July 31, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 31, 2019Categories avril e jeanLife events and musingPublic TransportTransportGet the Met …get the paraphernaliaI have mentioned, haven’t I, that my first full time job was as a Tram Conductor?I worked at Glen Huntley depot in the winter of 1996, […]
July 17, 2019Published by avrilejean at July 17, 2019Categories Life events and musingOut and aboutPublic TransportTransportShort Trip and Special tickets – Melbourne tram/train and busSomething that was still around when I was working in Public Transport Corporation was the rail plus two and a weekend saver. Rail plus two meant […]
August 6, 2018Published by avrilejean at August 6, 2018Categories avril e jeanPublic TransportSteam trains are coolSteamrail quite often run short or long trips with their restored steam engines. I’d not been on a steam train since I last went on Puffing […]
August 6, 2018Published by avrilejean at August 6, 2018Categories avril e jeanlearningLife events and musingPublic TransportGo by train!We tried an experiment the other day: a local weekend trip in Victoria, entirely on public transport. It was winter, I wanted to get away for […]
June 17, 2018Published by avrilejean at June 17, 2018Categories avril e jeanLife events and musingPublic TransportTransportMelbourne transport zones and 3 hour paper ticketsPaper two hour tickets I have a full set of un-clipped 3 hour tickets from the 80s for zone one and two full fare and concession […]
June 11, 2018Published by avrilejean at June 11, 2018Categories Australian Landscapeavril e jeanavril jeanLife events and musingPublic TransportUp and doingIt was early Feb since I last worked – and now I’m back again working in docklands on a short term contract. I kind of accidentally […]
May 13, 2018Published by avrilejean at May 13, 2018Categories Public TransportTransportTrain, Tram and Bus, Melbourne Public Transport Tickets – PaperSome of you may know that for about two years in the 1990s I worked for the Public Transport Corporation in Melbourne. It was the recession, […]