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Photos from ten years ago: November 2013
November 28th, 2023
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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 […]
First public HCMT services on the Sunbury line
November 21st, 2023
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On 30 October 2023 the first High Capacity Metro Train carried passengers on the Sunbury line, with two morning peak hour services running direct from Sunbury direct to Flinders Street and then through to Pakenham. I went out to ride it for myself. But first, some background The first High Capacity Metro Train carried passengers […]
Why do V/Line and Metro Trains have their own ticket offices?
November 7th, 2023
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The other week over on Reddit somebody asked why there was a V/Line branded ticket office at Box Hill station, despite the fact that no V/Line trains run there. The answer – it’s a long one, of course. In the beginning Back in the “good old days” paper tickets ruled the railways, each one of […]
Photos from ten years ago: October 2013
October 31st, 2023
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is October 2013. Regional Rail Link Progress on the Regional Rail Link project has been a theme in recent months, and this is the same – plenty of work at Footscray station, along with a clear view back to the Melbourne […]
Adelaide’s copycat trains from Melbourne
October 24th, 2023
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If you’ve looked at the trains in Melbourne and Adelaide, you might have noticed that some of them look quite similar. And it’s not just one type of train – but two! So what’s the story behind this apparent coincidence? The first coincidence The story starts in 1977, when the Victorian Railways called tenders for […]
