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The Geelong line has an off-peak frequency of roughly 20 minutes, as do most Metro suburban lines. Already the corridor has the best treatment of the entire V/Line network - the idiocy of only running V/Line trains to Tarneit and Wyndham Vale notwithstanding.

South Geelong duplication to extend all Geelong services through to Waurn Ponds is more important IMO than any high speed rail plan. Elsewhere, increasing track speed to 160 km/h and reduplicating track that was singled under RFR would do wonders for punctuality and delivery

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The capacity freed up by taking Mernda trains off the Jolimont-Clifton Hill tracks gives space for Doncaster trains

Already been funded, this is the next step in the process.

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When did this happen?

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Metro 2 will run Newport - Clifton Hill, linking Mernda and Werribee trains.

When this happens, assuming Hurstbridge trains remain at the same frequency, there will be space for Doncaster trains to run along the Jolimont corridor

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Also doesn’t the widening of the Eastern Freeway with the North East Link project kill off the viability of Doncaster?

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The idea is that the busway to be built alongside the widened Eastern Freeway can be converted into the Doncaster rail line.

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Transperth’s has debuted its newest ferry MV Tricia.

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That could change when/if Western United ever build their purpose built stadium for A-League matches. I say if because I’m not sold on if they’ll survive by then (they’ve completed the environmental stuff and can start planning now).

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Melbourne Metro 2

https://imgur.com/a/k5jGJAK

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If anyone’s in Perth either a local or as a visitor and until the completion of the Forrestfield-Airport Link next year, i kinda don’t recommend taking Route 935 which runs between the Airport’s T3/T4 and Kings Park through some suburbs of Belmont as i found it to be the most dangerous. Route 40 (From T3/T4) and 380 (From T1/T2) offers a direct route thus a faster journey.

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Buses are currently replacing all passenger trains. Limited diesel powered passenger and freight trains could be running again by the end of January, but it could be another couple of months before electric trains are running again. The Indian Pacific which usually uses the line is currently running via Goulburn.

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Interesting on how the Indian Pacific gets to Perth after Goulburn as the rail line doesn’t go any further than Griffith.

Would need to take a significant detour into Victoria I guess.

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They turn north at Cootamundra and then rejoin the usual route at Parkes. It’s not an uncommon detour whenever there is a trackwork happening on the Main Western Line, adds about an hour to the total travel time.

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When going to the Sydney Darby of the Big Bash cricket, I rode on the light rail to Moore Park for the first time. Got there in under 10 minutes.

On the way back to Central after the match it felt like being in a sardine tin. Reminded me of being on the tube in London

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Today is Swan Transit’s first day in the Joondalup area after Transdev lost the contract. This will create more full time jobs for bus drivers.

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Transdev drivers were not full-time?

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I think it’s the way how Transdev does management but it was promised by Transit Systems (As Swan Transit in Perth) that it will deliver world class service and adding abit of job security to the drivers.

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Here is the article:

Similar things have happened to Melbourne’s Station Pier and Central Pier at Docklands.
If the wharves are left to rot and not fixed soon, they could cause danger to the public and interrupt ferry services as well.

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Those ferry wharves aren’t actually more than 100 years old, surely? I thought they were renovated for the Olympics?

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