PaxInfo wrote:The Chadstone - Oakleigh express weekend and public holiday shopper service will use recycled number 700.

Timetables here https://classic.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/view/13721/

Not one of the buses I saw today had the route number. They just had OAKLEIGH STATION/CHADSTONE SHUTTLE

And why does it have different timetables for Australia Day and Australia Day Holiday? I much preferred the previous page from which you could select the timetable you wanted. The map takes up too much room on the page. Australia day being Saturday will have the late night/night network times on it...

Noticed today A1.236 has had its traditional gong replaced with a electronic one.

This double decker is parked out the back of one of the factories near the rail line near the progress street crossing. No idea where its going.

PTV have released a detailed summary of upcoming works on the train and tram networks over May and June. It doesn't seem to cover works into July at this stage. The works between Caulfield & Westall will see the final stage of the Skyrail open and four more crossings disappear, although the new...

Apparently there is an N class + SSH set stabled at Bairnsdale presently. Due to the current shutdown, it will be stuck down there until the middle of the next month. Does anybody know if it went down there as an empty movement on Thursday evening, or did it actually operate a passenger service goi...

347M-1024T-348M is the latest set to come out with additional handrails, new seat pattern and the new front livery

https://twitter.com/mbann_au/status/930948770824519681
642 has had an issue this morning. The front fell off.

Removing the express trips on the 894/5 makes sense given I've never seen a single person use them. They would be far better having counter peak trips. Will be a little easier for the 895 given theres going to be a roundabout at Pound Rd/Shrives Rd.

From what I can tell the hydraulic lifts at Flagstaff(Concourse/Street Level) and Parliament(Concourse/Street Level) are now machine room less models. I'm guessing the same was done to the concourse/platforms lift. All 3 I suspect have been completely replaced. New motors, new controllers, new posit...

I'm still wondering what they will be doing with Narre Warren Railway Station. Will a platform be extended or will they build a new station and grade separate Webb Street. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk The length of the new trains (7 cars) will be 160m. The platforms at Narre are 163m long. ...

With problems on the Sandringham line today 3 car trains were used between the city and Elsternwick.

Sighted #7(Volvo B10M MkIII/Volgren) doing a Cranbourne bound 841 around 5PM today. First time I've seen a high floor on that route in quite some time.

Ventura have introduced live tracking for thier V/Line services. Showing the exact location of the bus.
http://www.venturabus.com.au/track-my-vline/

tonyw wrote:I've spotted E Class trams running out as far as Bundoora RMIT on Route 86 every morning this week, with passengers on board.

YT have started running them on the 86:
http://www.yarratrams.com.au/media-cent ... -route-86/

I beg to differ. The traffic in peak predominately in Webb Street is a major issue. Sent from my SM-G925F using Tapatalk Indeed. Half the problem is the traffic lights at the Highway and at Shrives Rd/Fullard Rd. Traffic can be stopped on both sides of the crossing and a train can come through and ...

Craig wrote:
890 (Dandenong - Dandenong South - Lynbrook): New route for industrial parts of Dandenong South unchanged



Craig

I hope they give it plenty of time down Abbotts Rd particularly in the afternoon peak eastbound. Can take a good 10 minutes just to travel the 2.4km stretch.

Classic spin from the government and from its agencies. 'Creates x jobs', when it could have created 2x jobs. More importantly, the trains are not high capacity. Nowhere has anyone stated the capacity, but certainly it is nowhere near the 2000 capacity which could have been purchased. Ever since Do...

Reports coming through of a Train vs Truck involving the 1321 SX to Warnmbool train just outside Colac. The train has derailed:
http://www.3aw.com.au/news/reports-of-a ... q4xuw.html

Noticed today Z3.191 was doing football shuttles on Flinders Street for the Collingwood vs Geelong game.

It appears to be more changes relating to new the ever growing housing estates around Cranbourne. Most of the bus routes that run in the established areas of Casey(Narre Warren, Fountain Gate, ect) haven't been touched. It's a shame because many of those routes have useless 60 min frequencies on wee...

http://levelcrossings.vic.gov.au/media- ... -rail-over
The LCRA also released a fact sheet on why it's rail over.

Without knowing anything about what actually happened, I blame reliance on GPS / Sat nav. Still no excuse. Ray Charles could seen that bus was never going to fit. I heard on the radio the company said the covering the logo is standard procedure for the company. I seriously wonder why they bother wh...

josh01 wrote:Quick question here is the early bird tickit vaild on night service? If not
Why and why not?its free on Weekedays before 7am but not weekend.

Because the early bird was designed more or less to get commuters onto early trains.

I would imagine it would be political subside to do so. In Melbourne privatization is seen as a flop. Just look at Metro now. They use just about every loophole they can find so they can avoid paying fines to make a profit.