Buses might be the poor cousin of Melbourne public transport, but I still write about them.
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More COVID-19 related public transport observations
October 2nd, 2020
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Time flies when you have to stay home, but it’s been a few months since my last round of COVID-19 related public transport observations. So here goes another collection. Cleaning ‘We’re deep-cleaning and disinfecting this vehicle every day’ stickers have appeared on buses. V/Line trains. And Metro trains. At stations ‘Keep your distance where you […]
How do you pronounce a bus route number?
September 25th, 2020
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The other week somebody on Facebook made a divisive comment – “If you refer to a bus number as its numerical value rather than as single digits, you’re what is wrong with this world”. So how do you pronounce a bus route number? I posed that very question on a bus spotting discussion group years […]
Photographing the same bus, different place
September 11th, 2020
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When you take as many photos as I do, lots of strange things start to happen – like accidentally photographing the same bus twice on the same day. But having that happen with two different buses on the same day – what are the odds? I photographed Transdev bus #369 0369AO departing Footscray station on […]
Solar powered bus stops in Melbourne
June 30th, 2020
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Did you know many bus stops in Melbourne are solar powered? They have LED lights at roof level. And a battery box beneath the seat. Which is recharged by solar panels on the roof. Quite a nifty design that removes the need for extending mains power to each bus stop.
Finding a Myki ticket machine at Melbourne Airport
February 25th, 2020
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Most people depart Melbourne Airport via an overpriced mode of transport – SkyBus, taxi or car park. But it is possible to get to the city via a normal public transport – the hard bit is finding a place to buy or top up your Myki card. The Melbourne Airport website says the machines exist. […]
