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Daniel Bowen
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Transport blogger / campaigner and spokesperson for / professional geek. Opinions are all mine.
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The above tweets expanded into a blog post, with links to the radio discussion this morning, and IV's new report
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Strong competition for the top 3 baffling buses, but I went with:
Route 558's figure 8 magical mystery tour
Route 600/922/923 which is so confusing it killed the PTV web site trying to display the map
Route 800's bafflingly poor weekend service, including no buses on Sundays🚌
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Remember that the local councils of Melbourne seem to think that bike and scooter riders are a threat to public safety, whereas nobody seems to give a crap about these oversized kid killers (the bonnet of this Silverado is basically at my shoulders).
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Infrequent services, confusing routes, major destinations missed, sometimes no service when people want to travel - this article highlights ten of Melbourne's worst bus routes
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We're so proud to present the winning tram design and our 2023 #AllAboard rainbow pride tram along with competition partners and program partners ! Congratulations to the winning artist, Marco Pennacchia.
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After a wonderful 8 years in Parliament I’d like to congratulate the successful candidates for Northern Metropolitan Region & indeed all successful candidates in the Victorian election.
Sadly I wont be joining them in the 60th Parliament but I do have some homework for them …
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#BREAKING 
Reason Party leader Fiona Patten has conceded & congratulated the winners in the Northern Metro Region, with the DLP’s Adem Somyurek now all but certain to take her seat
This ends her 8 years in the Victorian upper house
#6NewsAU #SpringSt | 6newsau.com
Reason Party leader Fiona Patten has conceded & congratulated the winners in the Northern Metro Region, with the DLP’s Adem Somyurek now all but certain to take her seat
This ends her 8 years in the Victorian upper house
#6NewsAU #SpringSt | 6newsau.com1
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In the last two days, Musk has lobbed bad faith accusations of supporting or enabling pedophilia or child trafficking against four people who criticized him. This has resulted in these individuals experience mass harassment and even threats.
Here's a thread to break it down.
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The light rail just got faster! Now if a train is approaching an intersection, it will get signal priority if there are no cars waiting for the light.
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Fishermans Bend will need a range of high-frequency public transport options to avoid becoming gridlocked, including trams and the Melbourne Metro 2 tunnel #BuildMM2
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Check out the giant cloud of black diesel exhaust in the background... 🚭
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Friday 2 December 2022 - VLocity VL34 and classmate depart Sunshine on the up. Plus 24 more new photos in the V/Line - Regional Rail Link, Kastoria Bus Lines, Bus stops and infrastructure in Victoria, Transit Systems Victoria, CDC Melbourne, Sunshine,… dlvr.it/Sf9H7R
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I saw a relative onto the 16:36 train to Seymour. Just two carriages. Standing room only, on a weekend when lots of carriages are sitting around doing nothing. Lift your game, V/Line.
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Probably just as well the tram square is being removed. It’s clearly not in good nick.
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Not a bad job by the iPhone 14 Pro Max through a filthy window at Flinders Street Station. 🚂 instagr.am/p/Cl-sVWpv_Kg/
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I am watching a movie clips about 's Tesla Semi - remember, the truck that was to revolutionize the transport industry when it entered the market 4 years ago 🤡
And I am going to tell you'all why it is a completely stupid vehicle. And I won't even want to talk about (1)
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"Fare-free transit sounds great in theory, but American bus networks are far behind global leaders in offering good service."
thinks D.C.'s decision to cancel bus fares is wrong and she is right:
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Ever thought some rail lines just happen to feel a bit faster than others? You're right! Thought I'd crunch some numbers to see who fares better in terms of average speed for a terminus to CBD journey, and here are the results. Outer west tends to fare better than outer southeast
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Enjoying a burger with my kids whilst overhearing staff explaining to a visitor how easy and frequent the bus service is & that it would be better than Uber… the 333 that we’ve progressively upgraded to the busiest bus route in Australia. That’s job satisfaction!
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Never say never. But I do think Sydney to Newcastle and Sydney to Canberra are the logical first steps for high speed rail in Australia.
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Umm right. Thanks for the review Bryan. Shame it's for the wrong organisation.😐
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I've finally had confirmation from #MetroTrains that the advice given to & others regarding photography on the rail network was not correct.
They sent an earlier reply which confirmed what Max was told below, but I have now received a further email that this was wrong
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My self-driving Tesla crosses four lanes of freeway traffic in an attempt to jackknife an oncoming subaru. In the final seconds of my life, I’m filling out a captcha to try and regain control of the vehicle, but I don’t know which squares in the grid are “woke”
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The Public Transport Ombudsman's annual report has just been published. If a complaint to a public transport operator has not been satisfactorily resolved, you can contact the PTO for help.
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Our Annual Report 2022 overviews the 1,423 public transport complaints Victorians brought to the Ombudsman in 2021-22 – up 10% on last year and broadly in line with people travelling again since pandemic restrictions eased.
For a summary and full Report: bit.ly/3urV8bI
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Wow, horrified to see a driver (massive 4WD) drive past nearly every open door on a tram, to be stopped at the second door by a woman shouting at them to stop.
The driver then drove past the remaining open doors, to wait at the red traffic light.
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How can we make the most of Melbourne's buses?
Our President will be on the panel for this Infrastructure Victoria webinar next Monday - should be a great discussion!
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Webinar: Making the most of Melbourne’s buses
Join a panel of experts as they discuss the opportunity to make more of Melbourne’s bus network, building on reforms so far: bit.ly/3VSa4LK
#buses #melbourne #congestion
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Life-threatening emergency - Call 000.
Need to see a doc urgently but cant get in?
You can call Virtual ED and speak with a doctor, get the advice and assurance you need AND take some of the strain off paramedics and ED staff.
vved.org.au
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Commuters are set for a summer of long, frustrating delays, with construction ramping up on road and rail projects. #9News
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Audio and car manufacturers are working hard to remove "annoying, offensive" car noise... for the people in the car that's making the noise. I guess everybody else can just lump it.
theverge.com/23482627/bose-
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Blog: Tram replacement bus drama on St Kilda Road
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[Blog] Incoming ministers will soon be hitting the (red) books to see what's most pressing in their portfolios. It's about doing what's right, not what's popular. My list for PT here: melbourneontransit.blogspot.com/2022/12/7-tick #springst
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This afternoon I had a routine PCR test which has returned a positive result for COVID-19.
I will be isolating and will continue to work from home.
I encourage anyone who is unwell to test and to take any extra precautions to keep their families and neighbours well.
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🚉🎂🛤️Happy birthday to Upper Ferntree Gully station, opened on this day in 1889.
The nearby highway is six lanes wide, but the rail line is still mostly single track, contributing to delays and limiting services on the Belgrave line.
📷Bob Tan via Wikipedia
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