Archive for 2023

Photos from ten years ago: December 2013

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is December 2013. Regional Rail Link We’ve been following the Regional Rail Link project for some time now, and now it is ribbon cutting for the first stage. Friday, 20 December 2013 marked the last day that Geelong trains stopped at […]

Bunnings Warehouse… where lowest prices are no longer

For many years the advertising tag line for Bunnings Warehouse was ‘Lowest prices are just the beginning…’ – but it doesn’t apply any more. In 2013 ‘Lowest prices are just the beginning…’ was still front and centre on their brand new stores. But by 2018 they had added a cheeky ‘Our Policy’ disclaimer in front […]

How much does a Myki retailer earn?

For tram and bus passengers in Melbourne there’s no way to purchase a ticket onboard the vehicle – random retail outlets are the only place where you can purchase a Myki so that you can travel. So how much does Public Transport Victoria pay these retailers for providing this service? Well, they get given some […]

A little bit of Flinders Street Station at Hawthorn

There’s a railway related factoid that has been doing the rounds for years in relation to Hawthorn Station – that the roof over platform 2 and 3 originally came from Flinders Street Station. So how true is it? Going digging Hawthorn station certainly looks old enough. And the roof over platform 2 and 3 is […]

Photos from ten years ago: November 2013

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is November 2013. Trains We start the month with an ongoing project – Regional Rail Link. Work was underway to make room for a third pair of tracks through Footscray. And the rebuilt station was starting to take shape. Meanwhile at […]