Same story for the Granite Island Causeway at Victor Harbor, SA. It’s been neglected for so long that stability is now critical and the state government is throwing millions at developing plans for a new one, much more expensive than regular maintenance.
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And happened in the early 2000’s with the original bridge over the Murray at Murray Bridge, they found that it was close to collapse so had to close it for a couple of weeks for urgent repairs. Now they do regular maintenance and close it for a day or so every 6 months
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The cruise terminal in Fremantle operates this free shuttle service between the train/bus station and terminal using an O405NH that Transperth used to operate. The driver and the assistant seems very very friendly, especially if you want a ride around and also they do put up your favourite song on request making abit like a party bus.
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Freo, way to go! (Do they give drunks the old heave-ho?)
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I don’t know but the majority of passengers are seniors who had taken the cruise ship.
It has been announced that North Melbourne Station will keep its current name, with the station that was going to be known as North Melbourne to be called Arden. A sensible solution I believe, as it could have become quite confusing.
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The development around the Arden station site was always pegged to be known as Arden, so it’s quite the sensible move. Despite North Melbourne being physically located in West Melbourne, it’s catchment area is Norh Melbourne so it’s logical to remain as such.
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I agree, Melbourne has a number of stations that bear no relation to the suburb’s name, Alamein and Upfield come to mind as well, there may be others too?
It’s not like those suburbs would have more than 1 station?
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Alamein is named after the housing development of the same name, itself a reference to the battlefield. It’s in Ashburton, which is the next station up the line (towards Camberwell/the city)
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Premier Daniel Andrews and Prime Minister Scott Morrison are believed to be moving ahead with plans to announce the $8-$13 billion project, with sources saying a dedicated airport tunnel from the city to Sunshine is likely to be ditched.
Instead, trains would be wedged on to congested tracks between the city and Sunshine and enter the CBD via the new $11 billion Metro Tunnel. A new track between Tullamarine and Sunshine would be built.
(Lobby groups) say airport trains would clog any spare capacity in the Metro Tunnel for extra Sunbury and Melton trains, while Wyndham Vale services would also suffer.
The Rail Futures Institute estimates that by the time the Metro Tunnel opens in 2025, Melton would probably end up with just three trains an hour – or one every 20 minutes – which is no different from the current situation. This could be increased down the track to six services an hour, once the tunnel is at full capacity.
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Melton won’t be electrified in time for 2025; I can’t see them electrifying the line without adding an extra track pair for Ballarat / Bacchus Marsh V/Line trains, which the new/rebuilt stations have provision for.
If they can get 10 minute off peak trains to Watergardens, 20 min to Sunbury that’s still only 6tph (trains per hour). Add another 6 for the Airport, and maybe 3 for the short-starters at West Footscray and you’re looking at only 15tph out of a possible 26
A snapshot of public transport in Melbourne in the early 1980s, including vox pops about a new ticketing and fare structure. I’m not sure what the “new fare structure” refers to but it may have been the introduction of the Zone 1, 2 and 3 fares. I’m trying to remember what we had before then. IIRC there were “neighbourhood” fares and “inner” fares. The inner fare I guess resembled what is now Zone 1, while “neighbourhoods” were smaller zones that later merged to form the Zones 2 and 3. (Zone 3 as far as the metropolitan network goes has since been abolished and replaced with an extension of Zone 2)
I remember I used to live in the “Greensborough Neighbourhood” which was the Hurstbridge Line beyond Heidelberg.
YouTube: telerecordings
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I have no idea where to put this but take a look at this nice piece of grammatical beauty.
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I didn’t think much more would come out of that channel after they uploaded some MTN-9 pres about 14 years ago.
The crash itself seems to have been caused by some kind of signalling fault, as there had been lingering issues on that section of track for months.
It seems that the driver and an ARTC pilot in the front cab (some outlets are reporting as a ‘passenger’ - but this is misleading) died.
The ARTC pilot would have been there to guide the train through the works due to the signalling failures.
For whatever reason, it appears that the driver went through at main track speed at a diverging set of points (100km/h instead of 40km/h) and the train derailed.
Fortunately the accident happened near a major highway service centre, so they were able to quickly get help.
Melbourne people does anyone know if the trams are free before 6:45am? Or is it just the trains?
Nope, it’s only trains here that do it to my knowledge but there are free tram zones around the city where you don’t have to touch on.
The XPTs were based on the British Rail InterCity 125 model.
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