Strange Melbourne Man

After a long wait, this blog post is here. All Frankston line stations and their names. How did they get them? What names did they originally use? Why am I asking questions? All those (except that third one) should hopefully be answered in this blog post. Glenhuntly Glenhuntly is named after Glen Huntly Road, which in turn is named after the emigrant ship 'Glen Huntly' , which held many ill passengers that required docking at the first quarantine station in the state.  Glenhuntly has had a couple of names throughout the years , it first opened as 'Glen Huntly Road', before being renamed to 'Glen Huntly' in 1882, and confusingly to its current name in 1937. What makes the current name confusing is that the suburb and road are both two words. Ormond Ormond station is named after Francis Ormond , a philanthropist from Scotland with a strong interest in education. Point Ormond is named after his father. Prior to 1897, the station was originally known as 'North...

Time for another edition of 'Strange Melbourne Man doesn't actually talk about Melbourne'. Today, we look at South Australia, its LGAs, and its train stations. Here is the link. Some notes: -  I decided not to split Adelaide from the rest of South Australia, seeing as South Australia only has half a dozen stations not in Adelaide - The LGA with the most stations is the City of Port Adelaide Enfield, at sixteen. The council includes every station on the Outer Harbour Line north of Alberton, plus a few Gawler Line stations too. - Interestingly enough the City of Adelaide only includes two stations (Adelaide and North Adelaide), mostly because there is only one station in the CBD. - Three stations are located in an Unincorporated area, these are Coober Pedy, Cook, and Marla. Cook is served by the Indian Pacific, while the Ghan provides a service for the remaining two. Conclusion A short blog for this week, I am hoping to produce something a bit more substantial for next week, ...

I have decided that I will solve the Public Transport issues that face Melbourne at this current moment. In order to this, I propose a project that will connect major hubs, serve transport black spots, and provide a one-seat journey from Nutfield to French Island. Introducing the Melbourne terminus connector! This 475 kilometre project will feature over 200 new stations as it solves all outer suburb woes by connecting every single Melbourne train terminus with a single line, providing connections that people did not even know they needed! Route The line starts at leafy Williamstown and heads west to Seaholme, passing over the Altona reef in the process. This reef will have to make way for progress. From Seaholme, the train continues west to Werribee, passing through Altona Meadows, Seabrook, and Point Cook in the process. From Werribee, the line heads north through Tarneit, Mount Cottrell, Eynesbury and Melton, reaching Toolern Vale, where the line continues in a north west direction t...