Wongm's Rail Gallery

My 15 minutes of fame

My blog post was How fast are Melbourne’s ticket gates?.

Bank of three new Myki barriers in use at the Southbank end of the subway at Flinders Street Station

Myki FPD and 'Bumblebee Box' at Rockbank station

Metcard validator and FPD at Rockbank station

Another Sunbury passenger heads over to platform 2 to touch off

Touching off at the Myki readers at Sunbury platform 1

With not enough Myki readers on Sunbury platform 1, passengers headed for the west side of the station touch off here instead (even though on a zone 1+2 trip you don't charged extra)

'Place staff access card on Myki scanner to log in' message on a Tram Driver Console

A new message that started appearing on Tram Driver Consoles a month or two ago.

FPD/CVM stand in place at the Sate Library tram stop on Swanston Street

A Fare Payment Device (FPD) need a data connection to the Myki backend, so presumably this is just a Standalone Enquiry Machine (blue Myki check reader).

Pair of two independent wide Myki barriers at the north entrance to Southern Cross platform 1

Bank of 6 Myki barriers replace the Frankenbarriers at the Collins Street exit of Southern Cross

Bank of eight Myki barriers replace the Frankenbarriers at the Elizabeth Street exit of Melbourne Central

Melbourne's tourists agree - the most visible place to buy a railway ticket at Southern Cross is the Tattslotto outlet

Located right outside the ticket barriers the lotto outlet is a Myki retailer - meanwhile the actual Metro ticket office is hiding around the corner between some shops

PSG Electrical staff work to install Myki barriers in the Elizabeth Street subway at Flinders Street Station

ID paperwork on a set of new Myki barriers

Gunnebo part number 701.1146/01, ASC part number C0082ERM51. 'Type B, Master Standard'

Steel base plates for a Myki barrier being cemented into place

Elizabeth Street subway at Flinders Street Station

Installing new Myki barriers in the Elizabeth Street subway at Flinders Street Station

Brand new Myki barriers flaking out at Flagstaff station, Metro staff directing passengers to the overflow readers

Replacing Metcard barriers at Flagstaff with permanent Myki gates

Box filled with Metcard 'frankenbarrier' conversion kits

Presumably the Metcard barriers go back to OneLink since they own them, but the Myki readers go back to their owner - Kamco

Melbourne's last Metcard BOM awaiting removal from the booking office - at Flagstaff station

Removal of Metcard equipment well underway at Flagstaff station

Only two Metcard barriers being retained, presumably they will go at the end of 2012

Removing the Metcard barriers at Flagstaff station

Metcard barriers at Flagstaff station ready to be removed

Removing the Metcard barriers at Flagstaff station