Have been busy, but here is a follow-up on a post from when I last bought a phone - an iPhone 13 in late 2021, which is now ...

Hello from an aeroplane somewhere between Milan and Singapore - I'm posting this from the air, lucky enough to be returning from a European holiday, my first time overseas since 2017. This time we ...

(backdated post) How fast can you get a passport renewal? Pretty fast if you’re prepared to pay. With about a week until the holiday, the travel agent pointed out ...

Glen Huntly Road has re-opened to traffic and trams following the level crossing removal, though trains are still a few weeks from resuming. Glen Huntly Road has re-opened to traffic and trams ...

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 ...

Inspired by Alon Levy’s quick-fire Bluesky threads full of transport ideas, here’s some quick-fire points from me: These are some priorities for fixing on Victoria’s public transport network. I’m ...

Many years ago the German city of Munster set up a photo comparing the road space taken by people in a bus, on bikes, and in cars. Earlier this month the Cycling Promotion Fund recreated that picture ...

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 ...

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, ...

There were speed gains in the late-1990s, but just in the last few years, timings have been increased to as long (or longer in some cases) as they were in the 1970s, back when the network was running ...

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 ...