@wongm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

New post: Bicycle trailers on Stuttgart’s trams https://www.eurogunzel.com/2025/10/stuttgart-rack-railway-trams-and-bike-trailers/

Euro Gunzel

Bicycle trailers on Stuttgart's trams - Euro Gunzel

In the Germany city of Stuttgart their trams have an interesting feature – bicycle trailers! Photo by Joma2411, via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA-4.0) The bicycle trailers are found on the Stuttgart Rack Railway, a 2.2-kilometre electrified railway opened in 1884 to […] Continue reading →

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

Blog: Commercialised business units of Victoria – the cockroaches that escaped Jeff Kennett https://wongm.com/2026/01/commercialised-business-units-victorian-government-sprayline-citywide-fire-equipment-services/

Waking up in Geelong

Commercialised business units of Victoria - the cockroaches that escaped Jeff Kennett - Waking up in Geelong

For Victorian Government authorities the 1990s was a time of massive change, as Jeff Kennett’s government forced them to divest many aspects of their operators to the private sector. But for some it was seen as an opportunity to take advantage of, creating new commercialised business units that would compete in the open market using […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

Blog: Australian engineering ingenuity on show at AusRail https://wongm.com/2026/01/australian-engineering-ingenuity-on-show-at-ausrail/

Waking up in Geelong

Australian engineering ingenuity on show at AusRail - Waking up in Geelong

Back in November 2025 the annual AusRail conference and trade show was held in Melbourne, so I headed along for a look and was surprised by the array of small Australian companies designing and manufacturing innovative technology for the rail industry here and abroad. The obvious ones Alstom was there – builders of the G […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

Blog: Photos from ten years ago: January 2016 https://wongm.com/2026/01/photos-from-ten-years-ago-january-2016/

Waking up in Geelong

Photos from ten years ago: January 2016 - Waking up in Geelong

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is January 2016. Level crossing removals We start the month at the Furlong Main level crossing removal project on the Sunbury line, where at St Albans station a new bridge parallel to the existing railway tracks had been built to carry […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Blog: Demolishing descoped developments on the Metro Tunnel https://wongm.com/2026/03/metro-tunnel-project-demolishing-the-descoped-cbtc-equipment-westall-springvale/

Waking up in Geelong

Demolishing descoped developments on the Metro Tunnel - Waking up in Geelong

It’s pretty normal at the start of a big project to roll out to bulldozers to clear the way for what you are about to build. But the Metro Tunnel project has been busy doing something different – demolishing infrastructure they only just finished building a few years ago, because a change in project scope […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Blog: Deer Park station – Victoria’s new skinniest railway platform? https://wongm.com/2026/02/deer-park-station-victorias-new-skinniest-railway-platform/

Waking up in Geelong

Deer Park station - Victoria's new skinniest railway platform? - Waking up in Geelong

A few years ago I wrote about the brand new Deer Park station and the platforms too short to fit a nine car train, which then got a run in the media August 2024. Well fast forward to today, and the problem is almost solved – they’ve made the platforms longer. The backstory Years ago […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Blog: Photos from ten years ago: February 2016 https://wongm.com/2026/02/photos-from-ten-years-ago-february-2016/

Waking up in Geelong

Photos from ten years ago: February 2016 - Waking up in Geelong

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is February 2016. Building things We start the month at the incomplete Caroline Springs station. Designed as a single platform station beside a single track railway, just before opening the station was expanded to include a second platform, as part of […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

Replying to

@wale@aus.social And since then Wikipedia had to change the first one to "Department of Transport (Victoria, 2008–2013)" to make room for "Department of Transport (2019–2022)" and now "Department of Transport and Planning".

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

Blog: The saga of a sign at Sunshine station https://wongm.com/2026/02/installing-sign-saga-sunshine-railway-station/

Waking up in Geelong

The saga of a sign at Sunshine station - Waking up in Geelong

This is the story is a simple sign at Sunshine railway station, and the months of effort required to install it. The story begins The saga started on 4 September 2025, when I found a scissor lift parked beneath under a bridge at Sunshine station, hemmed in by temporary fencing – at this point I […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

New post: Retro livery for the Cathay Pacific 80th anniversary https://www.checkerboardhill.com/2026/01/a-retro-livery-cathay-pacific-80th-anniversary/

Checkerboard Hill

Retro livery for the Cathay Pacific 80th anniversary - Checkerboard Hill

In December 2025 it was revealed that Cathay Pacific has something exciting coming up to mark their 80th anniversary – a trio of retro liveried jets. Mees Jansen / @meesj015 Instagram Mees Jansen has produced an artists impression of the […] Continue reading →

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

Blog: Footscray station’s part time escalators https://wongm.com/2026/01/footscray-station-escalators-turned-off-at-night/

Waking up in Geelong

Footscray station's part time escalators - Waking up in Geelong

Changing trains at Footscray station isn’t exactly convenient, with passengers having to pass through ticket gates when changing platforms, but unlike many other interchange stations, at least there are escalators to make the trip across the bridge easier – at least during daylight hours. For some reason the eastern set of escalators serving platform 6 […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 7mo ago

23 new photos on my Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoblock/!

Here's the first of them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoblock/55132617222

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Marcus Wong

Explore Marcus Wong’s 36,235 photos on Flickr!

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

New post: China Motor Bus double decker returns to Hong Kong https://www.checkerboardhill.com/2026/02/china-motor-bus-double-decker-returns-to-hong-kong/

Checkerboard Hill

China Motor Bus double decker returns to Hong Kong - Checkerboard Hill

I missed this one at the time, but back in 2020 a former China Motor Bus double decker was returned to Hong Kong for preservation – air-conditioned Duple Metsec-bodied Dennis Condor bus DA1. Photo by km30192002, via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-2.0) […] Continue reading →

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

Blog: Familiar faces from demobilised Metro Tunnel worksites https://wongm.com/2026/02/familiar-faces-from-the-demobilised-metro-tunnel-project/

Waking up in Geelong

Familiar faces from demobilised Metro Tunnel worksites - Waking up in Geelong

With the Metro Tunnel now open to passengers, the project team has busy demobilising the work sites and carting surplus materials to storage yards around Melbourne – among which I spotted some familiar sights. Pedestrian wayfinding signage sitting atop concrete blocks? They were scattered all over the CBD. A gatehouse with a big Metro Tunnel […]

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

22 new photos on my Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoblock/!

Here's the first of them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoblock/55082436731

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Marcus Wong

Explore Marcus Wong’s 36,235 photos on Flickr!

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 8mo ago

5 new photos on my Flickr at https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoblock/!

Here's the first of them: https://www.flickr.com/photos/legoblock/55049756004

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Marcus Wong

Explore Marcus Wong’s 36,235 photos on Flickr!

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

I've uploaded a new video to YouTube - Squeaking and clanking escalator at Footscray station https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBTMfSOe0iE

Squeaking and clanking escalator at Footscray station

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wongm @wongm@mastodon.social

· 9mo ago

Blog: Photos from ten years ago: December 2015 https://wongm.com/2025/12/photos-from-ten-years-ago-december-2015/

Waking up in Geelong

Photos from ten years ago: December 2015 - Waking up in Geelong

Another instalment in my photos from ten years ago series – this time it is December 2015. Level crossing removals Work on the St Albans level crossing removal on the Sunbury line had kicked off, with a temporary platform better than many permanent ones was provided on the outbound side. Freeing up space on the […]

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