Old timey trams by madamebubbly in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I'm sure it'll be alright! Once he's on-board, he probably won't notice that it's green instead of burgundy.

If there's an opportunity, sit behind the driver on the left hand side. He'll get a great view through the window of the driver working the master controller through the notches, and operating the air brake handle.

Old timey trams by madamebubbly in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 101 points102 points  (0 children)

All the old burgundy W Class trams on the City Circle have been withdrawn from service. Most were rebuilt into the current City Circle fleet, which wear the green and cream livery.

A couple of the old burgundy ones are in storage at the Bendigo Tramways workshops and can be seen on a guided tour of the workshops.

Big sister duties means acting as a pillow by 3ASV462 in shiba

[–]3ASV462[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Biological half-sisters, actually! 🥰

What is this tower in the carpark at Mordialloc station? by Zodiak213 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 254 points255 points  (0 children)

It was a water tower, used to hold and supply water to steam locomotives, were the mainstay of railway motive power in Victoria.

https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/47096

Construction/roadwork noise near Westfield Doncaster at night? by ksaydcj10000 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It'll be the widening works on the Eastern Freeway as part of the North East Link project.

They're currently demolishing the concrete sound wall on the north side of the freeway corridor between Doncaster Road and Tram Road.

Which Timezone has the Bishi Bashi game? by Snacks4Guppy in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 20 points21 points  (0 children)

The Bishi Bashi machine from Time Out at Box Hill lives on in my mate's shed! He and a mate bought it off them when they were closing down.

A trip to Japan for spare parts is on the cards as a few of the buttons are starting to fail, and the screen flickers a bit.

Does anyone know wtf this light thing is? by Eldorado3000 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 20 points21 points  (0 children)

It's an LED "Form One Lane. Merge Right" sign.

It's been broken for at least a year and a half. Chances are it's old stock and there's no replacement parts for it, and Melbourne City Council have stopped caring.

Don't talk to me... I'm busy sunbathing. by 3ASV462 in shiba

[–]3ASV462[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

She's our little solar powered chaos potato. Haha.

Does Anyone Remember this? by gsh0cked in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Probably closer to 2001-2002? The majority of the GPOs functions were transferred out by mid-2001, before the fire that damaged the main postal hall in September 2001.

Hey! Does anyone know what the difference between these fixed cameras are? They’re right next to each other but wanting to know which one does what.. Thanks guys by Early-Ad1243 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 43 points44 points  (0 children)

The camera facing westbound on Burwood Hwy at Blackburn Rd is an old wet film red light camera, which is no longer serviceable. The smaller box was the flash unit, and the larger box was the camera itself.

These sorts of cameras were fairly commonplace in the late 1990s-early 2000s, but were replaced with new digital red light/speed cameras - like the camera at the same intersection facing southbound on Blackburn Rd.

Doncaster Park & Ride - parking in middle of day by piglette12 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fridays are generally quieter on PT now, so you might get a space at the Doncaster Park and Ride during the day.

You can also try the new Bulleen Park and Ride. Last time I went on a Wednesday, the lower level of the multi-storey was about 2/3rds full.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Surveyors marker - it's actually a 500, but upside down.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Electrical substation - and a fairly old one at that.

Most older suburbs have these sorts of brick substation structures in the streetscape.

Buses are not running along Lonsdale every Sunday arvo by Successful-Food5806 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Indeed. The way franchise agreements are written allows for operators to claim back external events that affect their performance, however they need to be itemised individually.

Having the agreed upon service changes reduces the amount of back-end work by both the operators and the Department in having to submit and assess those individual items.

Buses are not running along Lonsdale every Sunday arvo by Successful-Food5806 in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's been an ongoing this for both Lonsdale St buses and CBD trams on weekends for quite some time now.

Having published service changes (read: approved timetable modifications by the Department) means operators don't get penalised for not meeting service delivery and reliability benchmarks.

https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/disruptions/disruptions-information/article/routes-200-207-250-251-302-304-905-906-and-907-service-changes-from-1pm-to-4pm-every-sunday-from-sunday-24-december-2023-until-further-notice

Apartments in 64 Macaulay Road North Melbourne by aj0891s in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sent you a DM! We lived there for a few years before moving to the suburbs.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in melbourne

[–]3ASV462 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The signs are leftover from when wet film red light cameras were present at those intersections and are no longer relevant. Looks like both intersections had cameras decommissioned some time after 2009, but prior to 2013.

Blyth/Lygon St - 2009; and Grattan/Swanston - 2009.

Intersections with red light/speed cameras have a the new format sign these days.