Comments on: Photos from ten years ago: April 2013

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Tue, 02 May 2023 08:49:54 +0000

You can see the current model of booze bus on the Google Street View imagery:

https://www.google.com/maps/@-37.7700625,144.9588562,3a,50y,196.46h,87.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s-AqHCY5g1DhdL0lzURb9vw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

By: CarboardBoz

CarboardBoz — Tue, 02 May 2023 06:59:50 +0000

That booze bus storage yard is still going strong! (look left outbound just before Brunswick station)

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Mon, 01 May 2023 05:11:23 +0000

In reply to M. Given the abuse they cop from some passengers, it's a surprise they've lasted so long.

By: M

Mon, 01 May 2023 05:06:29 +0000

Noticed a bunch of failed Myki readers on trams recently. Wonder if they’re growing old…

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:55:06 +0000

In reply to Liam.

It’s all part of the “design” – your touch on expires after two hours, so the gates assume you didn’t.

https://danielbowen.com/2014/08/22/myki-touch-touch-touch-touch/

By: Liam

Liam — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 10:43:27 +0000

Speaking of distrust for Myki, I discovered a new (to me) bug today. I made a journey on the Glen Waverly and Mernda lines that required 2 hours 5 minutes, and the ticket gates at the end refused to let me out.

This was in spite of having a zone1+2 pass, myki in “touched on” state, and having already used the myki three times in that day (making it, in metcard terms a “daily”).

By: Marcus Wong

Marcus Wong — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 02:25:27 +0000

In reply to Peter Parker.

Good thing they haven’t already approved thousands of new apartments in Fisherman’s Bend then.

https://www.premier.vic.gov.au/570-million-apartments-approved-fishermans-bend

By: Peter Parker

Peter Parker — Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:02:17 +0000

Minor correction on Fish Bend. The main 2 buses (235 & 237) have recently been upgraded to run every 10 min off-peak (instead of 20 or 30 min before). A big improvement. However weekend service remains zero or minimal.