-acting arms.

Today’s historic pic: Near-new diesel loco N463 and VLine Melbourne to Bendigo train no 8025 approach Woodend, Vic, February 21 1987. Woodend is 78km north of Melbourne on the main broad gauge line to Bendigo. Note the semaphore signals with co-acting arms; these were replaced 20 years ago or so.

yes well at some point you run out of Melbourne to orbit

what if we had more frequent bus routes but they were only increasingly unhinged orbitals

yeah look not sure what to say about this one

man I wish that were me

oh!

that's the harbour bridge, it's obvious. Milsons Point

goes hard

this is an absolutely incredible bit of lore

oh no what happened to the last one :(

RED. RATTLER.

Im a real Yeazel

wow why do you hate the suffragettes :/

A public transport diagram. It has three lines: one from Arden to Oakleigh via St Kilda, Caulfield, and Chadstone; one from Camberwell to Rowville via Hartwell, Chadstone, and Monash; and one from Camberwell to Knox City via Hartwell and Burwood East.

Time for a new map! This one is my concept of a light rail network for Melbourne's east. Centred on converting and extending the Alamein line to Chadstone, Monash, and Rowville, it would complement gaps in the rail network and deliver fast, reliable public transport to much of the eastern suburbs.

A public transport diagram. It has three lines: one from Arden to Oakleigh via St Kilda, Caulfield, and Chadstone; one from Camberwell to Rowville via Hartwell, Chadstone, and Monash; and one from Camberwell to Knox City via Hartwell and Burwood East.

Time for a new map! This one is my concept of a light rail network for Melbourne's east. Centred on converting and extending the Alamein line to Chadstone, Monash, and Rowville, it would complement gaps in the rail network and deliver fast, reliable public transport to much of the eastern suburbs.

Fantastic thread André, a great read

Looking north from the tip of Paremata station platform in Wellington, which has the longest history of electric trains in New Zealand. It's a drizzly winter evening but the train is bright and warm: the pic shows the front end about to head off up the line with the nearest door open. The stanchions and overhead wires for the electric power are visible along both tracks. Credit: me, 12 July 2022

An hour or two ago, electric trains began regular services between Papakura and Pukekohe, so I think it is a good opportunity to make a thread on the expansion—and, sadly, at times the contraction—of railway electrification in New Zealand. It's a 102-year history beginning in the South Island

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There are zero modern maps of the South Australian regional bus network, that is, until now

SA has an incredibly complex set of country bus services, so I have poured far too many hours into this map

Please enjoy my magnum opus, here is every single regional route in 2025

There was no catching S313 until Kangaroo Flat where the train had to wait for a down Bendigo to fly pass. Knowing the departure shot would be blocked, we didn't hang around to see her get out

Time: 4:51

Now down at the LX from McCormicks Rd, S313 once again rockets by

The train was good for about 80-85km/h for this section of track. Given the highway speed limit is 100km/h, keeping up after every crossing became a challenge

Make transit agencies property developers. People and businesses pay to access transit not just through fares but through the higher cost of property near good transit. If transit agencies could capture that value, we'll have a virtuous cycle.

Town Hall and State Library will both be treated as their own stations with platforms 1 and 2, even if they are functionally extensions of Flinders St and Melbourne Central

A sign that says “beware of cars”

Good life advice, especially for town planners

photo of a slightly worn PB5 pedestrian crossing button with the light indicating that it has been pressed illuminated

cannot put into words just how much I missed the ubiquitous PB5 pedestrian crossing button at home. without a doubt it's the world's best. full audio, tactile and visual feedback for complete accessibility. everyone needs these around the world

Back in the plains

We don’t need to reinvent the wheel to make housing more affordable. The template already exists in Canberra.

Deregulate planning, regulate tenancies and build build build.

One of the best things Australia could do for rail revitalisation and transport choice is stop the unending high-speed rail consultant reports and invest in getting right the basics of a conventional railway. The current offering is outdated, slow, infrequent—we could shave *hours* off travel time

Hood style diesel locomotive P20 in VLine orange and grey livery, long end leading, sits at the head of a three car set of N class passenger carriages also in orange livery. The train is sitting at a passenger platform in a railway station at which the double track mainline runs between two side platforms. On the platform at right, behind the train, is a large, two storey bluestone station building with a bluestone-based rectangular water tower. A steam-era water standpipe is next to the track near the locomotive. A ground level pedestrian path connecting the two platforms crosses the tracks just in front of the train.

Today’s historic pic: P20 heads VLine train no 8054 before starting its run to Melbourne from Kyneton, Vic, July 22 1989. Kyneton is 92km north of Melbourne on the broad gauge main line to Bendigo. P20 entered service in 1956 as ‘Flat top’ T337 and was rebuilt as P20 in 1985.