Category: Transportation

10 Jan

Ahh, Connex…

It seems there’s a neverending supply of quirky Connex stories, and this one (sent to me by Chris) is no exception. “Two train passengers were able to break into an inactive driver’s cab during a peak-hour train service last week and broadcast lewd messages over the PA system because of a security flaw in the trains, […]
27 Jul

Connexed

Everyone has heard me ramble on about Connex before but today was qutie strange. Arriving at Flinders Street just after time to catch the 1.12 pm train, I considered myself lucky to discover that it hadn’t actually come yet. My immediate reaction was that the train had been cancelled (as is usual Connex practice!) but […]
31 May

Stupid uni antics

What a frustrating “day” I had at uni this morning. I was supposed to be going in for an interview regarding my assignment for Systems Analysis and Design. I think I’ve mentioned previously that this course requires work to be marked via interview to determine how much knowledge has been obtained - annoying really. Anyway […]
21 Jul

“Light” drinking night

Last night Lauren and Penelope dropped over to, would you believe, cook Ed and I dinner. It’s not like we can’t cook for ourselves, but I wasn’t complaining as Lauren makes the best potato salad known to mankind. Marc also decided to drop in after he fell victim to the Connex train cancellation syndrome and […]
19 Apr

“Melbourne All Over”

It was a typical Monday at uni really, the only thing that was really different was the journey there and back. Yesterday, Connex and Yarra Trams took control of the entire public transport network. I knew all this was happening, but I didn’t really think much of it because we’ve had transport change operators in […]