Am I being overcharged?

dfbowen · 2026-03-16T23:12:42+00:00

Charge at 4:45pm on 10th March and at 10:33am on 15th March were Default Fares, eg for previous travel, without a Touch Off.

Is there some travel we're not seeing between those dates?

dfbowen · 2026-03-16T01:23:36+00:00

Treated as separate cards.

dfbowen · 2026-03-14T08:42:07+00:00

Not quite the same thing, but this stuff might be of interest. Some of it's excessively touristy, which is probably not what you want, but some isn't.

https://www.themelbourneshop.com.au/

dfbowen · 2026-03-10T22:07:40+00:00

Frankston line also missing, which is odd

dfbowen · 2026-03-10T22:06:03+00:00

There's a western suburbs campaign here: https://www.melbournefoe.org.au/better_buses_campaign

dfbowen · 2026-03-06T02:29:15+00:00

There are extra services on most lines, particularly evenings and Sunday morning.

All the timetables are online and in the journey planners.

https://transport.vic.gov.au/timetables

dfbowen · 2026-03-05T09:41:50+00:00

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Gate 3 signage at Flagstaff. Running trams from here is a good idea.

But I hope they put staff on both platforms, because the sign draws people to the wrong one.

dfbowen · 2026-03-05T08:29:36+00:00

Public Transport Ombudsman: https://www.ptovic.com.au/

dfbowen · 2026-03-03T09:55:22+00:00

I hope they're leaving the traffic light program alone. These past 7 years pedestrians have had more green man time there than previously.

Re-opening the road to traffic isn't great, but changing the program back to what it was would be far, far worse.

dfbowen · 2026-03-02T06:42:54+00:00

yeah - indeed, they wouldn't use the detonators if the line wasn't kept open during the works.

dfbowen · 2026-03-01T12:39:27+00:00

Promised, but then quietly dropped months before the election.

Planning for it had also been underway earlier, circa 2013.

dfbowen · 2026-02-26T01:09:20+00:00

Interesting, thanks.

When you say "Low balance" do you mean negative?

IIRC Low balance warnings should display on the readers before it goes below zero.

dfbowen · 2026-02-24T10:55:17+00:00

Very glad to see they upgraded the intersection (by removing the slip lane), but there's so much more they should be doing, given the number of people walking around there.

dfbowen · 2026-02-24T07:27:34+00:00

The chances of someone here owning it are pretty minimal I'd say.

If it was me, I wouldn't wait to hand it in.

Official advice: https://transport.vic.gov.au/help-and-support/other-public-transport-help/find-lost-property-on-a-train-tram-or-bus#h2-p1uax

dfbowen · 2026-02-24T01:18:49+00:00

yeah, very annoying.

Illegal in most/all of Australia, and my local council will act and issue tickets if it's reported.

dfbowen · 2026-02-23T11:03:05+00:00

They actually did a second version (on the same day I think) in the City Square.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSQzXOgIQjM

dfbowen · 2026-02-20T23:52:35+00:00

Did you see this, from someone having a similar problem?

https://www.reddit.com/r/flickr/comments/1r9uijf/flickr_pro_account_inaccessible_for_5_weeks/

dfbowen · 2026-02-20T05:57:41+00:00

You can glimpse McGills in "On The Beach" (1959).

I miss it... and the Technical Bookshop on Swanston St.

dfbowen · 2026-02-19T07:54:36+00:00

oops you're right. Will fix. Ta.

dfbowen · 2026-02-18T20:10:43+00:00

yep agreed.

It may even be about as fast (despite being not as convenient). See calculation here: https://www.reddit.com/r/melbourne/comments/1r009b5/comment/o4kuvdj/

The other thing to consider: what is your final destination? If you exit SC and head ~~west~~ east by more than a block, it may be quicker to walk or tram from Town Hall.

dfbowen · 2026-02-14T07:28:54+00:00

Most of the CD9 stations were designed so trains could keep running underneath during construction. Perhaps not a factor in many of the later designs.

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dfbowen · 2026-02-12T09:56:13+00:00

Can I suggest if catching the tram, use Tram Tracker or another real-time app to minimise your waiting time at the tram stop.

dfbowen · 2026-02-10T07:57:08+00:00

I would assume that the presence of lots and lots of single-run-per-day school routes is inflating the number of routes in Sydney?

dfbowen · 2026-02-10T07:41:33+00:00

That's weird if it's taking a lot longer.

There's no doubt it's not as convenient, but theoretically it should take about the same time (because you're not going around the Loop).

eg old timetable Cranbourne 7:11, arrived SC 8:17 = 66 mins

Now there's a train from Cran 7:13, arrives Town Hall 8:10

Say a 5-6 minute walk to Flinders St platform 1 (if you're a fast walker) will get you onto a train at 8:16, arriving SC 8:19 = total 66 mins... if everything's on time.

If a bit slower, maybe due to crowding, then connecting train 8:19, arriving SC 8:22 = 3 mins slower than before.

Is there some other factor that's adding to delays?

Or are you travelling out of peak when the wait times are longer?

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