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ZH - I like some of the ideas you are thinking, but I would like to clarify some things with your ideas... I have tried to make a few theoretical maximums myself, which I am doing for MTQ.

Are you ...

How much harder could it be to make the first station in the loop the terminus, instead of Flinders Street? Hence, all city loop stations will know where the train will be going?
If the train destin ...

I recall in the 80's many Harris and most if not all Hitachi's had Laverton on the destination rolls, to me it looks like they have just rehashed the plans that were going around as part of the origin ...

Hong Kong's Octopus system has trains, trams and buses.

It has been running successfully for ten years now.

In Hong Kong:
The trams, operate on a single fare.
Buses operate on a single fare. ...

As for the debate between DMUs and EMUs, I am reaching a conclusion that in the future, we may not need to electrify train services?
Why?
Development of hydrogen fuel cells. I reckon in 20 years, i ...

Chapel street Prahran/South Yarra/ East Richmond/ Windsor is a brilliant place IMHO for trams. Tram 78/79.

As for practicability of transferring luggage at certain stations, Flinders street isn't the best option.
However, not all trains run to Southern Cross.
What I was thinking was a stopping pattern li ...

In your case, the driver might have turned the lights off.
Has anyone experimented what happens if the driver presses the door-open button then the close button while the train is in motion?

I thi ...

Albury and Wodonga will not be using myki from what I have heard. Quite a lot of regional buses are not getting myki.

I was under the impression that Melbourne could not buy a system off the shelf ...

The door chimes I have noticed as well. What The Met probably meant is that they play while the train is moving - at a good 80 km/h, for no reason. Something like 4 beeps, while the train is traveling ...

Wait, why are they claiming buses are the hardest part of the project? How can Perth do it so easily? Wouldn't trams be harder than buses?

I have seen some strange strange PID announcements - PRIDE error?
Yesterday (picture below) I was at South Yarra and a Flinders Street service claimed to not be stopping at Richmond
Similar Situatio ...

Is 401 working at the moment? Is it effectively reducing congestion through the city loop?
If it is, then we should extend the service to Clifton Hill or somewhere along the section to remove passeng ...

Well, let's throw all the possible solutions we have.

1. More tracks along the existing corridor.
Pros: rather effective, makes use of the current stations, simpler for passengers as little change ...

Well, Im trying to evolve on my ideas.
We can attatch lights to wheels.
We could also run reflective tape along the crossing AS WELL as on trains.
Rumble strips with reflective tape (well, somethin ...