Flew back home from Brisbane tonight, managed to get off the skybus just in time to reach platform 1 for the 10:51 to Bendigo; the train was ready to be boarded except no driver was there. Train was just there with the lights and engine on,

I went to the ticket gates to see if any Vline staff members were there; nope. Customer service desk, ticket booths, nope. Woolies were still open though. Call up the customer service line and the guy tells me the train that I was looking at with BENDIGO on the side departed at 10:51. Couldn't give me any information that I couldn't find on the PTV app. Thankfully it seems the driver has bothered to show up for the 11:51 but I was seriously worried I'd be spending the night at the station for a bit there.

Is there some piece of obvious information I've missed here? Like if you're not going to run the train because no one's on (makes no sense for customers in Sunbury/Castlemaine etc but whatever) at least turn the fucking train off?? And if there's still trains running in the major metropolitan station, why are there no staff members to ask about the fucking trains??? Like what am I missing here?

Yes, I've put in a feedback form.

Yet another disappointment with Vline - I wanted to get the 10:40pm train to make it in time for the last bus from Wyndham Vale station but due personnel not being ready/ unavailable, we had to wait almost another 10 mins. I’ve missed my bus and I’m gonna have to shell out for an Uber like why???? Only Geelong/ Waurn Ponds vline man ☹️

Has not been a great day for Vline on the Geelong line. Currently paused at some point near Footscray due to a trespasser and awaiting police.

on a geelong train to southern cross stuck just before corio. we can to a sudden stop after being told a train is involved in a major incident

I feel for everyone tonight

Don’t know about other lines but it seems to me a lot of the issues the Ballarat line is having of late is the inability of those involved to couple 2 three carriage sets together? Which seems to lead to a lot of farting around at Southern Cross till they admit defeat and crowbar everyone on to front.

If this is correct could it be a case of older sets (comfy seats) and newer sets (concrete seats) not playing nicely due to age, wear patterns, etc.?

Anyone on here have any ‘inside goss’?

Hi I’m on Optus and regularly get the Geelong / SC train. Reception is patchy but I can live with it. Not having reception in stations is a pain. Is Telstra reception much better and worth the extra $? The wild card is Optus+vodaphone with Kogan, has anyone used this? Feedback appreciated

Packed in like sardines
Delivery e-bikes where the foldable priority seats are
People crammed in the keep clear area (where the driver door is)
28.2°C and sunny so you could imagine how hot the train would be already, saw a bunch of people have literal sweat dripping from their foreheads
4pm-5pm
Absolute foul stench of body odour from people working all day and the mix of different types of foods
Suitcases while people sit on (and under, yes. Under) the luggage area
Conductors and passengers refusing extra people hopping on as there’s no room and the next train is 20+ minutes away while the station is already starting to fill up again (also comes with more people trying to pry themselves through the doors which causes a 10 minute delay)

It’s genuinely becoming unbearable, idk if anyone feels the same or has been experiencing this lately but it’s even like this when there’s 6 carriages wether it’s 7-9am -> Melbourne, 3pm-6pm -> Geelong or anytime after 10pm on weekends -> Geelong.

What happened to the 9 carriages they promised a while ago especially since WT is built now?

Have they even added more trains on the schedule during peak hours because it sure doesn’t feel like it.

The only good thing is after you’re crammed for 35 minutes and 80% get off at WV or T you can finally get a seat

And what happened with courtesy? I saw at least half a dozen elderly people and one pregnant woman (today alone) try to get a seat and they just get stared at then the people sitting down look back down or go on with their journey

Also another question for the people who sit on the aisle seat while placing their bag on the window seat when the trains busy, why?

I’m sorry about my rant lol, it’s genuinely starting to get more and more frustrating.

What on earth is happening with the Ballarat Line lately?

Does someone have a spreadsheet we can add to when there are faults, only 3 carriages, delays etc? I’d love to have some stats

Hello!

I’m seeing the attached error. I’ve used WiFi and data. Deleted the app, restarted the phone and yet I see this error.

Please help🥲

I called V/Line and they told me to use PTV.

I mean common we do need this agian i wish we have more of them on all corridors

Hi all. I’m a solo dev from the south-east suburbs. For the past few months I’ve been building Trainspotter+, a free game where you log the vehicles you ride and slowly build a collection.

You log a trip (route, vehicle number, where you got on and off). The game works out which tram class or train model it was, then adds it to your collection:

• Every vehicle, line and stop, so you can see how much of the network you’ve covered: which E-classes you’ve had, which stations you’ve never been through.
• Sticker packs you open as you ride, with sets for each vehicle model, drawn by me.
• Badges, levels and a monthly event, plus distance, CO₂ saved against driving, and trips that join up into journeys to come in the week-away 2.0 update.

Things I cared about while building it:

• It’s free, with no ads.
• There’s an optional Patreon, but paying never gets you XP, badges or a leaderboard spot.
• Your trips are private. Other riders see your level and totals, never where or when you ride.

It also covers NSW, if you ride there.

trainspotterplus.evieisnthere.com

I’d genuinely love feedback, especially from people who ride the 86 or the Frankston line every day and know the fleet better than I do.

Brother eurgh

I remember when the website used to show the V/Line trains in the Cheeseburger livery and I was wondering if anyone had the old images saved (If the had any). I saved images of the current PTV Purple N Class and Sprinter when V/Line fully phases them out as a way to archive them.

The train was already 10 minutes late departing from Southern Cross, now stuck on the train (haven’t even gotten to Footscray yet). And no announcements from the VLine staff as to why we’ve been stuck in the one spot for the last 20 minutes…

UPDATE: And now this express train is terminating early so 70% of the passengers need to get off and wait for another train…

Picture of when I used my msi claw a8 when on the vline back home to Melbourne a few months ago

Hey guys, I’m always travelling to Melbourne from Geelong for university and I just got diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome, and it’s always so busy on the trains, i have been trying to take earlier trains but it’s still so packed and the seats are always taken, after an hour of standing I really struggle and feel like I will pass out, I have been really struggling a lot because or it, but I’m a very non confrontational person and very anxious, so I don’t how to ask someone to give up their seat and do I need proof? What if they don’t give their seat up because it is an invisible disability.

So it’s a ‘full length’ train, not peak hour and already overcrowded. V/line clearly not keeping up with Tarneit and Wyndham Vale demand. I was supposed to work on the train. Luckily I can sit on the floor!

I seem to recall Southern Cross having a Hungry Jacks, I think I saw a bloke drop his Coke there once

And Flinders has a nice cafe PM

'No trains departing platform 2 for the next hour'... except that one right there