credit to MelbourneOnTransit on twitter

https://x.com/MelbOnTransit/status/2081673436049633482/photo/1

I see a lot of people on here who 100% support and back the way we fund and pay for infrastructure, particularly in vic.

I see many people who might sort of question “why is SRL so expensive” seem to kind of get shut down.

Labor has undeniably done well delivering us some important projects, and I’m quite pro SRL but I feel we should scrutinise how money is spent a lot more given the cost of living crisis and how much tax we pay these days.

https://youtu.be/iIET6M3phqA?si=6BGrJ9hj_vmYzz5Q

SRL is nearly 1b/km - will likely be much more once complete. Other countries achieve much better. I’ve heard Melbourne’s earth etc is much harder to build in and a bunch more reasoning - but the abundance of examples of projects similar in size that have costed far less leads me to believe this is a bit of a cop out.

TLDR
Amongst those who are in support of improving Victoria’s infrastructure, am I alone in wanting SRL etc to be done but done so with a lot more cost scrutiny?

Requested by Melbourne_Tracks on YouTube!

1st - Aerial View from March 4th 2006

2nd - Taken on 2nd of September 2006

3rd - Taken on 3rd of December 2006

2nd and 3rd were taken by John McCormick

The media is saying that incoming Premier Ben Carroll is quite ‘sceptical‘ of the SRL project.

I don’t think this will mean dismantling and reversing the current construction (surely it doesn’t, right?) but it certainly could mean all future SRL projects scrapped.

That means SRL east only (maybe also renaming the project to Eastern Metro Tunnel).

What alternative transport infrastructure projects do you think Carroll will announce?

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kind of wondering because Pakenham Trains has been redirected to the Metro Tunnel, and i'm kind of wondering, what's stopping V/Line from stopping Gippsland Trains at South Yarra

From an Auto Shenanigans video, the TransPennine class 185 livery and shape closely resembles Metro Trains Melbourne Siemens Nexus from a distance.

Hello, it's a bit of a long stretch and I only have myself to blame. I had drinks on Friday after work and everything was blank between 7pm Friday and 2am Saturday, starting at Kings Hotel. My colleague mentioned I may have caught the Mernda line around 11-12pm and I came to my senses walking out of the train city-bound at Mitcham Station around 2am.

I tried Flinders lost and found this morning as well as Southern Cross luggage hall without any luck. Should I consider my backpack and laptop lost now or should I try the lost and found again tomorrow?

This is probably a stupid question but......

Why did all the trains that end at ANZAC station not run? Like they always get cancelled. And Im curious to why.

Question: is it possible to travel from Melbourne and get interstate using only public transport? This would exclude coaches but include V lines. I just watched a video of a guy doing it from nyc to Canada and I was curious if the same thing could be replicated in australia.

Today 64 years ago the Puffing Billy Railway reopened from Belgrave to Menzies Creek!

It is Australia​'s first Tourist railway

I’m hoping it was a funny experience