Month: June 2012
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PT Problem of the Day: Do you want a #Myki receipt? “No” means one; “Yes” means two.
It’s common for Myki machines to have lots of receipts in the collection tray at the bottom. It’s hardly surprising when you consider how the system is designed. Myki machines will ask if you want to print a receipt. But if your transaction is paid by EFTPOS (including credit card), if you say yes to…
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PT Problem of the Day: No short term tickets already causing problems at #Myki-only stations
As we suspected: feedback we’re getting indicates occasional users are already having problems following the withdrawal of Metcard machines (and the only single-use ticket option) from almost all railway stations. You can still buy Metcards from ticket offices, and on-board trams and buses for now, but soon those options will disappear as well. Regular users…
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PT Problem of the Day: Escalators going in the wrong direction for peak hour
It’s not hard to see what the problem is here. Presumably on this day, the private management of Southern Cross Station were blissfully unaware that in the evening peak hour, more people want to go into the station than come out of it. Thus only one of the three escalators was running in the right…
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Rail users call on MPs to save North Melbourne stop
Volunteers will hand out fliers at Geelong railway stations this week, asking passengers to contact state and federal MPs to help save stops at North Melbourne station. When the Regional Rail Link opens, Geelong line trains will run past North Melbourne station without a stop, despite it being the best station for changes to the…
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Meandering bus routes driving Melbourne around the bend, says new study
Slow, meandering bus routes are costing Melburnians time and money, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) said today. A new study released by the PTUA has found that Melbourne buses follow very indirect routes compared to well-designed networks, and the bus system is falling well short of its potential to relieve congested roads and car…
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PT Problem of the Day: Two services together every 20 minutes, instead of one every 10 minutes
Wouldn’t it be nice if they timed services on different routes to complement, rather than duplicate each other? For instance, trains on different lines that serve some of the same stations could be evenly spread to cut waiting times for some passengers — particularly at night when there are less services running. Every weeknight from…