Metro Trains Melbourne - Northern group
13 November 2019
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the Werribee, Altona, Williamstown, Sunbury, Craigieburn and Upfield lines that make up the Northern group.
North Dynon
13 November 2019
Located between the main passenger lines at South Kensington and Dynon Roads, along with Moonee Ponds Creek and the Maribyrnong River, the North Dynon precinct includes the Agents Sidings and the P&O Trans Australia container terminal at 'T' gate.
Bikes at Melbourne stations
11 November 2019
Bike parking or lack thereof at Melbourne railway stations
Melbourne suburban bits and pieces
11 November 2019
Photos of bits and pieces on and around Melbourne's suburban trains
V/Line workshops, yards and shunting
11 November 2019
Pictures of V/Line trains and carriages at the West Melbourne Depot and Dudley Street carriage yards next to Southern Cross Station, Melbourne Yard, and South Dynon.
V/Line at Southern Cross Station
11 November 2019
Southern Cross Station is the main hub of V/Line passenger services from around the state
Flinders Street Station
10 November 2019
Flinders Street Station is the main suburban train station for Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne rail replacement buses
10 November 2019
When the *%@! hits the fan on Melbourne's rail network, buses have to be called in to operate a replacement service for passengers.
Metro Trains Melbourne - inner suburban
10 November 2019
Metro Trains Melbourne services in the inner suburban area, covering Flinders Street Station, Southern Cross Station, the City Loop, North Melbourne and Richmond.
Melbourne suburban passenger information displays
10 November 2019
Next train displays at Melbourne suburban railway stations.
TramTracker across Melbourne
10 November 2019
tramTRACKER screens across the Melbourne tram and rail networks provides real time departure and disruption information to passengers.
Failing rail infrastructure of Melbourne
10 November 2019
Melbourne's railway network is held together with bubblegum and duct tape - here are examples of the way that it is falling apart.
City Loop
10 November 2019
Stations and trains around the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop (Parliament, Melbourne Central, and Flagstaff stations)
Pacifc National grain trains
9 November 2019
Grain is a major freight traffic in Victoria, but drought has cut the level of traffic in recent years. Trains operate on both broad and standard gauges, with the main destinations being export terminals at Melbourne and Geelong, as well as Portland, and a number of domestic flour mills
Commercialising commuters
8 November 2019
For Melbourne's privatised public transport operators, they don't make money by moving people - they make money selling their captive audiences to advertisers and other commercial outfits.
Failing infrastructure at Southern Cross Station
8 November 2019
Southern Cross Station was only finished a decade ago, but the building is already starting to fall apart
Qube Logistics Apex quarry train
7 November 2019
The Apex train carries gravel and other quarry products from Kilmore East on the North East line, to Westall in south-eastern Melbourne, Brooklyn in western Melbourne, and North Shore in Geelong. Originally operated by Freight Australia then Pacific National, in 2016 Qube Logistics won the contract.
Metro Trains Melbourne - Burnley group
5 November 2019
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the Belgrave, Lilydale, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines that make up the Burnley group.
Melbourne stations and infrastructure
5 November 2019
Photos of railway infrastructure in suburban Melbourne - stations, signals, and such
Myki
5 November 2019
Photos of bits and pieces to do with Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system
Metro Trains Melbourne - Clifton Hill group
5 November 2019
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the South Morang and Hurstbridge lines that make up the Clifton Hill group.
Southern Cross Station
5 November 2019
Southern Cross Station is the main interstate and regional station for Melbourne. The full set of photos is at my other site, Rail Geelong.
Special trains to Flemington Racecourse and Melbourne Showgrounds
5 November 2019
Additional train services are run for major events at Flemington Racecourse and the Melbourne Showgrounds.
Flemington Racecourse line
5 November 2019
The Flemington Racecourse line is a short branch off the Broadmeadows line in the inner north-west of Melbourne. It is used for special events at the Flemington racecourse and the showgrounds.
Crumbling station building at Newmarket
5 November 2019
A look at the crumbling citybound station building at Newmarket station on the Craigieburn line, where everything is falling apart. The cantilevered platform verandah was reinforced with acrow props in 2012 and demolished in 2013. As for the piers holding everything up, even bigger acrow props have been installed to counteract the failing concrete piers and beams.
V/Line around Melbourne
5 November 2019
Pictures of V/line trains 'under the wires' around Melbourne and surrounding suburbs. V/line has a mix of loco-hauled and DMU-run services.
Great Southern Rail - The Overland
5 November 2019
Great Southern Rail operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
Pacific National - Melbourne standard gauge freight
5 November 2019
Pacific National standard gauge intermodal services from Adelaide and New South Wales meet at Melbourne, running via the western suburbs into the Melbourne Freight Terminal at South Dynon.
Car parking at Melbourne stations
4 November 2019
V/Line to Bacchus Marsh
4 November 2019
Photos of the V/Line services that run to Bacchus Marsh, taken between there and the end of the wires back at Sunshine. As well as boring old VLocities and Sprinters, loco hauled trains with A, P and N classes are also used in peak times.
V/Line - Regional Rail Link
4 November 2019
V/Line trains using the new Regional Rail Link tracks that have progressively come into use since December 2013.
PTV Hubs
31 October 2019
PTV Hubs were created in 2012 following the merger of the Met Shop at Melbourne Town Hall with the Central Pass Office and Myki Discovery Centre at Southern Cross Station.
Comeng Life Extension project
31 October 2019
The Comeng Life Extension project commenced in 2017 to update the interior and exterior of Melbourne's fleet of Comeng trains in order to keep them in serivce until 2022-27.
Poor service from V/Line
29 October 2019
Clutching failure from the jaws of success - that's the V/Line way.
Damaged level crossing at Brooklyn
28 October 2019
Clueless truck drivers have a history of destroying the level crossing lights located at the corner of Somerville and McDonald Road in Brooklyn.
Metro Trains Melbourne works trains
25 October 2019
Trackwork on the Melbourne suburban rail network. Since taking over the contract to operate and maintain the system, Metro Trains Melbourne have hired wagons and locomotives from CFCLA to operate works trains. Three types of train operate: open top containers mounted to miscellaneous flat wagons for the carriage of spoil, CHOY hoppers to carry ballast, and flat wagons fitted with stanchions to carry rail or concrete sleepers.
Metro Trains Melbourne - Caulfield group
24 October 2019
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines that make up the Caulfield group.
Calder Park Sidings
20 October 2019
The train stabling yard at Calder Park is located north of Watergardens station. The first stage opened in December 2014 was a three road yard large enough to stable six 6-car trains, with a second stage adding another three sidings in 2015. As part of the High Capacity Metro Train project, a light maintenance facility is also being constructed at the site.
Melbourne broad gauge freight
18 October 2019
Miscellaneous broad gauge freight traffic through Melbourne - there isn't much these days...
Metro Tunnel rail replacement buses - Northern group
16 October 2019
Works on the Metro Tunnel portal at South Kensington and turnback platform at West Footscray have required Metro Trains services on the Sunbury and Werribee lines to be replaced by buses between North Melbourne, Sunshine and Newport, as well as V/Line services to Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo.
Metro Tunnel tram replacement buses
14 October 2019
Works on the Metro Tunnel at Anzac station have required Yarra Trams services on St Kilda Road to be replaced by buses, while the tram tracks are slewed around the work site.
Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project
7 October 2019
The Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project includes the installation of new platform smoke extraction systems, upgraded station sprinklers and alarm system at Parliament, Melbourne Central and Flagstaff stations.
Myki failures and breakdowns
7 October 2019
A galley of the many ways that Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system can let passengers down.
Tottenham Yard
1 October 2019
All sorts of stored and damaged wagons clogging up Tottenham Yard in Melbourne's west, with a few operational ones thrown in for good measure
South Dynon
1 October 2019
Located between Dynon and Footscray Roads, alongside Moonee Ponds Creek and the Maribyrnong River, the South Dynon precinct includes the Pacific National operated Melbourne Freight Terminal and Melbourne Operations Terminal
HCMT set 6 transfer, September 2019
30 September 2019
On the morning of 30 September 2019 the sixth High Capacity Metro Train set was transferred from the Downer facility at Newport Workshops to the future HCMT depot at Pakenham East. Southern Shorthaul Railroad ran the transfer, with S312 and T385 in the lead, followed by a mix of SSR flat wagons loaded with empty spoil containers, then by P18, P17, generator van BVDY51, and finally the HCMT set. The emergency brake was operational onboard the new train, but the ECP service brake was not, hence additional braking wagons were required to accompany the movement.
High Capacity Corridor Upgrade project
25 September 2019
The High Capacity Corridor Upgrade project (previously the Cranbourne Pakenham Line Upgrade project) is being delivered by the Level Crossing Removal Authority to support the new High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) fleet. The work includes track duplication on the Cranbourne line at Dandenong South, minor platform extensions, and the replacement of signalling, overhead wires and traction substations along the Cranbourne and Pakenham railway lines.
Sadleirs Logistics
24 September 2019
Sadleirs Logistics move freight by rail with their fleet of RLSY louvre vans, attached to Pacific National intermodal services.
Metro Tunnel preliminary work
21 September 2019
Preliminary geotechnical investigation work on the Melbourne Metro Rail Tunnel commenced in 2015.