Sunbury Line Upgrade
October 17, 2019
In 2019 work started to upgrade signalling, overhead wiring and platforms to enable High Capacity Metro Trains to operate on the Sunbury line following the completion of the Metro Tunnel.
Sunshine-Albion bike path
In 2018 the Sunshine and Albion sections of bike paths was finally connected, following the completion of a separated bike path alongside Harvester Road in Sunshine, and the reopening of a disused pedestrian underpass beneath the Hampshire Road off ramp in the Sunshine station forecourt.
Swan Hill line stations and infrastructure
Swan Hill station yard and facilities, plus a few bits from other places along the line
Sydney's unfinished underground stations
July 24, 2012
Around Sydney there are a number of unfinished underground railway stations: St James, Central and Redfern
Sydney Light Rail
June 10, 2017
Now known as the 'Metro Light Rail', a fleet of 7 Variotrams operate between Central Station and the inner suburb of Lilyfield along the former alignment of the former Darling Harbour Goods Line.
Sydney Light Rail extension
June 10, 2017
The CBD and South East Light Rail is a new light rail network for Sydney, currently under construction. The 12km route will feature 19 stops, extending from Circular Quay along George Street to Central Station, through Surry Hills to Moore Park, then to Kensington and Kingsford via Anzac Parade and Randwick via Alison Road and High Street.
Sydney Monorail
March 24, 2013
Opened in 1988 as a 3.6 kilometres loop around the Sydney CBD and Darling Harbour, it was initially operated by TNT Harbourlink but is today known as the Metro Monorail. The last day of operations will be 30 June 2013.
Sydney Monorail infrastructure
March 24, 2013
More than just the trains that run on the Sydney Monorail
Sydney Trains
September 01, 2017
Sydney Trains, formerly CityRail, operates the passenger rail service covering suburban Sydney
Sydney Trains bits
August 31, 2017
Just bits and pieces of Sydney Trains EMUs, carriages and railcars
Sydney Trains trackwork
August 31, 2017
Trackwork and maintenance on the Sydney suburban railway network.
Sydney Tramway Museum
July 22, 2012
Located south of Sydney at Loftus, the museum has an extensive collection of trams from Sydney, other cities in Australia, plus a few from elsewhere in the world. It operates two lengths of track: one heading 1.5 km towards Sutherland, the other heading 2 km into the Royal National Park.
T376 transfer, December 2008
December 16, 2008
T376 headed light engine from Seymour to Melbourne on 16 December 2008, after being used to transfer carriages to the Seymour Rail Heritage Centre depot
Tailem Bend, South Australia
October 04, 2019
Once an important railway town on the Adelaide-Melbourne mainline, now the yard is full of stored wagons, the main action being the attachment of bank engines to trains about to tackle the Adelaide Hills.
The Overland open day
May 05, 2007
On 5 May 2007 an open day was held at Southern Cross Station, giving Melbourne a first look at The Overland following a $4 million facelift to the carriage fleet.
The Sunlander
August 22, 2014
The locomotive hauled 'Sunlander' train travels between Brisbane and Cairns a number of times each week, with sleeping and sitting cars in the consist, along with club and dining cars, and a motorail van.
Thompsons Road level crossing removal project
The level crossing on the Cranbourne line at Thompsons Road in Cranbourne North is being replaced by a pair of road over rail bridges as part of a road duplication project
Ticketing systems of Sydney
June 10, 2017
Sydney uses a disparate collection of ticketing systems to collect fare on public transport: uses magstripe tickets, the multi-modal MyZone system covers much of the network, but each mode also issue their own tickets. T-Card was the first attempt at replacing it was a Smartcard system but failed, with the Opal system currently being introduced.
TMSV - Footscray tour 2012
March 24, 2012
On March 24, 2012 the Tramway Museum Society Of Victoria chartered Z3.185 in the Royal Tram livery to run a tram to commemorate the closure of the Footscray tramways.
The route was Brunswick Depot > Lygon Street > Franklin Street > Victoria Street > Royal Park > Showgrounds Loop > Footscray > Moonee Ponds > West Maribyrnong > Ascot Vale > Haymarket > Flagstaff Station > Footscray Road > Melbourne Central Station > Franklin Street > Victoria Street> Sydney Road > Brunswick Depot.
Toorak Road West tram diversion
To make room for the Melbourne Metro station construction site at Domain Interchange, in June 2017 route 58 (formerly route 8) trams were diverted from Domain Road and Park Street to new tracks along Toorak Road West.
Torrumbarry T class and carriages
April 12, 2009
At Torrumbarry (on the Murray west of Echuca) are privately owned T375 and Hitachi cars 4M, 97M, 1921T and 133M. There is also a tank across the road
Tottenham Yard wagon scrapping
September 30, 2019
In July 2019 Pacific National started another clean out of the stored wagons at Tottenham Yard. T392 was used to transfer them to North Dynon, where they were located onto trucks to be moved to the scrapyard by road.
Town buses around Victoria
Buses running public transport services in the various towns around Victoria
TPWS in suburban Melbourne
September 20, 2019
Commencing in 2010 Train Protection & Warning System (TPWS) has been retrofitted to signals across suburban Melbourne.
Track, rail and sleepers
October 17, 2019
Track, rail and sleepers from Melbourne and the rest of Victoria
Track machines
August 03, 2019
Pictures of ballast tampers, ballast plows, sleeper wagons, rail layers, overhead wiring trucks, rail grinders and other trackwork machinery and trains
Tram Bar at the Arts Centre Melbourne
February 05, 2015
In 2011 retired tram SW6.969 was converted into a bar and setup at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, being removed a number of times, only to return again come summer. In February 2013 it appeared again as 'Tram Bar', which closed for good in January 2015.
Tram infrastructure of Melbourne
Bits and pieces of tramway infrastructure from around the Yarra Trams network in Melbourne
Trams stalled on section insulator
The network of overhead wires used to power trams are divided into multiple electrical sections, so that faults can be isolated and maintenance work completed in safety. However if a tram stops with the pantograph resting in the middle of a section insulator, getting the tram moving again is hard work!
TramTracker across Melbourne
October 11, 2019
tramTRACKER screens across the Melbourne tram and rail networks provides real time departure and disruption information to passengers.
Tram vs car on Nicholson Street, February 2012
February 08, 2012
On February 8, 2012 a Mercedes headed southbound on Nicholson Street near Elgin Street managed to find it's way onto the tram tracks, with D2.5009 bashing in the entire drivers side of the car. More details at the Herald Sun - "Man, 60, in hospital after car-tram crash"
Transdev Melbourne
October 19, 2019
Transdev Melbourne operates a fleet of over 500 buses on 45 bus routes across Melbourne, as well seven SmartBus routes. It commenced operations in August 2013, taking over all Melbourne Bus Link and National Bus Company routes.
Transdev Melbourne leased buses
December 04, 2017
In mid September 2017 Transport Safety Victoria and VicRoads completed an audit of the Transdev Melbourne fleet of buses. Initially 33 buses at two depots were removed from service due to defects, with 100+ buses eventually being taken off the road once all depots had been visited. Buses from Dysons Group and Sita Buslines were 'wet leased' to fill the gaps, with Transdev drivers directing drivers on the 'foreign' routes. 'Dry leasing' soon followed, with Transdev drivers in charge of the foreign buses, with Kastoria and Mitchell Transit also supplying vehicles.
Transfer of accident damaged NR51
April 26, 2010
In April 2010 accident damaged diesel locomotive NR51 was transferred to the UGL workshops at Spotswood, after being damaged in a February 2009 derailment on the Trans-Australian line. The prime mover inside had been removed, the brakes piped through, and the cab shrink wrapped with plastic. The first stage of the transfer was dead attached to PW4 freight, with the final leg from South Dynon to Spotswood requiring eight other NR classes to assist.
Transport Heritage Expo 2017
Between 10-12 June 2017 the NSW Transport Heritage Expo was held at Central Station, featuring heritage trains on display, as well as rides on steam, diesel, and electric rolling stock.
Tullamarine Bus Lines
August 17, 2019
Tullamarine Bus Lines operates buses in the northern suburbs of Melbourne. It was acquired by CDC Victoria in May 2018.
UGL Spotswood Maintenance Centre
January 20, 2019
UGL Limited operates a locomotive maintenance centre in the Melbourne suburbs of Spotswood, which caters for the heavy maintenance of Pacific National's standard gauge fleet.
Underground stations of Sydney
June 11, 2017
Visiting the underground railway stations of Sydney: the 1920s stations of the City Circle, the 1970s stations of the Eastern Suburbs Railway, and the modern stations of the Epping to Chatswood rail link
Unsafe 'safety' zone in Ascot Vale
October 14, 2014
Located on Epsom Road at Flemington Drive in Ascot Vale, stop 30 on route 57 seems to get wiped out by dimwitted drivers a few times a year. Southbound traffic is required to slew sideways to avoid a right turn lane, which seems to be too hard for some drivers, who plow straight into the safety zone fence.
V/Line - 'Last' A class services, April 2013
April 26, 2013
With the April 2013 timetable change, V/Line changed their working timetable to remove the need for their A class fleet to haul any passenger trains. The last service was supported to be the up Bacchus Marsh on April 26, 2013 - but both A66 and A70 were brought back into service in 2014, with A66 then allocated a regular weekday return trip to Bacchus Marsh in 2015.
V/Line - A60 and P16 double headed, June 2009
June 24, 2009
On June 24, 2009 the power van allocated to an A class hauled down South Geelong service failed, so spare locomotive P16 was attached to the train to provide a replacement head end power supply to the carriages.