Posted 14 hours ago by Railpage System User
Flexible start and finish times, safer cycling infrastructure, permanently cheaper fares for buses and off-peak travel are needed to reduce Melbourne’s worsening congestion and get Melbourne moving again as workers return to the city.
Posted yesterday by NSWGR8022
As a further insult to rail operators across the state of Victoria, the government under Daniel Andrews continues to fail grain farmers with no work yet to proceed on the fixing the Dookie rail line to the large and busy grain silos.
Posted 2 days ago by bevans
Almost eight months on from the railway crash that closed Lydiard Street North, Ballarat is still waiting to have one of its most important north-south arterials opened.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
The Labor government is getting more brazen with its level crossing removals.
Posted 3 days ago by Railpage System User
For Melbourne to return to a safe COVID normal on transport, the Victorian government will need to encourage more commuters to travel in off-peak periods, a report from Infrastructure Victoria has found.
Posted 4 days ago by NSWGR8022
As many businesses across the state struggle to stay afloat, a suite of infrastructure bosses will pocket mega annual packages.
Posted 5 days ago by newsbot
The reasons behind a fatal train collision on the Geelong line on a rainy night in 1884 came down to two factors – an inexplicable mistake by a teenage girl forced by her father’s dereliction of duty.
Posted 6 days ago by bevans
An extra 100,000 car trips could squeeze onto inner-Melbourne roads every day as workers shun public transport to commute to their offices following extended COVID-19 lockdowns.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
INFRASTRUCTURE VICTORIA released its new draft 30-year infrastructure strategy for community comment in December 2020.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
New train timetables are starting on January 31 on many lines. Some 450 services are being added with many more trips moved in time.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Along some of the main freeways coming into Melbourne, you’ll spot signage for Parkway stations.
Posted one week ago by bevans
A new underground rail line through Melbourne’s south-east – stage one of Labor’s Suburban Rail Loop – will scupper plans for a series of new parks that the Andrews government committed $25 million towards just two years ago.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
I dropped past the new Coburg and Moreland stations last week. They only just opened, and there’s still a lot of construction work going on, but here are a few pictures.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The federal government and state of Victoria have agreed to fund a dual-gauge connection to the Somerton intermodal terminal in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, as part of a wider strategy to boost rail’s share of the traffic to and from the Port of Melbourne.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Two weeks ago I discussed the merits of a station at Keilor East to provide the proposed Melbourne Airport line with a more diverse patronage base and improve some local connections.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Metro Trains Melbourne (Metro), the operator of Melbourne’s train network, is now using world-class thermal imaging cameras to crack down on illegal trespassing on rail tracks and keep Victorian passengers and train staff safe.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The Ballarat line has been shut down for a month from 28 December, as part of the final push to complete the Ballarat Line Upgrade project. This means that the last train to ever run on the Bungaree Loop ran on 27 December, so let's take a look at the history of the line.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
The Victorian government has awarded contracts to three separate alliances for the removal of seven level crossings around Melbourne.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
Seems like we’re now stuck with the rather dull term HCMT (High Capacity Metro Train) for the new train fleet to run initially on the Cranbourne/Pakenham line.
Posted one week ago by GheringhapLoop
The contact has been awarded for the removal of a level crossing and construction of a new station at Glenroy in Melbourne, Australia.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Bacchus Marsh Station has been upgraded as part of the Ballarat Line Upgrade.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
A combination of optical distance sensors, thermal imaging, and artificial intelligence technology is being used to detect trespassers in the rail corridor in Melbourne.
Posted one week ago by Railpage System User
There’s a strong argument to name railway stations after the suburbs they serve. It helps as a wayfinding mechanism. You want to go to that suburb – you catch the train to that station.
Posted one week ago by bevans
Community members in Broadford are calling on the Victorian Government to do its part and reduce the risk of weeds spreading from the north-east rail line on to neighbouring properties.
Posted one week ago by bevans
A ‘long-awaited’ return of passenger-rail service The Overland has created a sense of hope for an advocacy group formed to save the asset.
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