It is possible to get to Melbourne Tullamarine Airport using standard public transport, using Myki zone 1/2 fares ($5.30 adult one way, as of 2024, plus the once-off $6 cost of buying a reusable Myki ...

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 ...

Back in 2023 I got to see and provide feedback for the X’Trapolis 2 train, based on a mock-up in a warehouse in Tullamarine. Time marches on, and the first actual trains have been delivered and are ...

Unfortunately the other data set that separates out patronage by days does not include weekend data for this period. It’s not clear if this is due to the free travel meaning Myki data isn’t available, ...

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 ...

Victoria’s State Budget is next Tuesday. Pre-budget announcements have included a package of bus upgrades this week, and last week they announced train service upgrades on half a dozen suburban rail ...

A remark on social media inspired this: a quick comparison of suburban train punctuality in Australia. We have suburban rail networks in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide, and all of ...

This is what we’ve been waiting for for some time. This week the State Government finally revealed some of the train service upgrades that will accompany the Metro Tunnel. As part of the same ...

Welcome news from the State Government this week with changes to buses around Deakin Burwood – a combination of mostly minor route changes and some extra services. The press release also mentions ...

Here’s the XPT last Saturday, after leaving Melbourne Southern Cross, heading into the Bunbury Street tunnel under Footscray, on its way to Sydney. It’s not breaking any land speed records in this ...