Adam Carey

Adam Carey

Stopping all stations: Bendigo line commuters forced back to their cars

Adam Carey When Metro services were extended to Sunbury on November 18, travellers further along the Bendigo line in towns such as Kyneton and Castlemaine also saw their journeys extended

V/Line misses punctuality targets every month

x

Adam Carey V/Line, the state's regional rail operator, has missed its monthly punctuality target on every intercity line in the state every month for the past six months.

Doubt over assessment of Napthine's road plan

Public Transport Minister Terry Mulder

Adam Carey An assessment of the economic credentials of the east-west road link was given to the Napthine government just two weeks ago, throwing doubt on its chances of being properly assessed by...

V/Line conductors unable to sell tickets under myki

Tracy O'Brien

Adam Carey V/Line conductors will lose the power to sell tickets to passengers soon after myki replaces paper tickets on most regional railway lines this year, potentially increasing the rate of fare evasion.

Billion-dollar plan to fix dangerous roads

A Frankston roadside memorial.

Adam Carey The state government will spend $1 billion to cut the road toll.

Fels pushes for major taxi reforms

It is predicted the reforms would put an extra 300 to 400 cabs on the road.

Adam Carey Taxi drivers would get 55 per cent of the fare box and the value of taxi licences would be slashed to as little as $20,000 a year under sweeping industry reforms being considered by the Baillieu...

Back on the buses as track work spills into Monday

train

Adam Carey A signal fault has forced train commuters onto buses for the third day in a row.

Passengers' plans derailed in face of train mayhem

<p></p>

Adam Carey A night of public transport chaos looms for commuters heading to the north-western suburbs, with travellers on the Sydenham line warned to expect long delays due to a major signal fault that could...

Ninety new train services on way

Metro train

Adam Carey Ninety new train services will be added to Melbourne's metro rail network next month, mostly along the Sunbury line, when a new timetable commences on November 18.

Comments 84

City residents rail at train racket that's a bridge too far

Victoria Franzke with her baby Reuben.

Adam Carey When David Franzke and Victoria Huf bought a house across the road from a railway line 10 years ago, they knew they would have to live with the intrusive noise of the odd diesel train thundering by.

Comments 207

V/Line, Metro train switch planned

Vline

Adam Carey Gippsland rail passengers to be forced to catch Metro trains from Pakenham under new plan.

Comments 40

Scared and stranded, a long way from home

Rashida Douka

Adam Carey One is frightened and anxious to leave the country, the other is almost overwhelmed at the prospect of her adopted homeland freeing itself from a hated regime.