Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is October 2013. Regional Rail Link Progress on the Regional Rail Link project has been a theme in recent months, and this is the same – plenty of work at Footscray station, along with a clear view back to the Melbourne […]
If you’ve looked at the trains in Melbourne and Adelaide, you might have noticed that some of them look quite similar. And it’s not just one type of train – but two! So what’s the story behind this apparent coincidence? The first coincidence The story starts in 1977, when the Victorian Railways called tenders for […]
People over on Reddit and Twitter keep asking about how many articulated buses there are in Melbourne, so now you’ve made me write about blog post them. The short answer – there are 40 of them used on PTV route services. By operator Ventura has the most of articulated buses in Melbourne, with 25 in […]
Everything gets dirty from being out in the open, even trains. But thanks to their size, washing them isn’t exactly easy – so a number of dedicated train washes exist across the rail network. Metro Trains Melbourne Metro Trains Melbourne has a drive through for suburban trains beside their stabling facility at Melbourne Yard. And […]
The other day I photographed a mysterious looking unmarked semi trailer, and wondered what the hell it was. It was no ordinary truck, with air conditioning units on the roof, and an equipment cabinet beneath the floor – was it an outside broadcast truck? Photo by Enbytv, via Wikimedia Commons But turns out it wasn’t […]
