Over the same time, Brisbane’s population grew from about 2.095 million to 2.372 million; about 13.2%, or 1.9% per year. So ...

This page lists significant service changes to Melbourne’s public transport since 1993. Any additions or corrections welcome: contact me. Note: Some older links may now be broken. Try the Internet ...

Here’s an update on the state of level crossing removals. I’ve done these lists before: 2020, 2018, 2017, 2014. They’re all based on the 2008 ALCAM list, which ranked Victoria’s level crossings by ...

I’ve been trying to sort out the status of all the level crossings from the various lists. Some are fully funded, others are funded for planning, and some are merely promises/pledges from the ...

Here’s something I learnt yesterday: There’s a small town called Eucla, WA, near the SA border. Population: 53. Get this: It has its own timezone, which is halfway between Perth and Adelaide time. The ...

Unlike here in Victoria, Transport For NSW regularly releases detailed patronage data. I was wondering how Sydney’s new light rail line (L2, CBD to Randwick, opened mid-December) is performing, so I ...

These Craigieburn and Upfield line changes are important because they vastly improve the wait times in the evenings and on Sunday mornings from every 30 to 40 minutes down to every 20 minutes.

I attended the State Budget stakeholder lock-up on Tuesday. In the lock-up they take away your phone, and sit you in a big room. After speeches from the Deputy Premier, Premier and Finance Minister, ...

Here’s a snapshot of Melbourne’s public transport patronage over the past five years, by mode. Source: Budget papers. Train excludes metropolitan V/Line boardings. Tram and train are growing. Tram in ...

There’s hidden meaning in some of Melbourne’s tram and bus route numbers. Below 150 is all trams, for a start. Above is buses. I suspect trams will move to 1 or 2-digit numbers in the next few years, ...

It’s not every day a major new suburban rail line opens in Victoria. In fact it’s been 85 years since the last one. Finally all the details of the Regional Rail Link (which despite its name, runs ...

Underground, overground, Wombling free - counting up how often they use different options for removing level crossings.