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Publisher of rail maps & public transport timetables. Photographer, public transport advocate, enjoyer of irony and life’s little incongruities. Ethics matter. #PantosUp

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1 авг., 13:25

The world's second biggest dipshit is now using the Moon as his dumping ground. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

Drifting SpaceX rocket heading for accidental collision with moonScientists and sky gazers will watch intently as rocket’s upper stage slams into lunar surface on Wednesdaywww.theguardian.com

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1 авг., 05:38

Forty years ago today was the final day of my 1986 Sunshine Rail Pass. I travelled south from Gladstone on the overnight Capricornian train, and spent the day in and around Brisbane. EMU55 and an SX set hauled by diesel 2413 sit at Brisbane Central station 40 years ago today, August 1 1986 1 of 12

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31 июл., 03:52

Forty years ago today, on my 1986 Queensland Sunshine Rail Pass, I arrived in Gladstone after having travelled south from Cairns on The Sunlander. Here’s my train, hauled by EMD loco 1512, passing beneath Young St after departing Gladstone station 40 years ago today, July 31 1986 1 of 7

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30 июл., 10:10

There are many great things about having kids. One of which is that they truly know what to bring back as little gifts when returning from overseas trips. This one was sourced from Goodge Street tube station! (When did they change its name from Journey Planner to Tube map?)

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30 июл., 09:29

I noticed the other day that the two Suburban Rail Loop TBMs that had been assembled above ground at Burwood/Deakin were no longer visible. This is why - they're now both underground!

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30 июл., 02:11

The official launch of Melbourne's new G class trams is happening now. Could we be seeing the first one in regular service today? If so, it'll be on route 59 between Airport West, Essendon and City Elizabeth Street. TramTracker is your friend.

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All the posts and photos today about Melbourne’s new G class trams got me thinking about trams named G. Yeah look, this is going to be nerdy, but there’s more to it than you might think. And would it surprise you that these new trams are not actually Melbourne’s first ever G class trams? (1/23)

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29 июл., 08:26

I was today years old when I learned Helena Rubenstein was a refugee who fled Austria/Hungary for Australia in 1896 and lived in Coleraine, Vic where she developed the first of her cosmetics. Her first shop was in Melbourne and she lived in Australia until 1908. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helena_...

Helena Rubinstein - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org

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29 июл., 05:31

Forty years ago today, I was in Cairns on my Sunshine Rail pass journey. Here’s the Brisbane-bound Queenslander, the once-weekly up-market version of The Sunlander, departing Cairns station swinging southwest onto the side-of-road track along Spence Street. 40 years ago today, July 29 1986 1 of 6