Excellent post on the train frequency upgrades announced yesterday for Melbourne and Victoria from Peter Parker. It's very welcome news but also leaves significant gaps. E.g. the Ringwood Group will have a more frequent service at 9pm on a weekday than at 1pm […]

"What makes Japan’s cities particularly suited to rail is thus not their residential districts, but their huge and hyperdense centers. These really are special: the cores of Tokyo or Osaka are unlike anything that exists in Europe or North America. Many of their features are famous worldwide […]

An updated version of my Brisbane and Gold Coast train, tram, ferry and busway map is now online. See it here https://railmaps.com.au/brisbane.htm or download a pdf version from here https://railmaps.com.au/Brisbane.pdf

The greatest menace to peaceful enjoyment in this mariyung quiet carriage is the incessant rate of announcements. #sydney #trains seems to have adopted a 'more is more' policy on this.

Interesting how most of the 'running out of fuel/plans cancelled' type news stories show people with big utes or pulling huge caravans. You can get a caravan that weighs in the hundreds of kilos and you can tow it with anything bigger than a Honda jazz. Its not that you can't afford to get your […]

Probably the most basic mastodon friendly take possible, but how many active transport projects could we fund for $2.5bn....and they would last a lot longer than 3 months! (Context: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-30/fuel-excise-halved-three-months-petrol-diesel/106510432 ) #auspol #urbanism

Does anyone know whats going on here with the endeavours running Bathurst - lithgow shuttles? They arent published on the BMT timetable. I assume its GWH closure related , but where's the comms? How is anyone supposed to know if/when these things are running!? […] [Original post on aus.social]

Andrew Hastie on insiders running around in circles trying to avoid saying the renewable transition is a good thing for sovereign capability. God theyre so close to getting it. #auspol

Whilst the name no longer exists, in some ways the North Coast Daylight still runs today. There are nowadays three XPT journeys each way each day up and down the NSW North Coast, and whilst these trains run from Sydney variously to Grafton, Casino and Brisbane, it is still possible to travel […]

The guy on the bus in front of me was using what I think was Facebook on his phone and it looked like a parody of using social media. He was flicking down the screen so fast it was a blur of video text and images. I couldn't fathom that he was getting anything at all out of the process but maybe […]

Three weeks from today, on March 24, my historic pic of the day series will reach its 10th birthday. It's getting hard to find previously published pics, so I'll bring the series to a close after that date. I'll still post pics of trains and observations about the world, but it'll be on a more […]

Irl friends are telling me " s tier" is a thing. Is this a thing people know about? Help!

Can’t stop thinking about this mic drop from Alan Kohler (stalwart of Australian economics journalism):

Which one of these shows the time when off peak fares kick in? #trains #sydney

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-omwknaVhRlKes83Hqsljbg%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0 It's always interesting to read #publictransport content from the states; it can be so singularly American. I'm open to arguments about free #transit, there are pros and cons and these […]

Hey, you, reader: Ever been browsing someone's blog, website, repo -- even their social web profile -- and thought to yourself "Wow, that's really neat. I love what they did here!" Consider _telling them_! Someone on here made a post a while back encouraging people to do just that, and I've […]

The e-bike that demolished this bus stop must have been going super fast

When politicans fail, police go rogue, justice fails to protect https://michaelwest.com.au/when-politicans-fail-police-go-rogue-justice-fails-to-protect/ #auspol

RE: https://flipboard.com/@newyorktimes/most-emailed-9b8fb5gsz/-/a-omwknaVhRlKes83Hqsljbg%3Aa%3A3195393-%2F0 It's always interesting to read #publictransport content from the states; it can be so singularly American. I'm open to arguments about free #transit, there are pros and cons and these […]

#sydney says no to #genocide #freegaza

This is the scene at platforms 3/4 at Richmond Station for passengers waiting for a train to Frankston. Never seen it like this before. Day 2 of the #MetroTunnel so teething problems are to be expected as people get used to the new network. I suspect many of […] [Original post on aus.social]

My Melbourne Train & Tram map, now in its 30th year online, has been updated to show the new train line colourings and routings for tomorrow's "Big Switch". See it online now at https://railmaps.com.au/melbourne.htm or download it as a high resolution image […] [Original post on mastodon.online]

Australia Day debate hardens as middle ground disappears https://johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01/458576-2 #auspol

Transportist: January 2026 Welcome to the latest issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. Happy New Year to all who celebrate. Announcements There is a new global Association Of Sustainable Transportation Researchers. Seems better than their competitor, The Association Of […]

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