Over the years there have been occasions where travelling on Melbourne’s trains have been made free – here is a short list. Christmas Day and New Years Eve Travel on trains, trams and buses has been free in Victoria on Christmas Day and New Years Eve for many years. The first reference I can find […]
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Free travel on Melbourne trains – compensation or bribes?
June 20th, 2023
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Posted in Trains | Tags: Connex Melbourne, free travel, Melbourne, Metro Trains Melbourne, pork barrelling, wasted money
Bendigo Metro and the useless station at Epsom
May 19th, 2015
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In recent years Bendigo have been the recipient of many dubious rail upgrades – first was a few million on a new station at Epsom, followed by the promise of Bendigo Metro Rail. So why are these ‘upgrades’ on such shaky ground?
Posted in Trains | Tags: Bendigo, election stunts, pork barrelling, transport planning, V/Line, Victoria, wasted money