Posts Tagged ‘pork barrelling’

Free travel on Melbourne trains – compensation or bribes?

Over the years there have been occasions where travelling on Melbourne’s trains have been made free – here is a short list. Christmas Day and New Years Eve Travel on trains, trams and buses has been free in Victoria on Christmas Day and New Years Eve for many years. The first reference I can find […]

Bendigo Metro and the useless station at Epsom

In recent years Bendigo have been the recipient of many dubious rail upgrades – first was a few million on a new station at Epsom, followed by the promise of Bendigo Metro Rail. So why are these ‘upgrades’ on such shaky ground?

R761 and R707 at Bendigo