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Fan of public transport, walking, and interesting facts. I sometimes post photos I take or thoughts I have on transportation, election science, or other topics.
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I'm back in Sydney now, after getting the train back from Canberra. The train might not be the fastest way to get between Sydney and Canberra, but it's a nice way to do it.
October 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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City Hill, at one of the corners of Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle.
Looking up a hill towards a flagpole with the flag of the Australian Capital Territory, with rows of trees on either side of an area of grass and dirt leading towards the flagpole A view to the south from City Hill, with rows of trees on either side of a grassy area leading down towards Commonwealth Avenue, which leads towards Parliament House in the distance
October 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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The Butters Bridge, a pedestrian bridge over the Molonglo River which opened in 2016.
Looking along a pedestrian bridge with a concrete floor and metal barriers on either side; there is a bench on the bridge and the bridge is wider around this bench
October 23, 2025 at 4:46 AM
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The under-construction Molonglo River Bridge.
A bridge over a valley, viewed from a long distance away. There are trees and grass in the valley, and cranes at the ends of the bridge.
October 23, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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The Kingston Foreshore area, close to Canberra Station.
Mid-rise apartment buildings with shops at ground level on a pedestrian street next to a body of water
October 22, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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I'm in Canberra now, after taking the train from Sydney. This was my first time on an Xplorer train.
The front of a NSW TrainLink Xplorer train at the platform at Canberra Station
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 AM
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On the weekend, due to trackwork, trains on the Metro North West & Bankstown Line were running between Castle Hill and Sydenham. This is the view from the front of a train using the crossover east of Castle Hill to terminate there. This crossover isn't used by normal services.
An underground double crossover junction, viewed from the front of a train on one of the crossover tracks; another crossover track crosses this track at an angle in front, and the main tracks are on the left and right sides of the wide underground space
October 21, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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The Oxford Street cycleway in Sydney opened recently. This cycleway on a major road links multiple other cycleways, making the cycling network more connected.
Looking along a wide road with a bidirectional cycleway on the left of the road, where the lane going towards the viewpoint splits into 2 lanes, 1 for going straight and 1 for turning right A bidirectional cycleway next to a road, separated from the road by a kerb A cycleway next to a road approaching an intersection with another road A cycleway in between a footpath and a bus stop, with a zebra crossing across the cycleway to connect the footpath and the bus stop, and a fence between the bus stop and the cycleway
October 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
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New Exploring Sydney's Railways video! In this one, filmed in June 2024 before the closure of the Bankstown Line, I visit Wiley Park. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dTzj...
Exploring Wiley Park
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September 25, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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The Woolwich Dock in Woolwich, Sydney. It originally opened in 1901, and an expansion was completed in 1918. It was formerly a dry dock.
Looking along the side of a dock towards a rock wall in the distance, with disused railway tracks parallel to the dock and boats in the water on the left Looking along the side of a dock towards a rock wall in the distance, with a path elevated just above the ground leading forward and a rock wall on the right with vegetation in front of it Looking towards a rock wall at the end of a dock, which overhangs the far end of the dock and is otherwise a vertical wall curving around the walkway around the dock Looking along a dock from its far end, with boats in the water on the right side and rock walls on the left and right sides of the dock
September 18, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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A week ago I visited another Sydney Metro West open day at the site of the future Parramatta metro station. The main focus of this open day was seeing one of the tunnel boring machines, as it was in the station box on the day. bsky.app/profile/unsp...
Inside the under-construction station box at the Parramatta metro station, viewed from part of the way down; there are concrete walls on the left and right sides and horizontal metal beams supporting these walls The front of a tunnel boring machine; a circular brown cutterhead Side view of the front of a tunnel boring machine, with the cutterhead on the left and the shield to the right of it A tunnel boring machine in the under-construction station box of the Parramatta metro station, with the shield on the left and various equipment behind it
August 16, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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The reason why I haven't posted for several months before today is because I wanted my next post to be about the Riverstone video, but I kept on putting off finishing the video, so I didn't make other posts until the video was done.
August 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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New Exploring Sydney's Railways video! In this one I visit Riverstone, an unusual station on the Sydney rail network as it has a level crossing next to it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=waQv...
Exploring Riverstone
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August 11, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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What's next for Sydney Metro after Sydney Metro West?
I think one of the next projects should be Sydney Metro Southeast – an extension of the line to Randwick via Green Square. (thread, 1/12)
Map of my unofficial proposal for the Sydney Metro Southeast extension. After the under-construction Sydney Metro West stations of The Bays, Pyrmont, and Hunter Street, it would stop at Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Waterloo East, Green Square, Rosebery, UNSW, and Randwick.
November 30, 2024 at 5:32 AM
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I've been visiting Dulwich Hill Station every few weeks since it closed to see how it's changing for the Sydney Metro conversion, as there are good views of the station from nearby streets. These photos are from the week before the closure and the 1st, 4th, and 6th week after.
A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in late September 2024. The station has an island platform and a brick building in the center. A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in early October 2024. Construction work is taking place on the edge of the platform. A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in late October 2024. Platform-screen doors have been installed on parts of the far side of the island platform, but not on the near side. A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in early November 2024. Platform-screen doors have been installed on both sides of the island platform.
November 25, 2024 at 6:51 AM
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My best photo from May 2023: Looking down an escalator at Kellyville Station, with light coming through the colored windows.
A view down an escalator towards ground level, with stripes of white, yellow, and green light caused by colored windows on the left
November 21, 2024 at 9:41 PM
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Martin Place Station is impressive from a layout perspective. There are 3 entrance areas, and all 3 have connections to other entrance areas both in the unpaid area and the paid area. It's such an extensive underground passageway network.
November 20, 2024 at 5:46 AM
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The demolition of buildings in the Hunter Street Station East site appears to be complete.
The Hunter Street Station East construction site viewed from the opposite corner of the Hunter Street and Bligh Street intersection The Hunter Street Station East construction site viewed from across the road on Hunter Street The Hunter Street Station East construction site viewed from the opposite corner of the Hunter Street and O'Connell Street intersection The Hunter Street Station East construction site viewed from across the road on O'Connell Street
November 18, 2024 at 12:09 AM
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St Peters Interchange
November 17, 2024 at 5:35 AM
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It's impressive how Waterfall is able to act as a terminating station for both directions and also as a through station with just 2 platforms.
November 16, 2024 at 1:22 AM
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Most of Sydney's buses don't have internal passenger information displays, but some of them do. The design of this display is simple and effective, showing the route, time, next stop, and 2 following stops.
A screen on a bus displaying the following text: "430" and "Sydenham" at the top of the screen on a white background "Next Stop" and "Time: 14:54" in a row with a black background "Erskineville Rd" in large text in a row with a blue background "Newtown Station" and "Enmore Theatre" in smaller text on separate rows with a white background, with a blue line on the left with short perpendicular lines pointing towards each row
November 14, 2024 at 12:03 AM
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The remains of what used to be a staircase up the cliff near Barangaroo Station.
A wall of rock viewed from across a road. In the top left of the wall there is a large void about a meter deep, with a staircase at the bottom leading up to the left. Below and to the right of this there are bricks filling the space where the lower part of the staircase would have once been. In the top right of the wall there is a diagonal line of concrete that implies that there once would have been a second section of the staircase in front of the first, leading up from left to right.
November 11, 2024 at 7:35 AM
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I never got to ride on the old T6 Carlingford Line before it closed, but today I rode the new T6 Lidcombe & Bankstown Line on its first day of operation.
Next-train indicator screens on Platform 1 of Bankstown Station, showing upcoming trains on the T6 line to Lidcombe, stopping at Yagoona, Birrong, Regents Park, Berala, and Lidcombe. A train about to run this service is visible in the bottom of the image.
October 19, 2024 at 7:55 AM
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The new design of next-train indicators on the Sydney Metro line is a big improvement over the old design in my opinion. It's almost identical to the existing Sydney Trains design, so it looks great when they're placed together.
4 next-train indicators at Martin Place Station. The 2 on the left are for the Sydney Trains platforms (1 and 2), and the 2 on the right are for the Sydney Metro platforms (3 and 4). All 4 have the line number and destination at the top, a scrolling list of stations in the middle on the left, the platform number and minutes until departure on the right, and basic details of 2 upcoming services at the bottom.
September 23, 2024 at 5:13 AM
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Dulwich Hill Station will look so different with platform-screen doors.
Looking along the platform of Dulwich Hill Station from the western end, towards the recently-built western footbridge Part of Platform 2 at Dulwich Hill Station, looking towards the recently-built western footbridge and the stairs leading up to it The western end of the platform at Dulwich Hill Station Dulwich Hill Station viewed from the western footbridge, looking over Platform 2 with a train stopped at the platform
September 20, 2024 at 12:15 AM