An important anniversary

Yesterday marked the 100th anniversary of the commencement of electric suburban rail services in Melbourne on 29 May 1919.

Enjoy these articles. 

* Collation by the Department of Transport

* The Age article
* The Argus article
* Newport Railway Museum

You might enjoy these well-regarded books on transport topics

Better Buses, Better Cities: How to Plan, Run, and Win the Fight for Effective Transit Steven Higashide NEW!

The Public City: Essays in honour of Paul Mees Gleeson & Beza

A Political Economy of Access: Infrastructure, Networks, Cities, Institutions (Access Quintet Book 4) David Levinson

Human Transit: How Clearer Thinking about Public Transit Can Enrich Our Communities and Our Lives Jarrett Walker

Transport for Suburbia: Beyond the Automobile Age Paul Mees

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