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  • Ask Connex about security

    Leader Newspapers are running a “live blog” discussion with Connex’s spokesman John Rees this morning between 10am and 11am. Click here to participate.

  • November train timetable changes

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has supported the metropolitan train timetable changes announced for November, as an immediate fix to secure vital extra peak hour train services. PTUA President Daniel Bowen said the current pattern of scheduling nearly all services through the underground loop was contrary to the original operating plans from the 1970s,…

  • Call for station staff

    The Rail, Tram and Bus Union has launched a campaign calling for more station staff. The PTUA agrees that fully staffing stations can make a big difference to security, customer service and fare evasion. We encourage all public transport users to sign the RTBU’s online petition.

  • September 2008 newsletter

    Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. September 2008 edition articles: Periodicals undermined by Myki PTUA Annual General Meeting: Thursday October 30th Make these local elections count RIP Ken McIntyre

  • Commuters welcome crossing removal, but warn of problems

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has welcomed progress by the Commonwealth and State governments towards the elimination of the Springvale Road level crossing in Nunawading. However, it has warned that the Mitcham Road and Rooks Road level crossings need to be done away with at the same time. “If work on each crossing is…

  • Free ‘night owl’ travel not quite the hoot

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has warned that Premier John Brumby’s proposal for free “night owl” travel will only result in worse crowding on evening trains.

  • Ken McIntyre

    The Public Transport Users Association notes with regret the passing of Ken McIntyre on August 29th. For many of its early years, Ken was secretary of the PTUA, and its predecessor, the Train Travellers Association. He was instrumental in establishing the PTUA as Victoria’s principal advocate for public transport and its patrons. We extend our…

  • Brimbank and Melton among most vulnerable to rising oil prices

    Deer Park and Kings Park have been named among the most vulnerable suburbs in Australia in a new report from Griffith University examining vulnerability to rising oil prices [1]. The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has responded by calling for urgent state and federal investment in expanding the coverage of high quality public transport in…

  • Good public transport would save households thousands

    Multi-car families could save thousands of dollars a year if they had access to high quality public transport services, the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has said. In promoting a call for public transport services “Every 10 Minutes to Everywhere“, PTUA president Daniel Bowen said that if fast frequent services were provided, more outer-suburban families…

  • PTUA joins push to speed up trams

    The Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) is cautiously throwing its weight behind a Yarra Trams campaign to promote greater traffic priority for trams and buses. Independent Melbourne Partners Against Congested Transport (IMPACT) is an industry coalition formed to oversee implementation of tram and bus priority measures in the government’s Keeping Melbourne Moving strategy. Members of…

  • July 2008 newsletter

    Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. July 2008 edition articles: PTUA calls for services ‘Every 10 minutes to everywhere’ PTUA members provide customer service suggestions Response to Eddington: Please try again, sir Victorian Budget – Backtracking again Eastlink’s open – now the road lobby wants the “missing link”

  • PTUA East-West submission

    The PTUA has made a submission to the government on east-west travel options (aka the Eddington report). It can be downloaded here (PDF, 515Kb) 18/7/2008: The Department of Transport has started making some of the many submissions available on their web site.