Get involved
First things first – join the yarrabug public transport mailing list. You can also read the archives.
Second, contact the Department of Infrastructure who introduced the new laws.
- Phone: (03) 9655 6666
- Post: GPO Box 2797, Melbourne Vic 3001
Metlink is the remaining government arm of public transport:
- Email: feedback@metlinkmelbourne.com.au
- Phone: 131 638
Lynn Kosky is the Victorian Minister for Public Transport.
- Email: lynne.kosky@parliament.vic.gov.au
- Phone (ministerial office): 9655 3300
Then there is Connex:
- Phone: 1800 800 705
- Online feedback form
And V/Line:
- Phone: 1800 800 120
- Online feedback form
Letter Writing Guide
- Letter writing guide. A important note, letters sent via snail mail or even fax, carry more weight than calls and emails.
Web banners
- You can also add a banner to your site to show your support for the campaign against the bike bans. Plus even more banners!
Events
Badges
Leaflets
Survey
Articles you may want to read or reference
- Metlink: New bicycle guidelines for metropolitan train services (Date Published: Thursday, 03 January 2008)
- Interpretation: Bike Bans on Trains in Victoria 1st January, 2008 – Frequently asked Questions
- V/Line Fares & conditions — changes from 1 January 2008
- Victorian Fares and Ticketing Manual 2008 — Refer to page 76
- PTUA: Bicycles to be banned from peak hour trains
- Herald Sun: Conflicting rules published on websites (10/01/08)
- Aus.bicycle newsgroup: Single post describing the “Ticket to Ride” campaign in Queensland several years ago
- Cycling Promotion Fund: Bicycles are good for Business
- Bicycle Germany: Taking bicycles on German trains and train stations
- Alan Snel | Bike Stories: Bicycle storage on trains
- Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon: How to Load Your Bike on MAX
- BVG Germany: Accompanying persons, etc. & conditions of carriage (included details for bicycles)
- Pucher and Buehler: Making Cycling Irresistible. Transport Reviews,Vol. 28, 2008
- Pedal Power ACT: Bikes on Buses: Increasing cycling and public transport usage
- CTC UK: CTC Beats Southern Trains Bike Ban (2006)
- Dexigner.com: CTC Beats Southern Trains Bike Ban
- The Impact of Boarding and Alighting Passengers on the Dwell Time at Railway Stations – Michael Pead Aston University, May 2007