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Photos from ten years ago: October 2014
October 29th, 2024
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is October 2014. Trains I’ve been posting about progress on Regional Rail Link for a few years now, and finally it’s the big day – VLocity VL09 was the first “proper” test train to run along the new tracks from Deer […]
Taking a sneak peek at Anzac station
October 15th, 2024
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On the weekend the Metro Tunnel project held a limited public open day for local residents at the recently completed Anzac station, and I was lucky enough to be able to take a look. So let’s head inside! Headed in The open day was held on the closed off section of Domain Road, east of […]
Melbourne’s transit orientated fast food restaurants
October 8th, 2024
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Melbourne might not do a very good job of transit orientated development, but one thing we can do is transit orientated fast food. McDonald’s The McDonald’s in the Melbourne Central basement food court station has a serving window facing onto the concourse at Melbourne Central station. While the Box Hill Central outlet takes it a […]
Fixing a pigeon poo problem at Sunshine station
October 1st, 2024
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Over the years I’ve noticed that pigeon poo has been piling up at Sunshine station thanks to a poorly designed building – but a decade after the station was completed, Metro has come back to address it. Some history For years Sunshine station only had a crappy timber shelter on the citybound platform, accessed via […]
Photos from ten years ago: September 2014
September 24th, 2024
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Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is September 2014. Regional Rail Link Yep, I’m at it again, following the progress on the Regional Rail Link project. At Footscray the widened railway cutting through Fordham Reserve had been partially reinstated. Right up to abandoned Franco Cozzo showroom. The […]
