Two-car train One worker in the front cab Three workers in the rear cab Two workers on the platform No way to run trains more cost-effectively

The future urbanists want, etc <3

Right, left, center

O-Train of the South (sort of)

CITY OF PARRAMATTA COUNCIL FREE PARKING AREA E-BIKES OR E-SCOOTERS ARE NOT ALLOWED

Shaded bench that's older than the terminal itself right outside the airport with wind blowing in my face appreciation post

The Sydney Metro is really excellent: very fast, cross-platform transfer to trains in Chatswood, great level boarding; but why is it so infrequent? 10 min headways on Friday evening, it's an automated metro, just cut the trains in half!

Came across this stop which has both early 2024 schedules (bottom) and late 2024 ones (top) posted, and the difference really is striking (This line serves the main university in New Caledonia)

Some pro-independence protestors here really said participating in a referendum pales in comparison to their strategy of firebombing an educational center, and then firembombed an educational center A super nice-looking educational center even, so depressing to see this happening in 2024

Common euro w: Just spent the last three hours walking around Nouméa (pop 95k) and didn't see a single beg button Nicely walkable, but the transit is terrible – the comprehensive network around the agglomération was scrapped during the 2024 riots, and has since only partially come back

My most gadgetbahn-adjacent take remains that I actually like APS? (There isn't really a good reason to use it here though)

I'm such a sucker for great tree canopies, and this genuinely feels like the average street in Canberra <3

Genuinely love the messaging that implicitly ties new housing to further improved public amenities for everyone

Bikeshare systems that block tourists is a bigger problem than just Barcelona. I’ve encountered this is Madrid and Zurich as well. There are good reasons to open a system to both locals and visitors, writes @davidzipper.bsky.social.

Finally getting on a Canberra tram <3

Canberra UFO-style bus stop shelter appreciation post (There are so many of those! All of them are hereby appreciated ☺️)

Melbourne Metro appreciation post (even though it feels very slow and the track quality seems to be abysmal in some places)

Some more foggy Goulburn impressions

Drinkers beware

Australia simply loves to "protect" active mobility - Extremely long waits for pedestrians at traffic lights - Bike helmet laws decreasing life expectancy by effecting hardly anyone cycles and making bikeshare impossible - Further ""bike safety"" legislation (helmet fines start at 230€ in NSW)

Traffic lights here (meaning Australia in general) are genuinely the worst from a pedestrian POV - No automatic ped green with through traffic even on this shopping street w wide sidewalks etc - Beg buttons all the way, which take forever to effectuate a signal change, even at 04:30 in the morning

My home for the night: » Pando « <3

We try not to judge people for harmless things. That being said

Adelaide Metro <3

(Love it here so much but) peak-only bike lanes 😭 What are they doing with those lane – barely a meter wide – outside of peak hours?

Now for something completely different

Utter witchcraft

Rare glimpse into the future that firm believers that there should simply be as much scrolling text as possible, everywhere, no matter the drawbacks, want

It remains virtually impossible to spot any train here that isn't getting cleaned in some form by multiple employees at that very moment The areas getting cleaned don't seem to be very dirty to begin with

Imagine running a half-hourly train service (admittedly at 350 km/h) that runs at a huge operational loss due to low demand – and keeping it reserved seating only, with ticket sales closing 15 mins ahead of every departure

Hello from Jabodebek 'light rail'! It's fully automated (GoA4) 🥰 0PTO? Almost! ☺️ Every train here seems to have - A guy standing around in the cab - Two guys wiping various surfaces - At least one security guy Off-peak headways: 20 mins

First time on board an Aussie Pendolino – Spirit of Queensland from Cairns to Townsville (👀 @3tagebart.bsky.social @diningcar.at)

Someone put *a lot* of effort into unified multilingual wayfinding across BRT, LRT, MRT and even commuter rail in the Jakarta region – and it turned out really good! That being said, it's still borderline impossible for the average tourist to use transit here given how inconvenient fare payment is

Some impressions of the gorgeous Kuranda Scenic Railway

High-platform busses

Jakarta International Airport People Mover: - Driver-operated - Platform screen doors - 15-minute headways - 2 two-car trains, each one going back and forth on its own track - The driver sounds a *car horn* whenever the train arrives or departs at a station lol 10/10 no notes

Last ride on Rapid KL 🥺

So, about the Sunway BRT line: It's insanely bad, even by BRT standards It's the typical "we're spending a ton of money on an elevated busway so it must be BRT" southern hemisphere [don't question where Malaysia actually is] mindset, only with particularly small vehicles with only *one* door

Sunway amusement park Sunway mall Sunway university Sunway hospital Sunway residences Sunway hotels Sunway convention center Sunway BRT line Sunway-

'Kill your child by relying on AI for decisions your child's physical safety depends on' @mariozechner.at

Vibes

Something something "the train is sliding into someone's DMs"

They are trying to make us believe this is a rail track

Kuala Lumpur's Kajang line (opened 2016): ++ Driverless and 0PTO (unlike Singapore's driverless metro lines which are sadly OPTO) + Solid trains and PSDs – Overbuilt stations –– 10-min headways Plus great views, lots of locals taking videos through the windshield <3

KTM Komuter vibes

First time on KTM ETS 🚄 Those up-to-160kmh sure feel way faster on a meter-gauge train

Welp I think I found it The most cursed departure screen of all times

Interesting, isn't there another, internationally denounced method of punishment routinely used for any violence-related sentences here that you forgot to mention

Mit dem Zweiten sieht man besser

Pictured: Genuinely wise investment choices (All platforms including the busiest on this line look like this)