Wongm's Rail Gallery

Peak hour crowds pack aboard a Hitachi train

In album: Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

More confused passengers with the Northern Loop out of action, this time at Parliament station

Announcements that trains were not running towards North Melbourne were being made every few minutes, yet a dozen or so people just sat there waiting for a train that will never come.

In album: Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

With the Northern Loop out of action, confused passengers ask Metro staff for help at Flagstaff station

In album: Poor service from Metro Trains Melbourne

Passenger confused by the Myki-only overflow gate at Southern Cross

In album: Myki

Blocking off the western end of Flinders Street platform 1 in morning peak

So that only two carriages worth of passengers get the chance to flood the ticket barriers at the Elizabeth Street exit

In album: Myki failures and breakdowns

Customer service staff block the western end of Flinders Street platform 1 from passengers

So that only two carriages worth of passengers get the chance to flood the ticket barriers at the Elizabeth Street exit

In album: Myki failures and breakdowns

Myki 'Touch. Hold Still. Go.' advertising on the screens at Flinders Street Station

In album: Myki failures and breakdowns

Dunno why Dyson thought putting a fan on display at Flinders Street Station was a good way to spend their marketing budget

In album: Commercialising commuters

Everything old is new again - the unused Altona Line clock

Given that Laverton trains run most of the time, they could actually start to use this clock again

In album: Flinders Street Station

'No change given for ticket machines' sign at the florist under the Flinders Street Station clocks

In album: Flinders Street Station

Information board for tourists outside the paid area at Flinders Street Station

Pity the Metro Trains information centre is located *inside* the paid area.

In album: Flinders Street Station

6pm clock on time for the Protective Services Officers

Apparently they have rooms inside Flinders Street Station to work from

In album: Protective Services Officers

Minivan pulls up outside Flinders Street Station with tonight's roster of Protective Services Officers

In album: Protective Services Officers

Only 2 of the 4 overflow FPDs in use during evening peak at the Elizabeth Street end of Flinders Street Station

In album: Myki

The usual evening top up queue for the quartet of Myki CVMs at Melbourne Central

In album: Myki failures and breakdowns

Bank of new Myki-only ticket barriers in use at the Swanston Street end of Melbourne Central station

In album: Myki

'Exact Fare Only / No Change Given' message on a Metcard machine onboard a tram

It's either in Exact Fare Mode (no change left), or the coin slots are having an issue.

In album: Metcard

Four FPDs installed beside the Elizabeth Street entry for overflow traffic at Flinders Street Station

In album: Myki

Sheetmetal 'stonework' on the southern facade of the main station building

Each 'stone' is around 30cm x 60cm, the south facade was originally built this way because this side would have faced into the train shed over the platforms

In album: Flinders Street Station

The normal platform step between platform and train at Flinders Street

In album: Flinders Street Station

Ramp free access for wheelchairs at the east end of Flinders Street platform 1

The platform has been raised, with rubber strips filling in the gap between platform and train

In album: Melbourne rail network accessibility

Ramp free access for wheelchairs at the east end of Flinders Street platform 1

The platform has been raised, with rubber strips filling in the gap between platform and train

In album: Melbourne rail network accessibility

MetRail Power 'Engineering Department / Substation Section' sticker at Flinders Street

Note the old Batman Avenue address of Electrol

In album: Melbourne railway traction substations

A bit of a bodge job when raising the levels at the east end of platform 1

In album: Flinders Street Station