Connex’s name will be removed from trains and the system renamed ”Metro”. The massive Government rebranding exercise will cost $25 million.

The Age, 2nd September 2009

Yes, and they’ll re-brand without thinking.

Have a look at this safety sign:
 
(I’ve enlarged 2 parts of the sign).

The sign is there, for when a truck hits the rail bridge.

Metro have come along and re-branded the sign, but left the phone number as is.

The problem?  Melbourne has not had 5 digit phone numbers since 1995.  The Metro people have re-branded an out of date safety sign, instead of fixing it.

Up at sparrow’s fart on Friday, caught the 5.23am Werribee train, and got off at Aircraft Railway Station.

All for a photo walk.

I expected more of Aircraft from Google Earth, but it was one horse ‘burb.

Who’s Number One?
Seen in a Real Estate agents’ window.  The lass in the photo has the wrong finger extended.

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Like this:

Artwork by Komplexgraphix.com; on the side of a Fancy Dress shop.  I was running late for work, but I stopped to grab a photo of this artwork.

Dave’s Garden: Trailing Petunia

Seen when I was strolling around North Melbourne.

Plant vine climbing a television antenna wire.

When I heard this announcement, I thought to myself, “Must get around to visiting General Motors Railway Station”.  Time elapsed, and I moved interstate for a while.

And General Motors closed.

General Motors Railway Station was used by shift workers at the General Motors Holden Plant.  The car plant closed in 1991, and the last train stopped there on the 26 July, 2002.  The station was closed, and with it, my chance to catch a train there.

Fast forward to now.

The station, as you can see, is a bit run down.  Vandals, taking their small-minded pleasure, are slowly destroying the old safe-working/ticket box.

Nature is also doing her part in trying to reclaim the space. 

You can find more photos of General Motors Railway Station at these places:

Victorian Railway Stations
Station pics by Somebody
Metf2nk

Same street, one year later.

The tree has grown so I had to move slightly.

I am not a Gunzel, but the tram is different.

It’s a Z3 Class, number 186.

Whoopee!!!

Website of the day:
My Cat Hates You

As Kolchak once said, in an episode of Night Stalker, and they were:
anyone who is paid by the hour, and an office-building elevator.

I’d add a third to that, people using those Kodak “”Instant Print”" kiosk photo printers.

I only wanted a couple of photos done, but Monkey Boy in front of me wanted 11 of the things, WITH borders around the edges. Half an hour later… …

The downside of making things easier to use, is that it tempts clowns to do so.

(taken when I was at a conference in Surfers Paradise)