Tag Archives: trains

Tweaking Melbourne’s rail lines

Melbourne’s rail network has several problems. One of them is that you can’t get trains to and from places like Doncaster, Rowville or the Airport, and another is that the only option for transport outside of the commuter-ideal is to use slow busses. This is my ambitious and idealistic plan.

When will the blame game stop?

Posted by Tim Malone on Tuesday 27th July, 2010 5 comments

I’m a public transport tragic (or, railfan), and I especially love studying several aspects of public transport: the operations, economics, signaling, communications, planning, history and equipment. And now living in a city with generally good public transport, I’m having a …

Photo of the week – Bungendore railway

Posted by Tim Malone on Monday 21st January, 2008 1 comment

This week’s photo of the week (see last week’s) was taken at the Bungendore railway station on the 5th January. You can click it to enlarge. The original is here.