New post: the broken Box Hill Bus Station lift https://philipmallis.com/2026/02/05/the-broken-box-hill-bus-station-lift/

#Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit #MelbourneBuses #Buses

New post: the broken Box Hill Bus Station lift https://philipmallis.com/2026/02/05/the-broken-box-hill-bus-station-lift/

#Melbourne #PublicTransport #Transit #MelbourneBuses #Buses

#PublicTransport & #Transit accounts to follow:

@tubemapper - Documenting stations on London's Underground, Overground, DLR etc
@openttd - Free open transport simulation game
@bimba - FOSS app to help people use public transport
@notjustbikes - Makes videos on public transport, bikes & urban planning
@reece@canadiancivil.com (main) & @reece@video.canadiancivil.com (videos) & @reecemartintransit (blog) - Reece Martin aka RM Transit, public transport enthusiast & video maker
@RailwayGazette - News on international railway industry

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#PublicTransport & #Transit accounts to follow (continued):

AUSTRALIA
@ptua - Campaign for better public transport in Victoria, Australia

FUN
@tiny_bus_stop - Bot generating tiny emoji bus stops with people waiting at them

📣 PLEASE NOTE:
All of the accounts in this thread have posted recently! If an account looks blank to you, it's probably because no one from your server is following it yet. More info on why this happens and how to deal with it at https://fedi.tips/why-does-someones-account-page-look-completely-blank-is-it-really-blank

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#PublicTransport & #Transit accounts to follow (continued):

USA
@TheWarOnCars - Podcast on fight against car culture
@MontgomeryCountyMDDOT - Department of Transport in Montgomery County, Maryland
@ianrbuck - Public transport & cycling in Minnesota
@heartlandurbanist (videos) & @mattcaff (main) - Campaigning for better transit in Midwest
@aawa - Campaign for better rail in Washington state & Pacific Northwest
@CapitalTransit - Unofficial updates of Washington DC transit (VRE, MARC, WMATA)

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EUROPE
@andreaswiedenhoff - Railway enthusiast in Europe, photos of train travel
@bahnnews_austria - Austrian transport news (in German)
@jon - Cross-border rail in Europe
@bruxellesmobilite (in French) & @brusselmobiliteit (in Dutch) - Transport updates in Brussels

CANADA
@transit - Transit news in Greater Toronto
@MTL_Transit_Status_en (in English) & @MTL_Transit_Status_fr (in French) - Transit updates for STM & REM in Montreal

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#PublicTransport & #Transit accounts to follow:

@tubemapper - Documenting stations on London's Underground, Overground, DLR etc
@openttd - Free open transport simulation game
@bimba - FOSS app to help people use public transport
@notjustbikes - Makes videos on public transport, bikes & urban planning
@reece@canadiancivil.com (main) & @reece@video.canadiancivil.com (videos) & @reecemartintransit (blog) - Reece Martin aka RM Transit, public transport enthusiast & video maker
@RailwayGazette - News on international railway industry

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I want to believe!
Trains over the holidays! No more entire network shut-downs! 🤩

A better world is possible!
🚉🛤️

‘Dead and gone’: Aucklanders promised end of train network shutdowns
https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/02/02/dead-and-gone-aucklanders-promised-end-of-train-network-shutdowns

#PublicTransport #TamakiMakaurau #transport #trains

A public transport terminology question: What do you call a kind of (usually bus) route feature where the line turns onto some side street, serves one or more stops along it, turns around, goes back along the same street, and then continues onwards on some 'main' road?
(And seriously, this feels obscure enough that I'd like answers in literally any language)
I know two Polish terms for it - "zajazd" and the clearer and perhaps more professional "wjazd kieszeniowy" - but nothing that could possibly be recognized by anyone not from Poland, which might be an issue with regard to documenting a thing I'm working on.
Attached is an example of what I'm talking about from a Brno line map I had lying around:

#PublicTransport #DuckDuckFedi #language #bus #zajazd #WjazdKieszeniowy

No kindness is too small to celebrate, so tell us a tiny kind act you noticed today.

Here’s one to get you started:

“I helped a man who was struggling to tap out at the station.”

#Kindness #PublicTransport #Wales

No kindness is too small to celebrate, so tell us a tiny kind act you noticed today.

Here’s one to get you started:

“I helped a man who was struggling to tap out at the station.”

#Kindness #PublicTransport #Wales

This is super cool, the Washington State Ferries posted this today on their various social accounts:

"The M/V Tacoma was recently taken out of service due to a stern tube seal issue. Thurs. (1/8), Global Diving installed an underwater habitat on the vessel. It was sealed to the hull & around the propulsion shaft. By pressurizing the habitat w/ air, crews removed water from the area.

This created a dry repair environment. It allows repairs to be made to the damaged seal w/o requiring the vessel to be dry-docked. Global Diving is working in coordination w/ our maintenance teams to complete repairs & return Tacoma to service as safely & quickly as possible."

Really clever. Wouldn't want to be the one working in there myself, but each to their own.

#wa #ferries #publictransport

This is super cool, the Washington State Ferries posted this today on their various social accounts:

"The M/V Tacoma was recently taken out of service due to a stern tube seal issue. Thurs. (1/8), Global Diving installed an underwater habitat on the vessel. It was sealed to the hull & around the propulsion shaft. By pressurizing the habitat w/ air, crews removed water from the area.

This created a dry repair environment. It allows repairs to be made to the damaged seal w/o requiring the vessel to be dry-docked. Global Diving is working in coordination w/ our maintenance teams to complete repairs & return Tacoma to service as safely & quickly as possible."

Really clever. Wouldn't want to be the one working in there myself, but each to their own.

#wa #ferries #publictransport

PSA: most V/Line rail and coach services for tomorrow 9 January 2026 have been cancelled. Trains will not be replaced by coaches.

This affects services in the Central, Northern Country, South West and Wimmera Fire Districts

All train services scheduled for the Albury, Ararat, Bendigo, Echuca, Maryborough, Seymour, Shepparton, Swan Hill and Warrnambool train lines will be cancelled, with no coach replacement services.

More information here: https://www.vline.com.au/Service-Changes/Unplanned-Disruption-Webpages/2026/01-Jan/Catastrophic-Fire-Danger

#Melbourne #Victoria #Australia #VicFires #PublicTransport #Transit #VicWeather #MelbourneTrains

PSA: most V/Line rail and coach services for tomorrow 9 January 2026 have been cancelled. Trains will not be replaced by coaches.

This affects services in the Central, Northern Country, South West and Wimmera Fire Districts

All train services scheduled for the Albury, Ararat, Bendigo, Echuca, Maryborough, Seymour, Shepparton, Swan Hill and Warrnambool train lines will be cancelled, with no coach replacement services.

More information here: https://www.vline.com.au/Service-Changes/Unplanned-Disruption-Webpages/2026/01-Jan/Catastrophic-Fire-Danger

#Melbourne #Victoria #Australia #VicFires #PublicTransport #Transit #VicWeather #MelbourneTrains

@troberts oh! Maybe the bridge closure could have been our opportunity to have a ferry system!

Bus, Tram, Ferry!

#publictransport #actpol

@troberts oh! Maybe the bridge closure could have been our opportunity to have a ferry system!

Bus, Tram, Ferry!

#publictransport #actpol

On the bus to work and I think this might actually be my first time on the new electric buses. It’s super quiet. Otherwise the same as the old bus, but it’s amazing how much calmer it feels in a quieter bus.
#Canberra #bus #PublicTransport