I recently turned off autocorrect on my phone keyboard after finding it was making more errors than it was fixing. Unfortunately i do fat finger the next button over a lot so i want one tjat just foxes mistakes like these. Privacy also important since keyboard gets everything.... Any recs?

I recently turned off autocorrect on my phone keyboard after finding it was making more errors than it was fixing. Unfortunately i do fat finger the next button over a lot so i want one tjat just foxes mistakes like these. Privacy also important since keyboard gets everything.... Any recs?

Chose your fatality https://www.transportist.net/p/chose-your-fatality?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

It's Today! The 2026 European Tram Driver Championships are being held in Warsaw, Poland. There are 25 teams, and, just like Eurovision, Australia is participating, with a team from Melbourne. Watch it live on YouTube at 7PM AEST today. This will out-rate the footy […]

Timeline cleanser of a parrot that found a traffic cam to ham it up for.

You are all invited to the launch of my new book Train Europe, a colourful collection of 20 great rail itineraries across the continent. It's at 6pm on Thursday 1 October 2026 at Readings Emporium, on Level 1 of Emporium Melbourne, 287 Lonsdale St, Melbourne CBD […] [Original post on aus.social]

After decades of watching inner west council do the bare minimum cycle infrastructure, its interesting to see a report that acknowledges the role of the mode. Whats more interesting is that all these new cycleways are proposed on state roads, where delivery would […] [Original post on aus.social]

@timrichards my favourite fact: Liverpool CBD is nearer in time and distance to Kingsford Smith than WSI

After decades of watching inner west council do the bare minimum cycle infrastructure, its interesting to see a report that acknowledges the role of the mode. Whats more interesting is that all these new cycleways are proposed on state roads, where delivery would […] [Original post on aus.social]

An update on the development of my new map of Australian Railways through history. It's coming along steadily, but I learned this week that city insets are the hardest part, and industrial areas more so than anywhere else.

AI summaries at the head of Google search results have decimated web traffic to railmaps.com.au Traffic from Google search is now down by 95% compared to pre-covid. Traffic from other search engines is unchanged, but they're so minor in comparison as to be more or less insignificant. 5/10

I was delighted this week to receive an advance copy of my new book, Train Europe - a collection of twenty rail itineraries devised by me. Very happy with the look and feel of it: with lots of colour and images to accentuate the text. Train Europe will be in […] [Original post on aus.social]

ICYMI: Urban enshittification https://www.transportist.net/p/urban-enshittification?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Time to reform Australia’s failed policy on smoking and vaping https://pearlsandirritations.com/e/daily/2026-08-03/474425/ #Auspol

Time to reform Australia’s failed policy on smoking and vaping

Australia’s sky-high cigarette excise and severely restricted legal access to vaping have helped fuel a vast illegal nicotine market, undermining public health, law enforcement and government revenue.

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An interview with Chris Engelsman, one of the founders of @EuropeanSlpr: Some key background to ES's aims and future here... back-on-track.eu/in-conversat...

There's plenty of record stores around. But few still sell VHS tapes (blank and movies) and cassettes. This hidden gem of a record store in an '80s mall in the Western Sydney suburb of Seven Hills does... #music #vinyl #record #WesternSydney #NSW #Australia

#melbourne #train people - does the travelling public take issue with the diesel fumes at southern cross? Seems like installing a full roof from collins st to the footbridge was a bad idea, its all trapped in there!

Someone got pissed off with all the ads for the Mineral Council of Australia's website (thatsmining.com.au) and made this: http://thatismining.com.au/

The Difference Australian Mining Makes | Jobs, Healthcare & Communities

Australian mining delivers jobs, funds healthcare and education, and supports communities nationwide. Explore the facts and see the difference mining makes.

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Exactly 40 years ago today, I spent a day mooching around Sydney terminal and inner west goods lines. Here's a thread of the photos I took that day 40 years ago, July 14 1986. First up, an XPT in original Inter-City livery sits in Platform 2, Sydney Terminal station, 8:44am, July 14 1986. 1 of 13

Exactly forty years ago today, I was in Newcastle. Here's a view through my hotel room window looking over the Newcastle railway station with the Hunter River in the background. July 13 1986.

Interesting how most of the 'running out of fuel/plans cancelled' type news stories show people with big utes or pulling huge caravans. You can get a caravan that weighs in the hundreds of kilos and you can tow it with anything bigger than a Honda jazz. Its not that you can't afford to get your […]

#sydney says no to #genocide #freegaza

Transportist: January 2026 Welcome to the latest issue of The Transportist, especially to our new readers. Happy New Year to all who celebrate. Announcements There is a new global Association Of Sustainable Transportation Researchers. Seems better than their competitor, The Association Of […]