Category: Newsletters

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. May 2009 edition articles: Funded: South Morang rail, Sunbury electrification, Tarneit/Regional link – but at what cost? Member meeting: Monday 15th June (please note date in paper newsletter is wrong) Watching over the fleet Parliamentary Select Committee on Train Services Senate inquiry probes Federal funding South Morang…

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. December 2008 edition articles: Brumby’s grand plan PTUA Annual General Meeting report Metcard changes rolled back Fare rises — Melbourne’s fares still the most expensive Frank Crean 1916-2008 How much can a rail line cost?

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

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”

This article is from our April 2008 newsletter. Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. Rod Eddington’s East West Needs Assessment report was finally released at the beginning of April. The assessment was a key part of the government’s Meeting Our Transport Challenges strategy, and like MOTC itself the Eddington report deserves a hearty…

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. April 2008 edition articles: Eddington: Tunnel vision Outer east news Metro train timetables revamped What would YOU like to see in the new contracts? How many trains?

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. February 2008 edition articles: It’s official: Myki more expensive than staff PTUA at Sustainable Living Festival Bike ban embarrasses minister: Time for some better advice Focus on traffic congestion – but what is the fix? PTUA launches governance paper

From our December 2007 newsletter. Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. A key campaign for the PTUA this year has been working for the restoration of strong public control of public transport in Melbourne and Victoria. Our favoured model for public control is the ‘Transport Community’ model used in cities like Zurich, Vancouver,…

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. September 2007 edition articles: New train timetables and free rides to bring little relief Contracts extended until 2009 PTUA Annual General Meeting: Thursday October 25th Moving Australians Sustainably V/Line overcrowding now rampant

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. July 2007 edition articles: Transport the key to emissions reductions Kosky’s contracts countdown Eddington East-West travel study PTUA meets TTA Weekend train crowding continues But it’s not just the trains that are crowded! Branch news: Geelong, Outer East, South-East — Please note the Casey transport meeting is…

Please join the PTUA to receive regular newsletters. May 2007 edition articles: Melbourne’s fares the highest in the country — view the graphs here 10 extra trains coming, but more needed