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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

Today is one of the ten days or so of perfect weather that Melbourne gets each year. Great for a picnic lunch at Flagstaff Gardens. Doesn't get much better than this! #Spring #melbourne

Photo of the Melbourne skyline behind large oak trees in Flagstaff Gardens with people sitting on large green lawn areas.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/08/2026

DART routes running 30+ minutes late throughout the day due to lack of bus priority during North East Link construction works. Causing massive delays and overcrowding. This is completely unacceptable situation for the main public transport routes servicing the […] [Original post on aus.social]

Screenshot of PTV app showing the 906 bus running 33 minutes late

Screenshot of PTV app showing 905 bus route running 30 minutes late

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/07/2026

The first passenger run of the new G class tram today. And what a morning! Starting at Essendon Depot there was a media conference and gathering of politicians, project staff, drivers and many others to celebrate the big day. The first new tram class for […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/07/2026

If only there was some important message that this handy new variable sign could show @wongm #Melbourne #MelbourneTrains #PublicTransport #ShowMeASign

Photo of a variable lit sign in white text on black background saying "Station open" next to a smaller, printed sign saying that buses are replacing trains. Above the entrance to Parliament Railway Station on Spring Street at Collins Street in Melbourne.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/07/2026

Sigh. The up escalator at Box Hill Bus Station, repaired only a month ago, has broken again. Counter updated accordingly: philam.github.io/days-since-box-hil… #MelbourneBuses #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Photo of the up escalator leading from Box Hill Shopping Centre to the rooftop bus Interchange with a yellow barrier and sign saying it is broken.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/06/2026

The best food for a cold winter's night, αβγολέμονο (Greek chicken soup with egg and lots of lemon) #GreekFood #winter #cooking

Photo of a bowl of αβγολέμονο soup on a bench with a spoon in the white bowl

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/06/2026

Start of our second strike today for fair pay for Council workers! Building on the largest local government strike in Australia's history last month, we're asking for fair pay. Our wages have gone down over the past four years and this needs to change! Learn […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of a sign saying "Library Lovers Love Library Workers"

Photo of a crowd of people holding flags and banners

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026

246 bus absolutely jam packed at its southern end even on a Sunday afternoon. Leaving tens of people behind at stops because they can't fit. Not even 15 minute headways are enough for a route like this. Bus priority and higher frequency is clearly needed. @ptua […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo inside crowded bus looking down corridor

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/06/2026

Rejoice! After a month of being broken, the up escalator to Box Hill Bus Station has finally been repaired (again). Let's see how long it lasts! #MelbourneBuses #Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit

Photo of people standing on the up escalator at Box Hill Central Shopping Centre that leads up to the bus station

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/06/2026

Box Hill Bus Station escalator update. It's now been a month since the up escalator broke. Still no information from anyone on when it will be fixed or what is being done to stop this recurring issue. And as of today, the down escalator is now broken as well […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of both up and down escalators at Box Hill Central broken down.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/05/2026

Spotted a speed hump advisory speed limit sign that's pre-metric! You can see under the faded "20" the "8" from when it was miles per hour. Never seen one like this before #ShowMeASign #Melbourne

Photo of a yellow speed hump advisory sign with an "8" visible under faded "20km/h" on a street in Melbourne.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/05/2026

Art projection on the side of Hamer Hall on the Yarra River as part of Rising Festival #Melbourne #Rising #Night

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/05/2026

Melbourne really turning on the weather! There's been some beautiful afternoon autumn light the past few days #Melbourne #australia #autumn #cityscape #CitiesForPeople

Photo looking south along Elizabeth Street towards the GPO as people start to cross the street in afternoon light

View looking along the grass lawn out the front of the State Library of Victoria with people sitting down in the sunshine. Blue sky in the background.

View looking along the grass lawn out the front of the State Library of Victoria with people sitting down in the sunshine, looking towards Swanston Street.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/05/2026

It's Overland photoshoot day! Found my spot just outside Ararat. On a slight curve, clear sightlines and with the sun behind me. Now all I have to do is wait and hope the train isn't running too late. It only comes through in this direction twice a week so I […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of a hand holding a Canon DSLR camera in front of a railway track waiting to take a photo

Photo of me standing in front of a railway track with gum trees and dry grass in the background.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/05/2026

Now taking bets: will Hell freeze over before the Box Hill Bus Station escalator is fixed? Apparently nobody knows when this will be back in service. Transport Victoria don't know and the shopping centre have no timeline. #MelbourneBuses #Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit

Photo of broken escalator with yellow safety barrier at Box Hill Shopping Centre

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/05/2026

Coming up to the one week anniversary since the Box Hill Bus Station escalator broke down. Again. No signs of it being fixed and no communication from Transport Victoria or Vicinity Centres. philam.github.io/days-since-box-hil… #MelbourneBuses #Melbourne #PublicTransport

Photo of the bottom of a broken escalator in Box Hill Central Shopping Centre with a yellow safety fence around it

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/05/2026

What a beautiful afternoon at the Royal Exhibition Building Open Day! This is being held to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the opening of Australia's first federal Parliament on 8 May 1901. Thousands of people came to enjoy the free entry into the Building […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of the main hall inside the Royal Exhibition Building with a crowd of people inside admiring the heritage building.

People looking at Charles Nuttall's painting of the opening of Australia's Federal Parliament in 1901.

View looking west from the Dome rooftop of the Royal Exhibition Building during sunset, with yellow light bouncing off skyscrapers and buildings in the distance.

View looking south towards skyscrapers in Melbourne's CBD from the Dome rooftop of the Royal Exhibition Building during sunset, with yellow light reflecting off a tower on the Building.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/05/2026

Once again the bus station escalator at the Box Hill Bus Station has broken down. This time the escalator going up, which also means that passengers can't use the stairs. This only leaves the single lift the opposite end of the shopping centre that is slow, dirty […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of the up escalator with a yellow maintenance fence around the bottom of the Box Hill Bus Station in Box Hill Central Shopping Centre.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/05/2026

Incredible turnout today at the largest local government strike in Victoria's history! The message from the thousands of workers here today is clear - Council workers deserve fair pay. Our wages have gone **down** in real terms by up to 12% over the past four […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/05/2026

Great day out this morning for the very first X'Ttapolis 2 train in regular passenger service! This is Melbourne's newest EMU train that will start to replace the ageing, but beloved, Comeng fleet. Many people came to ride this service to Upfield and back […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo inside the Xtrapolis 2 train full of people

Photo of Xtrapolis carriage 8205 waiting on a platform at Flinders Street Station

Photo of an Xtrapolis 2 train waiting on a platform at Parliament Station in the underground City Loop

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/04/2026

Spent a wonderful afternoon today at the Melbourne Tram Museum lost in the archives to research an upcoming video. A massive thank you to all the brilliant volunteers. Everyone is knowledgeable, passionate, friendly and very willing to help. If you've never been […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of an office filled with archive boxes

Photo of an office with a desk, office chair and bookshelves on the right hand side.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026

G class-only speed restriction sign spotted at the west end of Victoria Bridge in Richmond. I'm guessing this is for trams heading to Kew Depot further down the road for testing, as they are probably heavier than any current tram that regularly uses this heritage […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of a yellow sign with black text showing an icon of a tram, a 15 in a circle and "G Class Only" written below with Victoria Bridge in the background.

Photo of a C1 class tram passing a G Class Tram only sign showing a 15 kilometres per hour speed limit on Victoria Bridge

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/03/2026

Leading on from yesterday here is another bad disruption notice on the Transport Victoria website. Amongst other things, it tells people to catch a Glen Waverley train from Camberwell Station, and a Craigieburn train from Footscray Station. All completely wrong […] [Original post on aus.social]

Disruption notice on the Transport Victoria website with lots of wrong informatiob. Tells people to change at Footscray for Craigieburn and Upfield trains, and at Camberwell for Glen Waverley trains. Glen Waverley is also spelled incorrectly.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026

Is it just me or has the disruption information from Transport Victoria become even worse recently? Take this for example. No City Loop trains for Burnley Group trains. The official advice is to take a "City Circle bus" (rail replacement bus) to get to City Loop […] [Original post on aus.social]

Screenshot of a disruption notice on the Transport Victoria website for City Loop train disruptions on the Burnley Group

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/03/2026

Bank card touch on option spotted at a myki gate at Footscray Station. Only this one had it available though. #Melbourne #MelbourneTrains #PublicTransport #Transit

Photo of a myki gate screen showing Mastercard and Visa logos

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/03/2026

These signs are a juxtaposition that we hate to see. There are maintenance works scheduled on the Belgrave / Lilydale Line between Box Hill and Parliament on the same weekend as the Grand Prix and Labour Day. Not a great way to promote heading to the Grand Prix […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of two posters at Box Hill Station. One says "Heading to the Grand Prix?" with public transport information. The one next to it says "Buses Replace Trains"

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/02/2026

Countdown timer for a traffic signal but for trams! These are uncommon but not unheard of in Melbourne for pedestrian crossings. But this is the first I've seen for tram drivers. It makes a lot of sense here because it's for southbound trams at the very busy […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of an overhead traffic signal showing a red T next to a small second signal with the number 8

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026

Hope everyone on the Lilydale Line is enjoying their one hour wait for the next train! #FrequencyIsFreedom #MelbourneTrains #PublicTransport #Transit

Screenshot of a PTV disruption that the 9:49pm train to Lilydale will terminate at Camberwell

Screenshot of timetable for Camberwell Station with next Lilydale train at 10:57pm

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026

After decades of advocacy, the new Gipps Street Ramp on the busy Main Yarra Trail was finally completed late last year. Local communities lobbied hard for a very long time to remove the former inaccessible and non-compliant steps. The solution built here is this […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of the top of the new ramp with bollards and shared path linemarking on black asphalt

Photo showing the long switchback ramp leading down to the Yarra River from Gipps Street

Photo with new ramp on left and new steps on the right with the old brick and bluestone storm water outflow drain in the middle

Photo looking down the new wide ramp next to the Yarra River

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

One other ongoing disruption is that the only lift to access the rooftop Box Hill Bus Station is still broken. It's been broken since at least last week. This is a major problem and is being poorly managed. There is no disruption information anywhere from PTV or […] [Original post on aus.social]

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

This is the scene at platforms 3/4 at Richmond Station for passengers waiting for a train to Frankston. Never seen it like this before. Day 2 of the #MetroTunnel so teething problems are to be expected as people get used to the new network. I suspect many of […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of a crowded platform at Richmond Station looking across tracks

Photo of passenger queue down the entrance ramp to Frankston Line platform at Richmond Station

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

First weekday of the "Big Switch" for the #MetroTunnel and it seems to have gone reasonably well, other than some teething issues that are to be expected with any project. There are important details to fix though. These are mainly legacy problems from previous […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of a screen facing a large square pillar with an advertising screen

Photo of a next train information screen at Melbourne Central Station showing departures from State Library Station

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2026

Interesting pedestrian crossing design on Little Lonsdale Street at Sutherland Street. It's unusual to have a pedestrian-priority crossing directly on an intersection but this is what has happened here. A raised threshold has been installed across the entire […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of wombat crossing on Little Lonsdale Street at Sutherland Street across the intersection

Photo of textured square paving on approach to pedestrian crossing on Little Lonsdale Street

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026

Spotted this brand new line diagram and rail connections sign at Parliament Station. The good: - Connecting transport is included - Fare zones are marked - Colours, fonts, etc are consistent with other PTV wayfinding - It's close to a map The bad: - It's been […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of a line diagram poster in Parliament Station showing stations and connections along the Burnley Group of railway lines.

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/01/2026

Unfortunately as usual, the disruption information is not centralised or consistent. While its clear on the V/Line website and is somewhat included in the PTV app, all lines show as "good service" on the Transport Victoria website, even though some notice shows up if you happen to click on it.

Screenshot of V/line services for this week showing "good service" and no disruptions from the Transport Victoria website.

Screenshot of disruptions for the Swan Hill Line

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/01/2026

Well there goes Melbourne's rail network... And it only took one hot day to get here. #MetroTrains #Melbourne #MelbourneWeather #MelbourneTrains #PublicTransport

Screenshot of disruptions affecting all rail lines in Melbourne on the Metro Trains website

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Philip Mallis 🇺🇦 @philip.aus.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/12/2025

Melbourne's first level platform tram 'superstop' was built on Collins Street at Swanston Street in 2001. Unfortunately it the south-west and north-west ends of the stop were not built with pedestrian crossings. 24 years later this has finally been fixed with […] [Original post on aus.social]

Photo of new zebra crossing from tram stop to footpath on Collins Street in Melbourne on a sunny day

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