Yep, that is the real world. Would you rather they pull all the trains out when it happens?

It says Sydney bus changes will be made later. Outer Metrop buses from 20/10.

A mix of 4 and 8 continues to run on Cumberland line. There isn’t the demand outside maybe two or three peak-hour trains to reintroduce older sets back into daily network use whilst a number of projects are ongoing. The ones with 8s are used on the Western and North Shore during peak periods.

Buses will return on Monday when the line finally makes way.

Bankstown Line finally closing this Monday from Birrong to Sydenham, with Birrong to Bankstown to reopen as T6 once the demarcation is completed at Bankstown.

Yes it will, any trains terminating and running into sidings, turnbacks or yard/sheds must be emptied. No carry over of passengers. This will take at least 3 minutes for either train crew or customer service attendants to go and check. Look in the morning peak of platform 22 at central when trains ...

Transit Systems NSW’s 5238 shows in the Fleet Lists as in White livery. It is still in the Metrobus livery.

As an observation, the second window from the rear also retains its Transdev window covering on both sides.

Don’t think it would happen, as it would cut out the outlets, but theoretically if they did that, they could also charge a fee for the card to reduce wastage.

The Ashfields aren’t technically axed as the paths are used by additional services from Liverpool. As times and stops in the Inner West have been reallocated to account for the Liverpool services, people will need to check timetables.

Franchising will never occur as this would involve the private sector bearing the revenue risk, which it won't do in a loss making industry. Contracting out service provision wouldn't get the government off the hook from having to pay for maintenance, nor would it avoid industrial action. Not inher...

I have just checked that trip and it shows it is stopping:

The same as what happens every weekend… Thing is though industrial action ramps up this week and more added next week, so we will see what eventuates over the next month, bit of a dummy spit really.

swtt wrote: ↑Sun Sep 08, 2024 10:53 pm
Erm, if Bankstown - Sydenham is being shut down officially on 30/9/2024, that's around THREE weeks away. Where did you get the six week calculation from?

It’s not a calculation

Revised timetable for bus or rail? Both. […] In another thread, Stu mentioned there will also be revised timetables for Region 6. The new rail timetable is still six weeks away. As for bussing, we know general routes are ‘usually’ released two weeks ahead, while bus replacement timetables aren’t al...

Revised timetable for bus or rail?

What bus changes are happening? As far as we know it is just the introduction of Southwest Link at the end of the month.

Running through into the city would require more buses and drivers. The Metro is now also available from Sydenham, why clog roads any further than they have to.

only provide benefits to customers who use the new lines That is not true. Many heavy rail stations near new Metro stations have experienced a double-digit drop in passenger numbers, therefore providing ample capacity for population growth moving forward and relief for existing overcrowding in the ...

Have to agree, the Metro has shown up the heavy network as slow and outdated, that comes from personal experience. This will extend to upcoming industrial action which will show it up as another beacon for Sydney’s future.

Some North Shore line services are looking like ghost trains after Metro opening, curious to see how far they'd be willing to cut services. Perhaps they might have off-peak Lindfield services cut back to North Sydney, and Gordon services terminating at Lindfield instead? There is a minimal reductio...

It has been disclosed that one of the main considerations in selecting the Bankstown Line […] That doesn't mean it was the best option, being one of the least patronised lines. That makes it the perfect option actually. The corridor will become highly density over the coming decades, and with that ...

Excluding the power issue this afternoon at Hills Showgrounds, where people were only stuck for circa 30 minutes, it has been a great week for the Metro. May it run as reliably for the next few centuries!

Exactly.

In respect to the Closure of the Bankstown Line as posted by PG1 above. To decommission Signals and Points on the Bankstown Line in readiness for the Metro conversion work to commence, they will close the Line from 0200 hours Monday, September 30. Over the 2 week period to October 14, work will inc...

They could have been smart and provided fee-free/half-fare/reduced rate travel to reflect the economic reality of limited provision until the full service timetable begins operation and the partial service timetable is phased out. Oh that's a limitation of the smartcard system, ironically enough, b...