Archive for 2016

An Adelaide tram at a Melbourne bank

Welcome to Errol Street, North Melbourne. The route 57 tram runs down the middle, linking the city to West Maribyrnong.

Z3.185 southbound on route 57 along Errol Street

Melbourne trains on the streets of France

As the most numerous type of train in the fleet, X’Trapolis trains are a familiar sight in Melbourne, but there one place you’d never expect to see one – the streets of France!

Who builds what rail infrastructure in Melbourne?

All across Melbourne there is finally some progress being made on new rail infrastructure – level crossings removals, a new tunnel under the CBD, track duplication to Heidelburg and Melton, and an extension to the suburban network to Mernda. So who is building it all?

Still finishing off the platforms at Ginifer station

Photos from ten years ago: December 2006

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is December 2006.

VL08 at North Shore

Pedestrian subways at Melbourne railway stations

Pedestrian subways at railway stations cop a bad rap. Dark, dank and dingy – many people feeling unsafe when using them, especially at night, and can you blame them?

Down in the centre subway at Richmond