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There has been controversy over import of secondhand trains from Japan into Southeast Asia. As Southeast Asian operators turn towards brand new trains (maybe even if it is pricier) there are fewer outlets for Japanese operators to offload their old rolling stock.

@reece Anything to say on the use of secondhand transit vehicles?

Xastodon Jan 27

@reece Here is what stop consolidation can do without better priority:
It used to be that Collins Street trams potentially had to stop in five locations between Spring and Swanston Streets, four of which were tram stops. Today, the Collins streets trams potentially have to stop in seven locations, three of which are tram stops!

Xastodon Nov 29

Does it concern you buses are slower than cycling? What about the convenience of sitting versus walking?

Xastodon Oct 28

It turns out there is this pile of haters who gang up on me on discord, especially on servers where some of them are moderators.

Xastodon Oct 13, 2025

@reece The idea of converting the St. Clair line to Transit city light rail was mentioned in this post. https://stevemunro.ca/2013/07/02/an-interminable-debate-about-track-gauge/#comment-31994 Also see a related thread, also on Steve Munro's blog . https://stevemunro.ca/2012/09/03/a-few-millimetres/ Quite a lot of railfan fanaticism in those comments.

An Interminable Debate About Track Gauge

This post has been created for the sole purpose of being a repository for a string of comments in the “Feeling Congested 2” article that got into increasingly farfetched schemes for reg…

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Xastodon May 6, 2025

@reece https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNTg9EX7MLw&lc=UgzDaVvR1amH-zS7teZ4AaABAg.AHhlVY1oLOFAHj9ZxYfp7B This describes missing a stop because of not expecting to have to request it.

The Absolute Best Transportation for Cities

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