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Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
It seems new G class tram 7006 has entered service, running on route 59 today!
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Blog: Lots of pics of the new #Melbourne G-class tram, coming soon https://danielbowen.com/2026/07/29/g-class-trams-coming-soon/
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Vale Bill Oddie 😢 #TheGoodies #FunkyGibbon https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjejw8pq5elo
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
From 8 years ago, Traffic light programming, and the tale of the Magic Laptop 🚦💻 https://danielbowen.com/2018/07/24/the-magic-laptop/
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Everyone knows about this already, right? Just in case not: at 2pm AEST on Monday all phones in #Australia will receive a test alert message, part of testing the new AusAlert system.
The only way to avoid it is to turn your phone off, or onto Aeroplane mode. https://www.ausalert.gov.au/alerts-explained/national-test
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Who Gives A Crap put their prices up recently. They now charge $63.50 for a box of 48 rolls of tp, which is 50 cents more expensive than Woolworths at $10.50 for a box of 8.
And I don't need to find space to stockpile 48 rolls! Are they trying to kill off their delivery business? 🚽🧻
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Most escalators out of service at Town Hall station this morning due to power issues. A bit more exercise than I expected! #Melbourne #MetroTunnel
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Most people understand a video like this isn't meant to be a direct city comparison, even if Barcelona and Melbourne have very similar populations. The question is, can we learn from other cities?
Read more on the blog: https://danielbowen.com/2026/07/21/bcn-vs-mel/
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Okay I've finally pushed out this blog: Free public transport is easy to say and easy to sell, but the effects and benefits are complex https://danielbowen.com/2026/04/17/the-great-experiment-april-free-fares/
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
I have so many thoughts on free public transport that it’s taking a while to figure out what I want to write. In the meantime here’s a blog post on slow internet speeds on trains. https://danielbowen.com/2026/04/07/slow-internet-on-trains/
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
Transport blogger / public transport advocate / campaigner and spokesperson for @ptua / professional geek. Opinions are all my own. Boonwurrung country, Melbourne, Australia
