Yes that's correct and they are both in regular timetabled use.

I was referencing their relative location (to the CBD) and purpose rather than design.

Apologies for any confusion.

Aurora wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 9:01 pm And one of those is no longer in use, notwithstanding the clear difference between a legacy railway and brand new infrastructure.

Not sure what you mean there, about no longer in use?

Aurora wrote: ↑Thu Apr 25, 2024 12:59 pm What’s special about Central? Barangaroo will be a fine site to segregate the line and continue operations either side. Not going to have them everywhere.

Think of Central & Barangaroo like Central & Martin Place on the ESR.

I can't imagine they would take out the crossovers at Chatswood, particularly for the last reason you mentioned.

Swift wrote: ↑Sat Apr 20, 2024 3:56 pm Why did the bloke drive off? Hard to sympathise.

The ABC reports it as being domestic violence related:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-20/ ... /103748820

But we do have all door alighting.

Provided of course they are suitable for such routes (I.e.: height clearances). I presume that routes have to be engineered and approved for double deckers. They can't just run anywhere like single deckers. If extra capacity is needed at short notice, artics are the answer. Routes also have to be c...

^^ Last day of the Easter Show.

You wouldn't catch it from Castle Hill to the city because it's quicker by metro. Whilst I don't doubt people close to Castle Hill Station will take the Metro, the bus is not as slow as you may think. The off peak 610X running time from Castle Hill Station to Wynyard is 34 minutes. From Baulkham Hi...

swtt wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:59 am
Or would there be a push to cut the 610X back and instead, and instead have more Route 600 services run from Baulkham Hills to Castle Hill, and then interchange for metro?

Good luck with that.

boronia wrote: ↑Sat Mar 30, 2024 12:10 pm Aren't some of the Hills district express services to the City likely to be cut back?

Hopefully not the ones that carry standing loads like the 610X, much of which they pick up (inbound) well south of Castle Hill.

boronia wrote: ↑Wed Mar 27, 2024 4:03 pm How many buses are there in R9 numbered 2108? I had 4 random rides on 396s today, and on 3 of them "2108" appeared. I feel jinxed LOL.

I think it is just following you around.

Swift wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 1:25 pm It must drive people crazy seeing the new tram system going and not being available to use.

I don't think there are that many trams running around yet.

I'm told that on Thursday four trams were being tested between Rosehill and Carlingford during the daytime.

Oh dear you've really fallen for the motorway con "all we need is one more missing link". :lol: There's always one more, they design them that way !! No, it's part of the same scheme and it's currently under construction. It's not an afterthought to try to correct problems from the first ...

I should point out though, that the Metro closes just as often on weekends as the suburban lines! Very often at the same time as other lines. (And I don't mean just for the extension testing recently). Having said that they do seem to make more attempts at short-workings or running a reduced train f...

Every line in Sydney has been closed regularly on weekends for the last 40 years, more so than any other system I know.

They must have been doing something during all of those possessions (I hope).

Operationally I'd think it would work better (assuming no shunt was built) if a terminating tram from the east pulled forward then reversed, as the following tram could then get into the platform, if they were that close together.

Happy to hear other ideas though.

I think if they are going to reverse trams there, it might have been better to put the crossover to the east of the stop. The problem then is passengers travelling east have to know which side to board their tram. and, I should have added, that is more problematic because they are side platforms th...

Trams 2161 & 2167 were being tested at Westmead terminus tonight 20 March.

Variable message signs around Parramatta were advising that tram testing starts on 21 March. Not sure why that date is mentioned.

At least we can hope that they don't let the rail corridor disappear like they did at Ropes Creek.

Didn't that service used to exist?

boronia wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 8:56 pm I think if they are going to reverse trams there, it might have been better to put the crossover to the east of the stop.

The problem then is passengers travelling east have to know which side to board their tram.

boronia wrote: ↑Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:56 pm There would be a maximum of 8 minutes between services on either direction. It would require some adept scheduling to get the maximum benefit of these gaps.

I don't think you'd need to be too clever to get that to work.

Tram testing

https://youtu.be/RlZXOJH2Guo?si=07oJDhEvbyTGI9ak