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- Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:44 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Electric Bus Plan
- Replies: 1681
- Views: 163776
Re: NSW Electric Bus Plan
Kinetic's electrics in Melbourne are BYD's as well, as are Transit Systems/Sita.
- Sat Oct 28, 2023 5:50 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Bus Industry Taskforce announced
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13281
Re: NSW Bus Industry Taskforce announced
I don't know why all-door boarding still is a contentious topic for Sydney. It shouldn't be rejected. I use the centre door to get on buses in Melbourne all the time now. Bus drivers in Melbourne like it as well as it cuts down on dwell time especially at busy stops even with the 1.5 door set up com...
- Thu Oct 26, 2023 7:06 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Bus Industry Taskforce announced
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13281
Re: NSW Bus Industry Taskforce announced
Looks like the Custom Denning Element 2 is already a little out of date without 3 doors.
- Wed Oct 25, 2023 8:43 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Bus Industry Taskforce announced
- Replies: 136
- Views: 13281
Re: NSW Bus Industry Taskforce announced
Interesting recommendation in Page 36.
And wow new innovations on Page 23.
And wow new innovations on Page 23.
- Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:33 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
The Sydney bus pay is really quite low, Kinetic in Melbourne (private operator although PTV contracted) now pays $36.80 per hour for permanent full-time and you can get that rate as soon as you're signed off for solo driving (which only takes a couple of weeks at most), meanwhile even the old STA pa...
- Wed May 24, 2023 6:58 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New bus contracts to drive improved services (as from 2020)
The conversion to the TfNSW livery has been very slow when you consider that Victoria started their standard livery long after NSW but all their busses appear to have been converted. Even the STA started repainting their buses into the TfNSW livery and then reverted to their own livery. So a mixtur...
- Sun Mar 19, 2023 2:36 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: Inner West Light Rail observations
- Replies: 1729
- Views: 365853
Re: Inner West Light Rail observations
Remember, the customer is at the centre of everything TfNSW and TfNSW contractors do.
- Sun Feb 12, 2023 2:07 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: Metro network expansion
- Replies: 173
- Views: 13227
Re: Metro network expansion
Honestly, it's quite disappointing as always to see Parramatta - Macquarie Park/Epping line left out. Seriously.
- Tue Feb 07, 2023 11:24 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Electric Bus Plan
- Replies: 1681
- Views: 163776
Re: NSW Electric Bus Plan
The 601 service in Melbourne now has the Volvo BZL running every weekday. No rear door but it is low-floor with a double-leaf centre door (not low-entry) and it does do all-door boarding (actually every route and every bus stop is now all-door boarding in Melbourne now, drivers will open the centre ...
- Thu Jan 19, 2023 7:07 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: Possible future light rail routes
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3760
Re: Possible future light rail routes
All buses over 12.5m need this approval.
- Tue Nov 08, 2022 10:10 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: CBD & South East Light Rail
- Replies: 6357
- Views: 1135364
Re: CBD & South East Light Rail
Seems like the timetabled travel times are also back down to 31 minutes. It was 31 minutes during the 2021 lockdown but then went back up to 33 minutes after it. Now it's back again.
- Tue Nov 01, 2022 11:27 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New bus contracts to drive improved services (as from 2020)
Correct, one operator for all three regions. Well, two regions now.
- Thu Oct 06, 2022 5:30 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Electric Bus Plan
- Replies: 1681
- Views: 163776
Re: NSW Electric Bus Plan
Is the ZDi centre door step flat now at least? .
- Wed Jul 06, 2022 8:56 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Intercity Fleet Purchases/Observation
- Replies: 1147
- Views: 304399
Re: New Intercity Fleet Purchases/Observation
Cameras can't see things less than 1.1m? Geez, what's wrong with these guys?
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 9:00 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: WS Airport Metro
- Replies: 318
- Views: 50832
Re: WS Airport Metro
I mean it just moves the "mess". The mess will now be at Glenfield instead.
- Tue Jun 21, 2022 8:10 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: WS Airport Metro
- Replies: 318
- Views: 50832
Re: WS Airport Metro
The Aerotropolis is being designed for 6 platforms, no?
But sending the Metro all the way to Glenfield, not really sold on that yet. Leppington, the most logical place for the Metro to finish for the moment instead of nowhere.
But sending the Metro all the way to Glenfield, not really sold on that yet. Leppington, the most logical place for the Metro to finish for the moment instead of nowhere.
- Fri Apr 08, 2022 9:13 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Electric Bus Plan
- Replies: 1681
- Views: 163776
Re: NSW Electric Bus Plan
No such restrictions for trams.
- Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:45 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New bus contracts to drive improved services (as from 2020)
More like a loop service issue.
- Sun Dec 26, 2021 4:22 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New bus contracts to drive improved services (as from 2020)
Similar situation, did a 292 to Marsfield, no one ever got on after Macquarie Uni in the years I had done it, but in this situation, I did the trip but this girl I noticed sitting at a stop on Epping Rd didn't signal me and I presumed as usual, an Epping passenger. After finishing and running speci...
- Sat Dec 25, 2021 11:34 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New bus contracts to drive improved services (as from 2020)
KD NB is off to a good start.
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- Tue Dec 21, 2021 6:22 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: QR information codes
- Replies: 4
- Views: 756
Re: QR information codes
They've been around for a few years at some stops (saw them as far back as 2016 maybe 2017) but haven't really been used by the public I guess. Don't think anyone knew what they were back then. I blew the minds of a few people by scanning it at busy bus stops back then. I can imagine people now know...
- Sun Dec 12, 2021 7:39 pm
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: NSW Electric Bus Plan
- Replies: 1681
- Views: 163776
Re: NSW Electric Bus Plan
I think TSA would have more, but given that info is dated October.
- Fri Nov 26, 2021 10:16 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: New Sydney and Outer Metro bus contracts (as from 2020)
- Replies: 2109
- Views: 213447
Re: New bus contracts to drive improved services (as from 2020)
I will say, I recently heard who was going to be the likely winner for Region 9 too and all I can say is that while I think they made good choices for the other STA regions, I am really scratching my head and wondering how the hell they won on this one if confirmed. Though I can also see why they we...
- Thu Oct 21, 2021 10:55 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: Sydney Metro - Tallawong to Bankstown
- Replies: 5251
- Views: 1031506
Re: Sydney Metro - Tallawong to Bankstown
I too hate station names like Southern Cross with no reference to locality.
- Sun Oct 03, 2021 11:59 am
- Forum: Discussion - Sydney / NSW
- Topic: Transport Administration Amendment (Transport Entities) Act
- Replies: 79
- Views: 24367
Re: Transport Administration Amendment (Transport Entities) Act
TAHE is like VicTrack or ARTC and they're both corporations.