Tag / PTV
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Why Skybus should not be on a rail map
This is my second post about the new version of the Victorian Rail Network Map that PTV have started distributing in trains – as shown in my previous post (thanks again to Mark Williams for the photos). I’ve already talked about my gripe with including things under construction on an operational map. My other main…
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Why showing things under construction on a transport map is a bad idea
I’d been considering writing a post on this topic for a while, inspired by the ongoing tradition of Sydney including things that don’t currently exist on their operational network maps. But now it seems that PTV in Victoria have been inspired by our northern neighbours and applied this thinking to our own rail…
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How the Suburban Rail Loop will transform Melbourne’s transport maps
See the full project description and download link here. It is difficult to overstate how transformative the recently-announced Suburban Rail Loop will be for Melbourne’s transport network. Without getting into the technical transport details, it will make intra-suburban and cross-city travel much easier than it is today. One of the most significant aspects of the…
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Distances between Melbourne railway stations – a quick map
I spent a few days putting together a map that shows the distances between railway stations on Melbourne’s metropolitan rail network. The spacing has been calculated and placed onto the current official PTV Victorian rail network map. The distance data is taken from the Vicsig website’s line guides (which also has a lot of other…
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![1927 railway map showing lines throughout Victoria in blue on a faded white background.]()
The evolution of rail maps in Victoria
Victoria is not well-known for its transport maps in the same way as London or New York. Despite this lack of enduring iconic design, the state has a rich and interesting history of railway maps. Almost all transport maps were geographical rather than schematic up until the 1990s. Only then did we see a shift…
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What are schematic maps?
After the publication of my schematic public transport map of Chernarus, there was some confusion about its design and purpose. Hopefully this post will clear things up! What is a schematic map? Put simply, a schematic map does not necessarily represent geography. Instead, it is designed to show nodes and the connections between them.…
