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That ex APM 1939 Malcolm Moore still exists I believe, last known to be slumbering away the years at Muckleford.
December 3, 2025 at 2:56 AM
That ex APM 1939 Malcolm Moore still exists I believe, last known to be slumbering away the years at Muckleford.
Yeah one could easily imagine DL1 would have trundled around Ipswich in 1939 for trials.
December 3, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Yeah one could easily imagine DL1 would have trundled around Ipswich in 1939 for trials.
A note has been passed to me from the hair splitting department, enquiring if the NSWGR 79 class locos could be considered as predating these?
December 3, 2025 at 1:41 AM
A note has been passed to me from the hair splitting department, enquiring if the NSWGR 79 class locos could be considered as predating these?
One thing that has just dawned on me, they don't (yet?) have ads on the PSD facade. It's actually nice having unbroken visibility along the platform, I do hope they remain ad free.
November 30, 2025 at 11:42 PM
One thing that has just dawned on me, they don't (yet?) have ads on the PSD facade. It's actually nice having unbroken visibility along the platform, I do hope they remain ad free.
This is a pretty cool space, it's just a pity there will be a hulking great electronic advertising sign here.
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This is a pretty cool space, it's just a pity there will be a hulking great electronic advertising sign here.
This is a pretty cool space, it's just a pity there will be a hulking great electronic advertising sign here.
November 30, 2025 at 4:49 AM
This is a pretty cool space, it's just a pity there will be a hulking great electronic advertising sign here.
Yeah the temporary junction only has something like 1:8.25 crossing angle, so is <40 km/h. With a straight railing the resulting reverse curve is close to or at line speed.
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Yeah the temporary junction only has something like 1:8.25 crossing angle, so is <40 km/h. With a straight railing the resulting reverse curve is close to or at line speed.
Here we have a westbound service that has just arrived at WFY in a CBTC protected mode. As this is a transition platform, the platform departure signal is held at stop until the train changes to conventional signalling mode.
November 30, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Here we have a westbound service that has just arrived at WFY in a CBTC protected mode. As this is a transition platform, the platform departure signal is held at stop until the train changes to conventional signalling mode.
The end CBTC sign at West Footscray. This one is for all of our friends out there who really don't like CBTC.
November 30, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The end CBTC sign at West Footscray. This one is for all of our friends out there who really don't like CBTC.
I also got a happy snap of a Comeng running a SUY line service. Once February comes around the SUY will be 100% HCMT, and once the western portal junction is gone the non-HCMT fleet won't even be able to get over this side of town.
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 AM
I also got a happy snap of a Comeng running a SUY line service. Once February comes around the SUY will be 100% HCMT, and once the western portal junction is gone the non-HCMT fleet won't even be able to get over this side of town.
Certainly as a sitting pax on the 1st car of the 1st westbound, the onboard staff spent a lot of time encouraging standing pax down the train. I suspect the loading was a little front heavy.
November 30, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Certainly as a sitting pax on the 1st car of the 1st westbound, the onboard staff spent a lot of time encouraging standing pax down the train. I suspect the loading was a little front heavy.
The trains berth in the underground stations pretty swiftly. It's nifty.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
The trains berth in the underground stations pretty swiftly. It's nifty.
Yeah the westbound train was basically full and standing after Dandenong.
November 29, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Yeah the westbound train was basically full and standing after Dandenong.
This train is getting quite full, I honestly didn't expect this amount of pax.
November 29, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This train is getting quite full, I honestly didn't expect this amount of pax.
Anyway I am onboard the leading car, and we'll see how we go.
November 29, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Anyway I am onboard the leading car, and we'll see how we go.
There were quite a few people who have decided to do similar. They even put some queueing arrangements in place.
November 29, 2025 at 10:08 PM
There were quite a few people who have decided to do similar. They even put some queueing arrangements in place.
Last time I was in the US in 2018 I was staying at some random hotel, and the day I left a bunch of rooms had been set up like this...
November 17, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Last time I was in the US in 2018 I was staying at some random hotel, and the day I left a bunch of rooms had been set up like this...
Correct. Eventually the termites won.
October 3, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Correct. Eventually the termites won.
I seem to recall it was something like SORP (Suburban Overhead Rehabilitation Project). Amongst other things I think it replaced wholesale the original insulators.
I also seem to recall the original SORP skipped some bits, like beyond Dandenong, which was then done later in the early 90's?
I also seem to recall the original SORP skipped some bits, like beyond Dandenong, which was then done later in the early 90's?
September 30, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I seem to recall it was something like SORP (Suburban Overhead Rehabilitation Project). Amongst other things I think it replaced wholesale the original insulators.
I also seem to recall the original SORP skipped some bits, like beyond Dandenong, which was then done later in the early 90's?
I also seem to recall the original SORP skipped some bits, like beyond Dandenong, which was then done later in the early 90's?
It launches the Microsoft AI slop machine called copilot
September 25, 2025 at 1:19 AM
It launches the Microsoft AI slop machine called copilot