Metro Trains Melbourne - Northern group
22 November 2022
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the Werribee, Altona, Williamstown, Sunbury, Craigieburn and Upfield lines that make up the Northern group.
Melbourne rail replacement buses
22 November 2022
When the *%@! hits the fan on Melbourne's rail network, buses have to be called in to operate a replacement service for passengers.
Flinders Street Station
22 November 2022
Flinders Street Station is the main suburban train station for Melbourne, Victoria
Melbourne suburban bits and pieces
22 November 2022
Photos of bits and pieces on and around Melbourne's suburban trains
Commercialising commuters
22 November 2022
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.
Metro Trains Melbourne - Caulfield group
22 November 2022
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the Pakenham, Cranbourne, Frankston and Sandringham lines that make up the Caulfield group.
Melbourne suburban passenger information displays
22 November 2022
Next train displays at Melbourne suburban railway stations.
Metro Trains Melbourne - Burnley group
22 November 2022
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the Belgrave, Lilydale, Alamein and Glen Waverley lines that make up the Burnley group.
Failing rail infrastructure of Melbourne
22 November 2022
Melbourne's railway network is held together with bubblegum and duct tape - here are examples of the way that it is falling apart.
V/Line around Melbourne
22 November 2022
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.
Bikes at Melbourne stations
22 November 2022
Bike parking or lack thereof at Melbourne railway stations
Qube Logistics Apex quarry train
22 November 2022
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.
V/Line workshops, yards and shunting
22 November 2022
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.
Southern Shorthaul Railroad works trains
22 November 2022
Since August 2019 Southern Shorthaul Railroad has been operating works trains on the Melbourne suburban rail network on behalf of Metro Trains Melbourne.
Melbourne Airport Rail
22 November 2022
The Melbourne Airport Rail is building a new double track railway branch from Albion station to Melbourne Airport, running parallel to the existing Albion-Jacana freight line as far as Keilor East, then following Airport Drive and Melrose Drive to the terminal area.
V/Line - Regional Rail Link
19 November 2022
V/Line trains using the new Regional Rail Link tracks that have progressively come into use since December 2013.
Metro Trains Melbourne - inner suburban
18 November 2022
Metro Trains Melbourne services in the inner suburban area, covering Flinders Street Station, Southern Cross Station, the City Loop, North Melbourne and Richmond.
Pacific National Tocumwal freight
11 November 2022
Pacific National (formerly Patrick PortLink) operate a container service between Appleton Dock in Melbourne and Tocumwal, loading also being attached / removed at Mooroopna (Shepparton).
Melbourne stations and infrastructure
11 November 2022
Photos of railway infrastructure in suburban Melbourne - stations, signals, and such
City Loop
11 November 2022
Stations and trains around the Melbourne Underground Rail Loop (Parliament, Melbourne Central, and Flagstaff stations)
High Capacity Corridor Upgrade project
11 November 2022
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.
Bombardier Dandenong
11 November 2022
The Bombardier plant at Dandenong, Victoria was opened by Commonwealth Engineering in the 1950s, and is still operation today, building VLocity trains for V/Line and E class trams for Yarra Trams.
Car parking at Melbourne stations
11 November 2022
Melbourne electric multiple unit interiors
11 November 2022
Interior views of Melbourne's electric multiple unit trains.
Melbourne Underground Rail Loop Upgrade Project
10 November 2022
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
9 November 2022
Photos of bits and pieces to do with Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system
Poor service from V/Line
30 October 2022
Clutching failure from the jaws of success - that's the V/Line way.
Pacific National - Western standard gauge
29 October 2022
Out on the Western standard gauge, from beyond Gheringhap across the plains towards South Australia
Special trains to Flemington Racecourse and Melbourne Showgrounds
22 October 2022
Additional train services are run for major events at Flemington Racecourse and the Melbourne Showgrounds.
V/Line at Southern Cross Station
20 October 2022
Southern Cross Station is the main hub of V/Line passenger services from around the state
Myki failures and breakdowns
20 October 2022
A galley of the many ways that Melbourne's 'Myki' smartcard ticketing system can let passengers down.
V/Line to Bacchus Marsh
20 October 2022
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.
Stored trams at Newport Workshops
18 September 2022
With W class trams heritage listed and unable to be scrapped or exported to tram museums overseas, Newport Workshops has become a dumping ground while they wait a final home.
Calder Park Sidings
17 September 2022
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 tram and train passenger counting
14 September 2022
Various technologies have been used to count passengers on trains and trams - old fashioned counting, and hi-tech Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and CCTV based system.
TramTracker across Melbourne
14 September 2022
tramTRACKER screens across the Melbourne tram and rail networks provides real time departure and disruption information to passengers.
Southern Cross Station
14 September 2022
Southern Cross Station is the main interstate and regional station for Melbourne. The full set of photos is at my other site, Rail Geelong.
Failing infrastructure at Southern Cross Station
14 September 2022
Southern Cross Station was only finished a decade ago, but the building is already starting to fall apart
Melmax Bus Lines
11 September 2022
Melmax is a bus and coach operator based on the Melbourne suburb of Craigieburn.
Journey Beyond Rail - The Overland
4 September 2022
Journey Beyond Rail, formerly Great Southern Rail, operates 'The Overland' from Melbourne to Adelaide, via Geelong, Ararat and the Western standard gauge
North Dynon locomotives
3 September 2022
Qube Logistics operates a fuel point at the Footscray end of North Dynon Yard, with locomotives also being stabled in common user sidings at the city end.
Newport Workshops: Downer Group and Siemens Rail
3 September 2022
Newport Workshops is the main railway heavy repair and maintenance facility in Melbourne. The eastern side is occupied by EDI Rail and Siemens, while the older buildings in West Block are occupied by heritage operators Steamrail Victoria and 707 Operations. The East Block is used as storage by VicTrack. Photos include some from a tour of the EDI section featuring the locomotive, bogie and wheel shops.
Newport Railway Museum
3 September 2022
Located off Champion Road in North Williamstown, the Newport Railway Museum hosts an open air collection of steam, diesel and electric trains from the railways of Victoria, alongside other railway exhibits. The ARHS operated railway museum was established in 1962, and was closed to public access 2010-2014 due to visitor safety concerns, but has since reopened and seen upgrades to place exhibits undercover.
High Capacity Metro Trains at Newport Workshops
3 September 2022
The new High Capacity Metro Train (HCMT) fleet is being assembled by Downer at the Newport Workshops in Melbourne's west, with the body shells assembled by CRRC Changchun Railway Vehicles in China.
Smashed sign at Sunshine station
20 August 2022
What happens when you put a road sign right beside a tight corner, on a footpath leading through the Sunshine station car park? Clueless motorists drive over the top of it, over and over again.
Metro Trains Melbourne - Clifton Hill group
11 August 2022
Metro Trains Melbourne services on the South Morang and Hurstbridge lines that make up the Clifton Hill group.
Preston level crossing removal replacement buses
11 August 2022
During 2022 passengers for Bell and Preston had to catch buses while the stations were closed, due to the level crossings at Oakover Road, Bell Street, Cramer Street and Murray Road in Preston being removed by raising the Mernda line onto an elevated viaduct.
Melbourne transport murals
2 August 2022
Murals featuring public transport, found at Melbourne railway stations and tram stops