@railmaps

Publisher of rail maps & public transport timetables covering Australia. Also on BlueSky, Threads, Mastodon and Facebook #PantosUp

 Australia
railmaps.com.au
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Don't get too excited just yet, but even the most tentative steps towards returning passenger trains to Albany are steps in the right direction. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-25/r…

WA government to consider return of Perth to Albany passenger rail service

There have been several attempts to bring back the passenger line since it was scrapped in 1978. None has been successful, but with the proposed WA government buyback of the state's freight rail...

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Pfffft.
Twitter 'Trending in Australia' tab Wolli Creek

ALT Twitter 'Trending in Australia' tab Wolli Creek

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Proposed timetable changes on the T4, T8 and South Coast lines have been scrapped by the NSW government. The changes were due to begin next month but have been opposed by commuters. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-24/n…

NSW rail timetable changes axed after backlash from commuters

Major changes to train timetables in Sydney and the Illawarra have been scrapped less than a month before they were due to begin after backlash from commuters.

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Our first section of tunnel. Tunnel boring machines Alice, Hacia and Aayushi are digging the Suburban Rail Loop.
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TfNSW have today published an update for their GTFS timetable data including the Metro timetables for the extension from Sydenham to Bankstown which opens next Friday, October 30th. And it's now uploaded at Table no 285 on the railmaps website. railmaps.com.au/routedetails…
First day timetable for Bankstown Metro as seen on railmaps website

ALT First day timetable for Bankstown Metro as seen on railmaps website

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...then one every four minutes through the afternoon peak until 19:03 and then one every 10 minutes through the evening until the final departure at 01:03 the next morning. Trains are timetabled to take 27 minutes to reach Central station.
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During the peaks and the daytime, trains are timetabled for 2 minute turnarounds at Bankstown - ie they depart on their return to the city and Tallawaong just two minutes after they are timetabled to arrive.
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A close-up of the circular piles that line your new station in Glen Waverley. There are 268 of them. Each concrete column extends deep into the ground, providing essential ground support and eventually acting as the walls of the completed station.
Construction site in Glen Waverley with multiple heavy machinery pieces, including excavators and trucks. The foreground contains circular groups of concrete piles with yellow caps. Industrial buildings are visible in the background, and the area is bordered by orange safety barriers.

ALT Construction site in Glen Waverley with multiple heavy machinery pieces, including excavators and trucks. The foreground contains circular groups of concrete piles with yellow caps. Industrial buildings are visible in the background, and the area is bordered by orange safety barriers.

Construction site featuring two yellow concrete mixer trucks, positioned on a dug-out surface surrounded by orange and red barriers. The area contains exposed rebar and heavy machinery parts, with modern glass office buildings in the background.

ALT Construction site featuring two yellow concrete mixer trucks, positioned on a dug-out surface surrounded by orange and red barriers. The area contains exposed rebar and heavy machinery parts, with modern glass office buildings in the background.

Construction site with numerous steel rebars capped with yellow plastic. Several heavy machinery vehicles, including a bulldozer and excavator, are in operation. An industrial building and orange safety barriers are visible in the background. The sky is overcast.

ALT Construction site with numerous steel rebars capped with yellow plastic. Several heavy machinery vehicles, including a bulldozer and excavator, are in operation. An industrial building and orange safety barriers are visible in the background. The sky is overcast.

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🚉 Bankstown, get ready! The wait is almost over. On Friday 30 October, the M1 Bankstown Line will open. We can’t wait to welcome you aboard! 💙 Plan ahead : Transportnsw.info/trip-plann…
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The rains are 'ere.
Screencap from Bom weather update showing Angus standing alongside a map of Australia showing rainfall as at Thursday 10am with a massive gob of rain smothering the east cost of the nation. The closed caption says "We'll just jump to the forecast for the rainfall".

ALT Screencap from Bom weather update showing Angus standing alongside a map of Australia showing rainfall as at Thursday 10am with a massive gob of rain smothering the east cost of the nation. The closed caption says "We'll just jump to the forecast for the rainfall".

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Right. I'm firing up Corel to knock out a new version of my Sydney rail map to show the M1 extension to Banko which opens on Friday next week.
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I am loath to tar an entire subgroup of the population, that's not who I want to be. But bloody hell, the number of times I click through to check the profile of someone who's made a hateful post here and it turns out they're into puntin' and the gee gees is amazing.
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The final section of Sydney’s M1 metro rail line will open to passengers on Friday, October 30, ending more than two years of major disruptions for commuters who have been forced to catch replacement buses in the south-west. smh.com.au/national/nsw/open…

Opening date locked in for final stage of Sydney’s M1 metro line

The ribbon cutting will be a relief for tens of thousands of commuters who have been forced to catch replacement buses each day for more than two years.

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Navigational issue with Spirit of Tasmania under investigation just days before the last runs of the current ferries. Spirits 2 & 3 make their last runs tomorrow and Friday, then the new vessels, Spirits 4 & 5, enter service at the end of the month. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-20/s…

Spirit of Tasmania navigational issue under investigation

The investigation intends to uncover whether a technical fault or human error contributed to the navigational issue involving Spirit of Tasmania I as it approached the Victorian coast last week.

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The water tower in Wangaratta. Taken back in April this year.
A night shot of a concrete water tower, painted and illuminated in a bright orange hue. A bright gibbous moon is in the dark sky overhead, partly backlighting the scattered clouds.

ALT A night shot of a concrete water tower, painted and illuminated in a bright orange hue. A bright gibbous moon is in the dark sky overhead, partly backlighting the scattered clouds.

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I was pretty clear on the ABC radio news bulletin in south-east Queensland this morning. It’s time to cut the politics and get the Gold Coast Airport rail built.
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How's everyone feeling today?
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On this day in 1985 I was in Binalong, NSW, where I snapped this photo of the northbound Intercapital Daylight train from Melbourne to Sydney, hauled by Alco-engined diesel electric locomotive 8018. That super-tall bracket semaphore signal was a real landmark. October 19 1985.
A loco-hauled passenger train approaches the camera on a double track mainline. The background is rolling hills covered in green grass with scattered eucalyptus trees. A bracketed pair of semaphore signals stands facing the train to the right, on a super-tall post.

ALT A loco-hauled passenger train approaches the camera on a double track mainline. The background is rolling hills covered in green grass with scattered eucalyptus trees. A bracketed pair of semaphore signals stands facing the train to the right, on a super-tall post.

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CreamOn@smoothinvestingOct 18
$NXT.AX Oh wow, this is going to get SLAUGHTERED when it comes out of halt.
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