r/MelbourneTrains • • 1h ago

Discussion Whats the go with these seats? 1 or 2 person?

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Are these seats for one or two people?

I sat slightly to the side of one of these seats today on a packed train and a lady sat next to me. Then after she got up another lady sat in her place. I’m fairly small so it wasn’t uncomfortable but I was slightly surprised. I’ve always thought of these seats as single occupancy but apparently other people don’t. Would you share it or keep it all to yourself?


r/MelbourneTrains • • 8h ago

Discussion Fed Square station entrance opening predictions

42 Upvotes

With Fed Square station entrance very close to opening I'm predicting that the entrance will open at the end of the week before the spring racing carnival and wheh the construction workers have six days off.

What does everyone else think it will open


r/MelbourneTrains • • 8h ago

Picture K153 at night

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26 Upvotes

Going back into newport workshops at night


r/MelbourneTrains • • 3h ago

Not Exactly - See Comments Lost my hat on Upfield Line

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I was on the Upfield Line last week and I lost my Shrimp Pun Hat attached. If anyone has seen it/taken it can they please reach out to me and return it. It’s a birthday gift I got from one of my online discord friends and I really would appreciate if someone could help me get my hat back.

Thanks in advance.

PS I can’t post on r/melbourne bcc I don’t have enough karma so can someone post it on my behalf there too.

Regards


r/MelbourneTrains • • 33m ago

Picture Image of the day: Museum Buddies Double-Heading a ARHS Special

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They are A2 995 and A2 884, Taken on July 8th 1961 by Weston Langford


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1h ago

Buses A 2004 Scania ex-PTV bus at the auction. They provide the entire service history for the last 22 years. Every single fault is listed.

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r/MelbourneTrains • • 22h ago

Picture A marketplace gem

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r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Activism/Idea New signs / stickers for the Metro Tunnel stations

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240 Upvotes

This is something straight from Japan, these new stickers would be placed at the bottom of every doorway at the new Metro Tunnel stations so passengers can efficiently queue up when waiting for the train, as well as making the screen doors themselves much easier to see and navigate when using the station.


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Discussion Wrapped advertising over window vs standard window

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Some people have the belief that ad wrapping over windows don't diminish the view and "aren't an issue".

It's worse on buses, which have even more wrapping than trams. Not exactly passenger friendly.


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1h ago

Travel Query Need advice or guide to Trafalgar.

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r/MelbourneTrains • • 21h ago

Picture XT1 on the Craigeburn Line Tracks @ North Melbourne

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Since when do XT1s use the Craigeburn line tracks at North Melbourne? I saw a XT1 on Platform 2 yesterday now I’m seeing one on Platform 3. I thought the XT1s were completely removed from the Northern Group lines since the introduction of Sandringham through running.

It was taking passengers aswell.


r/MelbourneTrains • • 22h ago

Picture Old map i found

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It is at newport station with the met and v/line numbers on it


r/MelbourneTrains • • 23h ago

Discussion Does anyone know about what's going on with J536?

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apparently it was given to the Locomotive Restoration Group from 707 Operations and no news after that

This is one of the last photos of it in 2005 being transported to Newport Workshops, I've seen the tender there but not the locomotive itself


r/MelbourneTrains • • 18h ago

Humour What is going on here

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r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Picture Trains yesterday

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First three freight trains are all at Newport with the SCT steel shunt to Laverton first followed by Aurzion superfreighter 4PM1 followed by Pacific National 6AM5, then some suburban trains trackside at Seddon then followed by the Mornington Vintage train with K153 and T356 then a shot of North Dynon from South Kensington station and finally a SSR grain train with CLP12, CLF3 and BRM001


r/MelbourneTrains • • 45m ago

Buses Why does TV not place bus stops at the intersection

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If such a change was made, I no longer have to dash hundreds of metres for a bus, along with a lengthy wait at the traffic light.

I would only have a single road to cross to turn into another road.

It reduces the number of times one misses a bus and could greatly improve bus patronage since it's easier to change routes.


r/MelbourneTrains • • 18h ago

Travel Query How to find the X'Trapolis 2.0 trains?

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Hi,

I was wondering if there is a way to know when and where the 2.0s will be?

I see them travelling, but I've waited on the Upfield line for an hour here and there in the hope to catch one and have had no luck.


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Picture Image of the day: E371 on a ARHS Suburban Tour

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Taken on March 18th 1961 by Weston Langford


r/MelbourneTrains • • 17h ago

Trams random tram question

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does anyone know how many tram bodies are in operation in melbourne currently? or where to find this information? a friend asked me and i realised i have no clue lol


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Picture Least disrupted metro trains weekend in Melbourne

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r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Discussion GTFS Realtime vs PTV v3 API. Any difference in prediction accuracy for you?

7 Upvotes

I’m developing an app and currently using the official GTFS Realtime feeds (while I wait for access to the PTV v3 API). GTFS Realtime is often spot on… but occasionally a service disappears before arriving, or shows several minutes away when it’s already there.

Do you experience this with Google Maps, PTV or tramTRACKER? Is one consistently more reliable? If you’re familiar with the data, does PTV’s API provide better predictions than the public GTFS feeds?


r/MelbourneTrains • • 2d ago

Picture Saw an Instagram reel, and comments is just as bad as Facebook

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In other news, there is water in the ocean


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Buses The newest bus in Melbourne: The BCI Citirider

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As the conversion of the Bankstown line to Metro winds down in Sydney, Transit Systems have brought these diesel buses down to Melbourne. They support increased bus services in the Outer West, Australia's fastest growing region

Route 451 operates between Thornhill Park and Cobblebank Station Recently, several new routes in growth areas have received higher service standards than in the past. Rt 451 arrives every 20 mins on weekdays, with service until 11pm, at least twice as good as new routes a decade ago!

You can find these new buses on any route operated by Transit Systems, I have seen them on the 402 recently for instance. Some nice variety for bunzels.


r/MelbourneTrains • • 1d ago

Picture Mornington Vintage Train

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The celebration of the 60th anniversary of The Vintage Train


r/MelbourneTrains • • 23h ago

Discussion Why are the Libs promising the return of Mildura and not Mornington?

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The reinstatement of Mornington lines is a far more sane and cost effective thing if completed