Comments on: Then and now at Flinders Street Station https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/ Marcus Wong. Gunzel. Engineering geek. History nerd. Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:20:28 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-742103 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:20:28 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-742103 In reply to Pierre.

At Central Station in Sydney they put a few retired carriages beside a disused platform, and turned them into a backpackers hostel.

https://www.yha.com.au/hostels/nsw/sydney-surrounds/railway-square/

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-742101 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:05:38 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-742101 In reply to Beren.

Barrier staff can’t fine you, but Authorised Officers can – so if they’re also waiting at the barriers, your luck will run out.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-742100 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:04:19 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-742100 In reply to Andrew.

Given nothing needed to be sheltered beneath the roof, removing the asbestos sheeting would’ve been the easiest way to manage the risk.

]]> By: Marcus Wong https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-742099 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 23:03:34 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-742099 In reply to Patricia Hale.

Give it a few more years and the rest of the bitumen will come off, exposing the cobblestones. 😛

]]> By: Pierre https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-741954 Mon, 08 Feb 2021 00:31:19 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-741954 anyone else think an old carriage or two in the dock would make for a cool bar/cafe?

just me? ok… 🙁

]]> By: Patricia Hale https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-741303 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 22:52:20 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-741303 Thank you for the story Marcus, I have always wondered what that area was. Sorry that they put bitumen over the cobblestones, they looked so much better.

]]> By: Andrew https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-741302 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 22:38:15 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-741302 I suppose the roof over the platform was removed because it was asbestos.

]]> By: Beren https://wongm.com/2021/02/then-and-now-at-flinders-street-station/#comment-741297 Thu, 04 Feb 2021 20:58:30 +0000 https://wongm.com/?p=17429#comment-741297 You know, I knew a guy who claimed that he used to use the ramp there to avoid paying for public transport. I swear, the guy said he took his kids to the city, and all of them, made a Bee line for the milk ramp. Says they all managed to sneak out that way. I think they mentioned climbing the fence. That’s funny. Many times of my life, I had issues with a ticket, and everytime, I merely just asked the guy at the barriers if I could put some money on my ticket. And every time I was allowed through. Heck, I even did that at Melbourne Central one time. See, the thing with fare evasion, is that you can get away with it, if you are trying to put money on your ticket. Here, come on through. Yes, I did put money on my ticket, but the funny thing is this guy climbing the gate at the milk ramp, when all he had to do was fumble in his pocket for awhile and con the guy at the barrier to let him out to the other side.

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