Melbourne Dec 2017

ozbob · August 10, 2017, 06:08:03 AM

Will be spending a week in Melbourne over Christmas (following on from a week in Perth).

Looking forward to checking out Sky Rail progress and what not.

I have no doubt we will have a very much reduced service in SEQ over this period hey?

#FleeQLD !

ozbob · December 22, 2017, 14:49:14 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944062102662127616

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944064061716566016

ozbob · December 22, 2017, 14:50:52 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944064880021159936

ozbob · December 22, 2017, 15:31:55 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944074980240658432

ozbob · December 23, 2017, 04:41:01 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944265135144673280

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944267430959882240

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944271747510964224

ozbob · December 23, 2017, 06:46:28 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944294910684938240

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944296982327148544

ozbob · December 23, 2017, 13:44:15 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944380089818427393

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944379819499839488

ozbob · December 23, 2017, 13:45:32 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944395793296797696

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944397336079245312

ozbob · December 23, 2017, 13:47:30 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944411034374123520

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944411408652951552

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944412559154618369

Cazza · December 23, 2017, 14:39:55 PM

^Back in Banana Land:
"Just missed the train, only another 60 mins or so (that is, if it isn't cancelled)".

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 04:22:13 AM

Just caught 4.59am from Murrumbeena to Oakleigh, quite a lot of passengers on the train. They do it well here in Melbourne. What a contrast to the #railfail state!

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944628334352252930

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 04:25:21 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944634904469315584

Yes that is a freighter mixed in 10 minutes passenger trains.

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 08:21:11 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944694244995772417

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 08:29:15 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944696288922157056

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 08:48:28 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944701161218621440

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 09:28:27 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944710972857491456

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 09:30:54 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944711576359116800

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 09:56:19 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944717723375845376

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 10:08:34 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944721202802651136

ozbob · December 24, 2017, 11:13:01 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/944737135323594752

ozbob · December 25, 2017, 06:17:29 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945017906382827520

ozbob · December 25, 2017, 06:18:09 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945018211065520128

ozbob · December 25, 2017, 06:47:11 AM

https://twitter.com/ptv_official/status/942534916390125569

After Christmas lunch I plan to head to Southland to check it out. Might do some tramming too.

Southland Station --> https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/projects/railway-stations/new-station-at-southland/

SEQ PT is an embarrassment. Trains are running every 10 minutes today on the Frankston line.

ozbob · December 25, 2017, 15:13:11 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945160084249706496

ozbob · December 26, 2017, 09:08:09 AM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945430290347933696

ozbob · December 26, 2017, 14:18:10 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945460447183900673

ozbob · December 26, 2017, 14:18:33 PM

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945463938765897729

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945466312653807617

https://twitter.com/Robert_Dow/status/945469785176805376

ozbob · December 26, 2017, 16:46:36 PM

Huge numbers of passengers travelling on the trains today in Melbourne. Cricket, boxing day sales etc. obviously driving a lot of it. I travelled on train from Murrumbeena to Caulfield this morning that was packed even more than I have seen at normal peaks.

Chadstone has been a disaster. Buses not able to cope with the passenger loads.

Frequency for rail today generally very good (modified Saturday timetable). Even the Williamstown <> Newport shuttle is every 20 minutes.

#Metro · December 26, 2017, 16:59:45 PM

Dump the qld rail operator and regulator.

Melbourne and Perth miles ahead, though it wasn't always this way.

(PTUA usually put out their "how Melbourne got all night NYE trains", it's a classic)

ozbob · December 27, 2017, 03:30:18 AM

I have really enjoyed my travels to Perth and then onto Melbourne.

Always good to be reminded what a functional rail service is actually like to travel around on ..

Been interesting telling acquaintances and family etc. the details of the SEQ #railfail. They are really quite gobsmacked, particularly rail industry types.