ICYMI: On Leaked Plans for Trains in Sydney https://transportist.org/2025/09/15/on-leaked-plans-for-trains-in-sydney/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

This is I think the strangest DB regional train I’ve ever seen. 4x 2 car DMUs. Each DMU to a different destination, splitting en route! (Bayreuth, Hof, Schwandorf, Weiden) 1 split is normal. But 3?

Some news I know @joannaholman will be happy about: The world tram championships are coming to Melbourne: https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/melbourne-host-tram-driver-championship-2027

For anyone who's curious about the leaked plans for the Sydney train network in the SMH today. The YouTuber who leaked the plans has a *very* detailed video going into the weeds of how if will all work: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovNcnwGu4eM #train #trains #rail #railways #sydney #nswpol

Just got back from a weekend trip away in a rental EV. Ive driven a work one before, but this was my first time doing so out of the big smoke. Some observations: - car is cheap!! I got an unremarkable polestar sedan and it was the cheapest car they rented out. - fuel is...not that cheap? […]

Queensland gov dumps stage 4 of the very successful gold coast light rail. Nothing wrong with bus rapid transit (or metro as they call it north of the border) as a mode choice, but forcing a modal transfer for no good reason is a bad outcome. Oh well, one point for the nimbys […]

This particularly annoys me – when the ad wrap covers the tram windows with a block colour, meaning it could've just been left uncovered. Ad wrap should be banned over tram windows.

A Transport Media Diet So you want to be as well read as me. This is what rots my brain at the moment (hit or miss to be fair, I make no claims of completely consuming any of these feeds). Mastodon Transport List - World Transport List - Australia BlueSky Transport Research Starter Pack […]

A six-figure head start. How Australia’s political system is stacked in favour of incumbents – and getting worse […]

Did you know Parramatta Lake was the first dam built in Australia? Completed in 1856, it provided water to the second British settlement in Australia (Parramatta). #history #engineering #structure #dam #australia#dam#nsw#history#structure#engineering#parramatta

Just one person managed to guess the mystery location: Parramatta Lake. The amazing thing is this is just 2.5km away from a busy CBD with high-rise office and apartment buildings. #forest #trees #bush #lake #park #walking #bushwalk #nature #parramatta #nsw #australia

There's this awesome little scene on decent weather weekends at Emu Plains stations. Big groups of teenage boys on mountain bikes wait for the vset to arrive to tow them up to Blaxland to run the downhill trails. Its so cool to see our PT system facilitating good times, especially for people […]

Article about the massive Hunter St Sydney CBD station on the new Metro West line to Parramatta. It will handle 4x the passengers of the existing Sydney Metro stations. It will link Wynyard and Martin Place stations […]

If you live in Sydney/nsw go tell the powers that be what you think about their plan to ban ebikes on the train: https://www.haveyoursay.nsw.gov.au/changes-using-e-micromobility-public-transport Personal stories tend to resonate more imho. I wrote about food delivery riders who depend on trains […]

Today's historic photo of the day: 42 years ago today, it was heads through windows of the railmotor on a rural branchline. CPH 27, running a day tour from Cowra to Canowindra and Grenfell, encounters a flock of sheep on the line whilst returning from […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

The weather sucks but not as much as genocide: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-03/palestinian-children-in-gaza-damaged-by-malnutrition-lack-of-aid/105604316 1pm at Wynyard. #sydney

Hey, any #train fans able to ID this train from NSW #australia ? #trains #railway #nswtrains

@jakecoppinger is at it again with this very cool accessible walkability tool. This one is not just for the urbanism and transport nerds, so consider sharing it off this platform 😅 https://jakecoppinger.com/2025/06/introducing-the-heart-foundations-community-walkability-map/

@virtuous_sloth @notjustbikes I'm pretty sure Melbourne doesn't have single-point switching ( @railmaps, @danielbowen or @philip please correct me if I'm wrong on ghat one). But otherwise, Melbourne's tram network is basically a bigger version of Toronto's streetcar network. And it has many of […]

Why waste money cutting trees when you can use passing trains to keep the trains in check?

Here's an interesting one. The Parramatta Powerhouse Museum has issued a callout for old photos of, and anecdotes about, shopping centres in Western Sydney for an upcoming exhibition: https://powerhouse.com.au/stories/what-are-your-mall-moments #parramatta #auspol #nswpol #sydney #nsw […]

Its such a shame the city of Sydney doesn't appreciate that the elevated train station at the quay is an incredible asset for the city. The view from the platform is 10/10 (i can't bring myself to use the word 'iconic', but if there was ever an appropriate use for it...) and the facade has its […]

An Auto-ethnography of Traffic in China https://www.transportist.net/p/an-auto-ethnography-of-traffic-in?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

For anyone monitoring the NSW floods. WaterNSW publishes real-time data about groundwater, river, and dam levels across the state: https://realtimedata.waternsw.com.au/water.stm #floods #nsw #auspol #climatechange #nswfloods

New electronic signage at a bus stop at Vermont & 6th in Los Angeles showing arrival times. I approve. #transit

This is why we need a better train service between Melbourne and Sydney. #train #trains #flying #melbourne #sydney https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/melbourne-sydney-flights-jump-in-price-after-competition-collapse-20250121-p5l61z.html