Pretty bad damage on drivers front side, looks more shredded and bent in person.

Judging by accident positions and what a copper told me, I’m willing to bet a car was travelling Eastbound down Vic Pde and ran a turn in front of an Eastbound 109 tram that had a green. Tram slammed through the catenary pole. Would’ve thrown passengers real hard I imagine.

hey gang, just a heads up! look at this big lopsided man.

honestly if u are going to talk non-stop on the phone for over 30 mins at the max volume possible during peak hour and say things like ‘nah mate dont go yet i need some entertainment on the way home’, might as well put the phone on speaker so we can all get properly entertained. 😭😭😭😭 this man was the only noise in the train apart from the train itself and I can’t believe u can be so inconsiderate in a full train. 😭😭 I understand talking but atleast be mindful? Being so noisy and then talking anywhere from ‘oh he’s finally showering’ to ‘nah that club feels like netanyahu’s club’ honestly made me wanna jump out of the train. Maybe I am overreacting but you are a fully grown man not being mindful of shared public space during peak hour🫩. if anyone was on the last carriage of the 5:25 train to werribee, u would how that whole ride was.

Taken by Weston Langford on January 3rd 1973

Through travelling, I found lots of European towns now utilise a fleet of small electric buses rather than large traditional buses.

This got me thinking: as an outer suburb resident, a few issues I have with the existing bus routes:
- They run every 20 minutes while the trains run every 10 minutes.
- Diesel buses are loud.
- I never see more than 20 people on a bus, even during peak hours.
- Only a few bus routes available.
- Noisy in the residential areas.
- Electric buses cost about 1 million each and we are yet to see any on our routes.

Will it be better to replace the low patronage, train station feeder routes (not arterial or inner suburban routes) with smaller electric buses, and doubling the frequency? I use the Yutong E7S as an example for comparison with a Volgren Optimus:

- Lower capex per bus: A small electric bus cost much less than a large diesel bus, and significantly less than a large electric bus. Gemini’s estimate is 1/2 of a standard diesel bus cost or 1/3 of a standard electric bus cost.

Edit: as many pointed out, drivers wage is a the largest part of the running cost, but so is the cost of borrowing.

Vic Gov 15-year bond is at 6.35% interest rate.
Assuming an electric full size bus is $1 million, a small electric bus at $300k: $1m borrowed over 15 years becomes $1.55m, and $300k borrowed over 15 years becomes $466k.

The gap in total cost is $1.087m, or $72.5k per annum over 15 years. This leaves a lot of room to improve staffing.

- Lower opex per bus: small electric buses don’t consume the expensive diesel, much lower cost of servicing & tyres.
- Thus more buses can be purchased and more drivers can be hired on a similar budget.
- Smaller buses are easier to drive for the drivers.
- E7S as an example, requires exactly half of a standard bus’s parking lot size. Less real estate needed for bus depots.
- Our local bus routes are 5-10km each way, and range is not a concern.
- Less wear and tear on the roads as they are 3/5 of a standard diesel bus’s tare weight.
- Quicker to accelerate and decelerate, fewer collisions with parked cars on narrow streets
- Smaller turning circle & less restricted bus routes
- Less noise and no idling noises. Electric depots can be placed closer to residential areas where they need to be, rather than industrial areas.

always seen them come past sunshine sometimes, but they're so fast i usually never can get a pic of them!! this made my morning

Clip taken from Dash Cam Owners Australia on YouTube.

Taken by Tyrone Maxwell on September 5th 2015, in the photo B75, T386 and T385 are hauling 13 diesels locomotives being T388, H5, P22, T399, H2, P23, P21, P19, T402, H3, Y119, Y171 and Y174

I got the email and it seems simple enough but has anyone been able to link their credit card to a concession? I found the website Link your concession to contactless payments - Transport Victoria but it doesn't work. The only thing you can do is check your past trips.

I’m hoping to catch it

Still happens time to time

Where is every level crossing within a roundabout in Victoria? Freight rail included, ty

On October 13th 2002 K183 was transporting a wedding party to Benalla on the Oaklands Line when a semi truck crossed the Saleyards Road Level Crossing and the train crashed into semi-truck, 3 people were killed that day, 2 steamrail drivers and a steamrail volunteer. K183 was stored for 18 years wrecked, but was restored in 2020 by Steamrail Victoria to run again

Video to the right and go to 3:26 for better explanation : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDWC0RtccEM

Currently on Cranbourne-bound train and train stopped short at Murrumbeena. First time seeing some pretty interesting PIDs, surprised they actually do recognize which door is stopped short of platform and not.

Very random that that is the only station being skipped from Malvern to Dandenong on this service.

If the government decided they wanted to completely max out the Metro Tunnel, without cutting v/line services, what would the maximum capacity/frequency be?

Forgive me if this is addressed constantly on here ha but why doesn’t North Melbourne station show recommended platform/time for city loop connections like flagstaff? I checked and the train shown on platform 3 goes through the city loop to Flagstaff as I imagine most do, so why can’t it be shown on the PID? Would it have to be a specific route to show up? Seems odd to have it listed as non existent when they do head through.

Ran a service this morning after being under repairs after the level crossing accident in Kilmany! Not sure exactly when it entered service but it was definitely out and about today!

At the Collins Street exit from Town Hall station there are long queues to use the lift because the escalators take so long to exit the station.

Went online earlier this morning. Seems to be working well in my testing. A few caveats:

1. It's still a bit of a faff having to travel first, to register a card – meaning seniors and concession card holders can't be proactive to link online before travel. But not unusual internationally - it's a common way to show you have access to the card.
2. If using multiple devices – register once per device.
3. No proof is required to link a card. Validation takes places when an Authorised Officer checks that a fare has been paid. No details are requested online, other than the type of concession.

This uses the same contactless ticketing portal as the last seven days of card history.

UPDATE: after two more tests – I only just noticed that the wording on refunds for the current day's transaction is to allow 'at least' 10 business days for a refund of the balance of the first day's travel.

For most people this is no issue – it's maximum $2.85 to be refunded – but if money is tight, it's a very vague timeframe. At least it's honest?