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c/MelbourneTrains is a community dedicated to all forms of public transport within the state of Victoria, Australia. We are a friendly and helpful community that welcomes anybody with an interest in Victoria public transport.

Rules

This community operates under the rules of aussie.zone. These apply to you regardless of which instance you are interacting from.

Credits

Community icon by @Baku@aussie.zone featuring a W8 Class tram taken on April 17, 2022.
Community banner by @Baku@aussie.zone in the style of former Metropolitan PTV Platform sign.
(aussie.zone icon in the community banner cleaned up by @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone.)

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

About

c/MelbourneTrains is a community dedicated to all forms of public transport within the state of Victoria, Australia. We are a friendly and helpful community that welcomes anybody with an interest in Victoria public transport.

Rules

This community operates under the rules of aussie.zone. These apply to you regardless of which instance you are interacting from.

Credits

Community icon by @Baku@aussie.zone featuring a W8 Class tram taken on April 17, 2022.
Community banner by @Baku@aussie.zone in the style of former Metropolitan PTV Platform sign.
(aussie.zone icon in the community banner cleaned up by @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone.)

About

c/MelbourneTrains is a community dedicated to all forms of public transport within the state of Victoria, Australia. We are a friendly and helpful community that welcomes anybody with an interest in Victoria public transport.

Rules

This community operates under the rules of aussie.zone. These apply to you regardless of which instance you are interacting from.

Credits

Community icon by @Baku@aussie.zone featuring a W8 Class tram taken on April 17, 2022.
Community banner by @Baku@aussie.zone in the style of former Metropolitan PTV Platform sign.
(aussie.zone icon in the community banner cleaned up by @useless_modern_god@aussie.zone.)

Welcome to the nostalgia-filled piefed instance of yesteryear.

Open Registration with Application questionnaire.

If you have a question or comment you can post in !meta@retrofed.com or message @DosDude@retrofed.com or @Die4Ever@retrofed.com

In case of downtime and/or emergency, we will post updates on @DosDude@mastodon.social

Some rules we try to uphold:

Be civil. Bigotry is not welcome. This includes (but is not limited to): transphobia, queerphobia, racism, ageism and ableism. We do not promote hate.
Communities need to be Retro or Retro-adjacent.
Please don't upload pornographic content. (use an external image host for that)

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Rude Eltham gunzels	3	notgold	5	Sun Aug 30, 2026 9:38 am »
A video about the Big Walk Monorail! (www.youtube.com)	2	maniacalmanicmania	5	Thu Aug 27, 2026 3:42 am »
Suburban Rail Loop to find $2b in savings through station changes (archive.md)	0	MisterFrog	8	Tue Aug 25, 2026 2:07 pm »
Public Transport Users Association - August Volunteer & Member Meeting (ptua.wildapricot.org)	0	MisterFrog	5	Fri Jul 31, 2026 10:00 am »
Federal government to contribute nearly $4b extra to Victoria's Suburban Rail Loop (www.abc.net.au)	6	MisterFrog	19	Sun May 10, 2026 7:51 am »
"Free public transport in Victoria through April as fuel prices continue to climb" (www.abc.net.au)	0	MisterFrog	11	Sat Mar 28, 2026 11:22 pm »
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How Melbourne Removed Level Crossings and Created Beauty \| RMTransit ft. Taitset (www.youtube.com)	0	Zagorath	1	Sat Dec 14, 2024 3:43 pm »
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High-Speed Rail for Australia: Is it Impossible? (www.youtube.com)	0	Zagorath	1	Sun Dec 24, 2023 2:45 am »
Melbourne Airport Rail makes the cut in federal funding review (www.theage.com.au)	0	Railison	1	Thu Nov 16, 2023 12:10 am »
The Suburban Rail Loop is a money sink. Time to bite the bullet and cancel it (www.theage.com.au)	0	Railison	1	Tue Nov 7, 2023 11:04 pm »
Someone please explain! (aussie.zone)	0	Railison	1	Fri Aug 11, 2023 4:36 am »
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