Month: July 2009

  • Action stations! Interactive map

    It’s not too long ago that the only visible infrastructure project underway on Melbourne’s rail system was the Craigieburn electrification. This is no longer the case. Say what you like about the government, but it is undeniable that a number projects have now been funded, right across the rail network. But are they the right…

  • July newsletter

    Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. July 2009 edition articles: Connex and Yarra Trams cancelled — but will it make a difference? Coming events Train Services Inquiry heats up CBD tram changes expose fleet shortage Every ten minutes to… Werribee Action stations! The truth behind South Morang revealed — expanded version of this…

  • Users ask the government how much slower the new rail link to Geelong will be

    In a submission to a Victorian parliamentary inquiry, the Geelong branch of the PTUA has called on the State Government to clarify how much time the Regional Rail Link will add to the journey for Geelong travellers. The Legislative Council Select Committee on Train Services is inquiring into the “failures in the provision of metropolitan…

  • The truth behind South Morang

    Originally posted at Transport Textbook.com and (in abridged form) in the PTUA Newsletter. Ever since the Victorian Transport Plan last December flagged that the South Morang rail extension would finally be built, there has been speculation as to why the cost was so high. At $650 million for a 3.5 kilometre extension, many pondered if…