Ari 🚋
@transitenjoyer.bsky.social
Guy who is normal about trains
All posts, reposts, etc are made in a purely personal capacity
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@TransitEnjoyer on all the other sites as well
All posts, reposts, etc are made in a purely personal capacity
he/him
@TransitEnjoyer on all the other sites as well
As do Western Australia, Tasmania, most of Victoria and a sizeable chunk of South Australia! (1067mm for QLD, Tas, & WA, 1600mm for the rest). We're barely standardised over here
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
As do Western Australia, Tasmania, most of Victoria and a sizeable chunk of South Australia! (1067mm for QLD, Tas, & WA, 1600mm for the rest). We're barely standardised over here
If anything they should be longer! I feel like I would have gotten much more value out of a four year degree
September 20, 2025 at 3:48 AM
If anything they should be longer! I feel like I would have gotten much more value out of a four year degree
Speaking as a computer scientist: people need to stop giving us this much power! Just because someone knows about algorithms and how the internet works doesn't mean they can solve all of humanity's problems
September 6, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Speaking as a computer scientist: people need to stop giving us this much power! Just because someone knows about algorithms and how the internet works doesn't mean they can solve all of humanity's problems
What's the point of double-heading a train this short? Is it purely just for turnaround times?
August 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
What's the point of double-heading a train this short? Is it purely just for turnaround times?
This is just one little tourist/heritage line, and even then it sometimes needs to operate off of grid power or diesel if the conditions aren't right. There's plenty of electric trains in Australia, they're just powered by overhead lines en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_B...
July 27, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This is just one little tourist/heritage line, and even then it sometimes needs to operate off of grid power or diesel if the conditions aren't right. There's plenty of electric trains in Australia, they're just powered by overhead lines en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Byron_B...
Oh boy do I have a business case for you www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/lon...
Long-distance passenger rail business case (Department of Transport and Main Roads)
We are preparing a business case to replace the rollingstock on the long distance passenger rail fleet that services western regional Queensland.
www.tmr.qld.gov.au
July 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Oh boy do I have a business case for you www.tmr.qld.gov.au/projects/lon...
alignment parallel to the south side of Dalrymple Rd then down into Thuringowa and you've got an hourly train to two nearby regional centres and a half-hourly service along the main corridor of the town. Sure, the BCR won't be great but neither is the BCR of road projects and we still build those!
July 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
alignment parallel to the south side of Dalrymple Rd then down into Thuringowa and you've got an hourly train to two nearby regional centres and a half-hourly service along the main corridor of the town. Sure, the BCR won't be great but neither is the BCR of road projects and we still build those!
Honestly I think a relatively basic regional rail service for the area is viable. Build a few low-cost stations in Townsville and townships along the route and run a little DMU every hour from Townsville to either Bowen, Charters Towers, or both. If you have extra cash build a new...
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July 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Honestly I think a relatively basic regional rail service for the area is viable. Build a few low-cost stations in Townsville and townships along the route and run a little DMU every hour from Townsville to either Bowen, Charters Towers, or both. If you have extra cash build a new...
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I think the real loss here is the local services rather than the station, but compared to a lot of the city centre station closures around that time (cough cough Gympie) Townsville was a pretty reasonable decision
July 23, 2025 at 4:27 AM
I think the real loss here is the local services rather than the station, but compared to a lot of the city centre station closures around that time (cough cough Gympie) Townsville was a pretty reasonable decision
My understanding is that Adelaide gets quite hot and sunny. Why do even the new stations have like a bus stop worth of shade. What the FUCK is going on down there is everyone who plans this network drunk
July 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
My understanding is that Adelaide gets quite hot and sunny. Why do even the new stations have like a bus stop worth of shade. What the FUCK is going on down there is everyone who plans this network drunk
North Adelaide station only open part of the day?? Parklands terminal entirely disconnected from the network?? Grange line runs though what looks line a major intersection and a golf course?? That level crossing with an overpass bridge?? The Port Dock spur????
July 11, 2025 at 4:20 PM
North Adelaide station only open part of the day?? Parklands terminal entirely disconnected from the network?? Grange line runs though what looks line a major intersection and a golf course?? That level crossing with an overpass bridge?? The Port Dock spur????
How the fuck did tour autocorrect to rout
July 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
How the fuck did tour autocorrect to rout
They're running a final rout (featuring some time for photos as well), but of course I'm hours away the day it's happening www.queenslandrail.com.au/forcustomers...
Farewell to our Electric Multiple Units
www.queenslandrail.com.au
July 3, 2025 at 2:40 AM
They're running a final rout (featuring some time for photos as well), but of course I'm hours away the day it's happening www.queenslandrail.com.au/forcustomers...
God forbid someone be curious I guess
June 24, 2025 at 6:45 AM
God forbid someone be curious I guess
Why would you do this
June 18, 2025 at 4:02 AM
Why would you do this