Strange Melbourne Man

A few months ago, the State Government announced that they would be upgrading stops along the Route 58 in order to accommodate the introduction of E-class trams. In my neck of the woods (Brunswick), the upgrades appear to have been limited to the removal of a couple stops, as well as another batch of stops being moved to different locations. I thought it would be interesting to check out the stops (possibly) being changed in the Moreland area. I should note that I'm not one hundred percent sure which stops will change, I'm just taking guesses given recent observations. Starting off with a trip to Grantham Street, the area near Union Square was resurfaced and continues to be resurfaced. I am not entirely sure what the purpose of this was but the area was listed as a principle activity centre, so that might have something to do with it. Heading one stop up takes us to Dawson Street, which features some more resurfacing. Foden Street is one of the stops being removed. This has to ...

 A short blog for today regarding the two stations on the former Kew Line. Short History The Kew line first opened on the 19th of December, 1887. It was electrified in December 1922 and closed in May 1957. Much of the line is now either Linear nature reserves or car parks. Barker Barker is named after Barkers Road, a road located to the north of the station. The stations original name prior to 1905 was 'Barker's Road' , further highlighting the link between station and street.   A development in progress appears to occupy the space where Barker station once was. Kew Kew is named after a suburb in London. The name seems to have arisen due to the fact that the suburb in London was close to a suburb called Richmond, and Melbourne's Kew shared the similar trait.    The Head Office of Vicroads ironically enough occupies the space of where Kew station once was. Conclusion I know this was a short blog, but I still hope that you find something you like from it. Station N...

A bit of a different post this week, just thought I would give my thoughts on the ten level crossings that are slated for removal. During the 2014 election, Daniel Andrews announced that his government would remove fifty level crossings if he was elected, he was, so now he is in the process of doing so. In 2018, he announced that he would remove another twenty-five level crossings if he was re-elected, on top of the fifty level crossings he had already planned to remove. He was re-elected in a Danslide, and now he is in the process of removing those crossings too. The ten additional level crossings that were slated for removal were announced on Thursday , presumably to celebrate fifty level crossings being removed. What are the crossings? I'll run down the list and give my thoughts on each. Sunbury Line One level crossing is slated for grade separation, while another is slated for closure (the closed crossings are not counted on the list of eighty-five level crossings for some re...