Philip Mallis 🇺🇦
@philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy
Transport planner :dingding: & history nerd. I make maps, photos & videos. Former councillor & Chair of Urban Planning at Boroondara City Council.
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Well this is interesting on Day 2 of the #metrotunnel and first weekday of operations.
The interchange between Flinders Street and Town Hall Stations is closed when trains have stopped running for the day.
The station itself is open to enter from Collins Street […]
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The interchange between Flinders Street and Town Hall Stations is closed when trains have stopped running for the day.
The station itself is open to enter from Collins Street […]
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December 1, 2025 at 6:32 AM
Well this is interesting on Day 2 of the #metrotunnel and first weekday of operations.
The interchange between Flinders Street and Town Hall Stations is closed when trains have stopped running for the day.
The station itself is open to enter from Collins Street […]
[Original post on aus.social]
The interchange between Flinders Street and Town Hall Stations is closed when trains have stopped running for the day.
The station itself is open to enter from Collins Street […]
[Original post on aus.social]
What an amazing Day 1 for the #metrotunnel !
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
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Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]
November 30, 2025 at 2:35 AM
What an amazing Day 1 for the #metrotunnel !
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Thousands of people showed up to see the new stations, ride the trains and have a look around.
Everyone I've spoken to had lots of good things to say, with hopes for the improved public transport services that this […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Metro Tunnel stations are now showing up in the PTV app and website in advance of the first public trains next week
#MelbourneTrains #publictransport #transit #melbourne
#MelbourneTrains #publictransport #transit #melbourne
November 23, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Metro Tunnel stations are now showing up in the PTV app and website in advance of the first public trains next week
#MelbourneTrains #publictransport #transit #melbourne
#MelbourneTrains #publictransport #transit #melbourne
The Transport Victoria website has been updated and now includes an "AI Chatbot" of questionable utility.
Can't answer very basic questions and doesn't seem to add much value to the website. I would rather they focus their effort on fixing the many errors and […]
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Can't answer very basic questions and doesn't seem to add much value to the website. I would rather they focus their effort on fixing the many errors and […]
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October 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Transport Victoria website has been updated and now includes an "AI Chatbot" of questionable utility.
Can't answer very basic questions and doesn't seem to add much value to the website. I would rather they focus their effort on fixing the many errors and […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Can't answer very basic questions and doesn't seem to add much value to the website. I would rather they focus their effort on fixing the many errors and […]
[Original post on aus.social]
TIL about Fitzroy Gardens Hospital Sunday, thanks to this handy plaque near the Fairy Garden.
These beautiful gardens have been popular with Melburnians and visitors alike for a long time. Certainly a big improvement on when it was used as a dumping ground and […]
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These beautiful gardens have been popular with Melburnians and visitors alike for a long time. Certainly a big improvement on when it was used as a dumping ground and […]
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October 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
TIL about Fitzroy Gardens Hospital Sunday, thanks to this handy plaque near the Fairy Garden.
These beautiful gardens have been popular with Melburnians and visitors alike for a long time. Certainly a big improvement on when it was used as a dumping ground and […]
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These beautiful gardens have been popular with Melburnians and visitors alike for a long time. Certainly a big improvement on when it was used as a dumping ground and […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Out of all the tens of different PIDs and screen layouts across Victoria this new one at Richmond Station on Platforms 5 & 6 is my favourite.
It includes all the necessary information and is a good layout for an interchange station like Richmond with the extra […]
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It includes all the necessary information and is a good layout for an interchange station like Richmond with the extra […]
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October 27, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Out of all the tens of different PIDs and screen layouts across Victoria this new one at Richmond Station on Platforms 5 & 6 is my favourite.
It includes all the necessary information and is a good layout for an interchange station like Richmond with the extra […]
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It includes all the necessary information and is a good layout for an interchange station like Richmond with the extra […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Tram works on Victoria Street and Elizabeth Street are almost done.
The new tram stop on Victoria Street looks far too narrow and small to accommodate the high number of people likely to use it. It's also far from Peel Street which drastically increases the […]
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The new tram stop on Victoria Street looks far too narrow and small to accommodate the high number of people likely to use it. It's also far from Peel Street which drastically increases the […]
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October 24, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Tram works on Victoria Street and Elizabeth Street are almost done.
The new tram stop on Victoria Street looks far too narrow and small to accommodate the high number of people likely to use it. It's also far from Peel Street which drastically increases the […]
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The new tram stop on Victoria Street looks far too narrow and small to accommodate the high number of people likely to use it. It's also far from Peel Street which drastically increases the […]
[Original post on aus.social]
First bus that I've seen fitted with the new myki readers. Kinetic bus 388009.
They do take up a bit more space than the older ones and are liable to be bumped into on account of the card reader jutting out - especially as they are near the doors - but they do […]
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They do take up a bit more space than the older ones and are liable to be bumped into on account of the card reader jutting out - especially as they are near the doors - but they do […]
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October 7, 2025 at 8:40 AM
First bus that I've seen fitted with the new myki readers. Kinetic bus 388009.
They do take up a bit more space than the older ones and are liable to be bumped into on account of the card reader jutting out - especially as they are near the doors - but they do […]
[Original post on aus.social]
They do take up a bit more space than the older ones and are liable to be bumped into on account of the card reader jutting out - especially as they are near the doors - but they do […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Obligatory photo at the myki gates in the brand new State Library Station just before heading down to the platforms
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit
October 7, 2025 at 5:42 AM
Obligatory photo at the myki gates in the brand new State Library Station just before heading down to the platforms
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit
Lots of new Metro Tunnel announcements from the Premier and Minister for Public Transport at today's media launch!
Partial launch in early December (pending rail safety regulator signoff) with full service starting 10 February 2026. This includes changes to train […]
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Partial launch in early December (pending rail safety regulator signoff) with full service starting 10 February 2026. This includes changes to train […]
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October 7, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Lots of new Metro Tunnel announcements from the Premier and Minister for Public Transport at today's media launch!
Partial launch in early December (pending rail safety regulator signoff) with full service starting 10 February 2026. This includes changes to train […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Partial launch in early December (pending rail safety regulator signoff) with full service starting 10 February 2026. This includes changes to train […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Hoddle Street is one of the major inner arterial roads in inner Melbourne. It is 10 lanes at its widest point but narrows at its southern and northern ends. This is because it wasn't always like this.
Hoddle Street used to be a fairly standard shopping street […]
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Hoddle Street used to be a fairly standard shopping street […]
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October 4, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Hoddle Street is one of the major inner arterial roads in inner Melbourne. It is 10 lanes at its widest point but narrows at its southern and northern ends. This is because it wasn't always like this.
Hoddle Street used to be a fairly standard shopping street […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Hoddle Street used to be a fairly standard shopping street […]
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October 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
"Minor" disruption at the moment across the entire Melbourne metropolitan rail network. All passenger information displays, apps and website are not showing train departures.
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit #showmeasign
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit #showmeasign
October 2, 2025 at 9:37 PM
"Minor" disruption at the moment across the entire Melbourne metropolitan rail network. All passenger information displays, apps and website are not showing train departures.
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit #showmeasign
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne #publictransport #transit #showmeasign
October 2, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Unfortunately it looks like we're set for a repeat of the 2024-2025 saga when the down escalator at the Box Hill Bus Station was broken for over four months.
It has now been broken again for at least five days straight. No signage or assistance for people to […]
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It has now been broken again for at least five days straight. No signage or assistance for people to […]
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September 28, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Unfortunately it looks like we're set for a repeat of the 2024-2025 saga when the down escalator at the Box Hill Bus Station was broken for over four months.
It has now been broken again for at least five days straight. No signage or assistance for people to […]
[Original post on aus.social]
It has now been broken again for at least five days straight. No signage or assistance for people to […]
[Original post on aus.social]
The down escalator at Box Hill is broken yet again! Only 194 days since it was fixed.
Hopefully it doesn't take over four months to repair again...
https://philam.github.io/days-since-box-hill-escalator/
#melbournebuses #publictransport #melbourne #transit
Hopefully it doesn't take over four months to repair again...
https://philam.github.io/days-since-box-hill-escalator/
#melbournebuses #publictransport #melbourne #transit
September 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
The down escalator at Box Hill is broken yet again! Only 194 days since it was fixed.
Hopefully it doesn't take over four months to repair again...
https://philam.github.io/days-since-box-hill-escalator/
#melbournebuses #publictransport #melbourne #transit
Hopefully it doesn't take over four months to repair again...
https://philam.github.io/days-since-box-hill-escalator/
#melbournebuses #publictransport #melbourne #transit
The upgrades to City Loop stations are all well and good, but what's the point of live departure screens if you can't see them?
Blocked from view at most points on the platform by the new signs placed directly in front of them
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne […]
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Blocked from view at most points on the platform by the new signs placed directly in front of them
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne […]
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September 6, 2025 at 4:56 AM
The upgrades to City Loop stations are all well and good, but what's the point of live departure screens if you can't see them?
Blocked from view at most points on the platform by the new signs placed directly in front of them
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne […]
[Original post on aus.social]
Blocked from view at most points on the platform by the new signs placed directly in front of them
#MelbourneTrains #melbourne […]
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This is the heritage-listed Singapore Cottage on Sackville Street in Collingwood.
A rare surviving example of a very early prefabricated building brought over from Singapore in the 1850s.
#melbourne #melbournehistory #history #australia #Australianhistory #singapore
A rare surviving example of a very early prefabricated building brought over from Singapore in the 1850s.
#melbourne #melbournehistory #history #australia #Australianhistory #singapore
August 18, 2025 at 6:31 AM
This is the heritage-listed Singapore Cottage on Sackville Street in Collingwood.
A rare surviving example of a very early prefabricated building brought over from Singapore in the 1850s.
#melbourne #melbournehistory #history #australia #Australianhistory #singapore
A rare surviving example of a very early prefabricated building brought over from Singapore in the 1850s.
#melbourne #melbournehistory #history #australia #Australianhistory #singapore
Udon Yasan is still one of the best cheap eats under $10 in Melbourne's CBD.
Beef udon noodle soup for $8:40, plus free seaweed, spring onion and other toppings included. Great on a cold winter night!
#melbourne #food #japanesefood
Beef udon noodle soup for $8:40, plus free seaweed, spring onion and other toppings included. Great on a cold winter night!
#melbourne #food #japanesefood
August 12, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Udon Yasan is still one of the best cheap eats under $10 in Melbourne's CBD.
Beef udon noodle soup for $8:40, plus free seaweed, spring onion and other toppings included. Great on a cold winter night!
#melbourne #food #japanesefood
Beef udon noodle soup for $8:40, plus free seaweed, spring onion and other toppings included. Great on a cold winter night!
#melbourne #food #japanesefood
At least 100 people waiting for late buses on Lonsdale Street on a Sunday. Some are running 30+ minutes late.
There are no bus lanes or other bus priority on what is the busiest bus corridor in the CBD.
#melbourne #melbournebuses #publictransport #transit
There are no bus lanes or other bus priority on what is the busiest bus corridor in the CBD.
#melbourne #melbournebuses #publictransport #transit
August 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
At least 100 people waiting for late buses on Lonsdale Street on a Sunday. Some are running 30+ minutes late.
There are no bus lanes or other bus priority on what is the busiest bus corridor in the CBD.
#melbourne #melbournebuses #publictransport #transit
There are no bus lanes or other bus priority on what is the busiest bus corridor in the CBD.
#melbourne #melbournebuses #publictransport #transit
August 2, 2025 at 6:41 AM
Happy National Lamington Day!
These came out well, with extra dessicated coconut too
#australia #lamingtons #food #lamingtonday #baking
These came out well, with extra dessicated coconut too
#australia #lamingtons #food #lamingtonday #baking
July 21, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Happy National Lamington Day!
These came out well, with extra dessicated coconut too
#australia #lamingtons #food #lamingtonday #baking
These came out well, with extra dessicated coconut too
#australia #lamingtons #food #lamingtonday #baking
Progress on the kerbside protected bike lanes installed as part of the Metro Tunnel works for State Library on Franklin Street
#melbourne #bikelanes
#melbourne #bikelanes
July 19, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Progress on the kerbside protected bike lanes installed as part of the Metro Tunnel works for State Library on Franklin Street
#melbourne #bikelanes
#melbourne #bikelanes
July 5, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Kinetic bubble bus operating a Route 504 service at the north end of Rathdowne Street in Carlton North
#melbournebuses #melbourne #publictransport #transit
#melbournebuses #melbourne #publictransport #transit
July 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Kinetic bubble bus operating a Route 504 service at the north end of Rathdowne Street in Carlton North
#melbournebuses #melbourne #publictransport #transit
#melbournebuses #melbourne #publictransport #transit