Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is July 2014. Regional Rail Link The Regional Rail Link project was now approaching the finishing line, with a ‘consolidation train’ running back and forth over the newly laid tracks to bed them down before the commencement of revenue services. The […]
The other week I spotted something strange on my train home – the gibberish looking message on the destination screen of a Melbourne train. So what’s the story here? To be accurate, the message wasn’t complete gibberish – but {“Colour”: “#009639”, “text”: “Flinders Street”} – JSON formatted data for ‘Flinders Street’ and hex colour code […]
Playing the ‘spot all squares’ game to solve a CAPTCHA gets old quickly, but the other day one of them caught myeye – is that set of traffic lights in Melbourne? The clues all add up: Australia Post mail box, and post office; Herald Sun sign on shop; a leafy green road with two lane […]
As if the different rail gauges, incompatible train radio systems and contradictory high visibility vest standards weren’t enough of an obstacle for interstate rail freight in Australia, turns out there is yet another “break of gauge” – state based rail noise regulations. Welcome to the New South Wales EPA In the state of New South […]
Normally you’ll just see parked cars in a Melbourne railway station car park, but if you’re there at the right time of day, you’ll find the Metro Trains Melbourne “Parking Inspectors Unit”. On the hunt for cars illegally parked outside of the lines. Across the dirt. In no standing zones. Or being absolute twunts and […]
