Posted 6 days ago by bevans
The Morrison government is ramping up pressure on Premier Daniel Andrews to sign up to a $15 billion airport rail tunnel, but the Victorian government is still weighing up its options.
Posted 6 days ago by bevans
The Port Rail Shuttle network will increase the competitiveness of the Victorian economy, create hundreds of jobs, improve Melbourne’s liveability, and make rail freight movement to and from the Port of Melbourne competitive with road.
Posted one week ago by bevans
A sky rail project and a bike path are among the Victorian winners of top accolades for landscape architecture at a ceremony held in Federation Square last night.
Posted one week ago by bevans
The City of Greater Geelong is set to push ahead with its fast rail proposal despite the Andrews Government deeming the project as technically and financially unachievable.
Posted one week ago by bevans
There are fresh calls for a CBD congestion tax with claims it would see 40 per cent fewer vehicles at peak times.
Posted one week ago by bevans
When the Bahadur family moved into their new home in Melbourne's booming outer west four months ago, they dreamed of suburban bliss. But it turned out to be a nightmare.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Melbourne Metro 2 is the logical addition to Melbourne’s 21st century rail network (See Map – purple line). MM2 involves building a tunnel between Newport and Clifton Hill via Fishermans Bend, Southern Cross, Flagstaff, Parkville and Fitzroy.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Ballarat line passengers are being asked to plan ahead for service changes as work continues on the massive pipeline of investment for passengers on one of Victoria’s busiest regional train lines.
Posted one week ago by bevans
A suburban Melbourne train carrying about 150 passengers was travelling at almost 80km/h when faulty wiring caused carriages to separate.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Another weakness of the rail enthusiast community (among many) is a simplified and wrong view of recent history, specifically an inclination to assume Labor governments were kinder to rail transport than they actually were, paired with the belief that Liberal governments are harsher than they were.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Dr Long Troung and I have just published research on the 'Macroscopic Road Safety Impacts of Public Transport' using data from Melbourne, Australia.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Thanks to Peter Parker (https://melbourneontransit.blogspot.com) for suggesting some content for this post.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Major track and power upgrades to link Victoria’s future Metro Tunnel with the new fleet of high capacity trains will commence in November, delivering the $534 million second stage of the Sunbury Line Upgrade.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Work includes upgrades to overhead electrification between Sunbury and South Kensington and at South Yarra, signalling power upgrades and additional infrastructure at Calder Park siding.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
As of 2016, Rockbank and Mount Cottrell, in Melbourne’s west, were home to about 3000 people.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Paid parking is often used when too many people want to park their car in the same place at the same time.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The Victorian Government’s removal of dangerous level crossings continues with the successful removal of another crossing on the Werribee line.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
When Melbourne Metro works began in earnest about a year ago some long-term temporary changes were made to bus routes.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
Works will get underway on the Sunbury line next month to deliver more trains as the Andrews Labor Government continues its significant overhaul of the rail corridor ahead of bigger trains running along the line and through the Metro Tunnel.
Posted 2 weeks ago by Railpage System User
The Government of Victoria has announced an A$534m ($361m) second package of works on the Sunbury line.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Sky News will return to Melbourne train platforms a year after the Victorian government sparked a war with News Corp after banning the broadcaster for interviewing the far-right extremist Blair Cottrell.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
Replacement buses carrying Geelong line passengers to and from Melbourne will be given a better run due to changes in traffic light sequences, V/Line say.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
After generations of only incremental developments to Melbourne’s public transport network, finally this city is getting what it needs.
Posted 2 weeks ago by 8077
Melbourne commuters may face a long trip home from the city, with trains, trams and traffic disrupted by a truck that crashed into a rail bridge at a major CBD intersection.
Posted 2 weeks ago by bevans
The Dan Andrew’s Government’s $50 billion Suburban Rail Loop was announced just prior to last year’s Victorian State Election.
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