Off peak bus fares as well pleaseswtt wrote:I think a fourth one would be good. $6.60+ for starters....
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Off peak bus fares as well pleaseswtt wrote:I think a fourth one would be good. $6.60+ for starters....
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There have been reductions to the amount of bus stops in the Norhern portion of the route although there were additional bus stops added in the Southern portion of the route in 2012.swtt wrote: Weren't the bus stops already adjusted last year to speed up the service?
The poor route at the moment basically suffers to lack of bus priority. Some of the (avoidable) southbound congestion happens between Ryde and Homebush Bay Drive (which could easily be fixed with strategically placed bus priority at traffic lights). No such room near Burwood or south of Burwood to place such lanes
...and presumably these stops aren't shared with the then-route 400 or current route 420Stu wrote:There have been reductions to the amount of bus stops in the Norhern portion of the route although there were additional bus stops added in the Southern portion of the route in 2012.swtt wrote: Weren't the bus stops already adjusted last year to speed up the service?
The poor route at the moment basically suffers to lack of bus priority. Some of the (avoidable) southbound congestion happens between Ryde and Homebush Bay Drive (which could easily be fixed with strategically placed bus priority at traffic lights). No such room near Burwood or south of Burwood to place such lanes
Bus stops added in both directions:
- Bexley Rd near Vicliffe St, Clemton Park.
- Seventh Ave near Beamish St, Campsie.
- Burwood Rd near Yandarlo St/Lyminge Rd, Croydon Park.
Agreed (with swtt)rogf24 wrote:Off peak bus fares as well pleaseswtt wrote:I think a fourth one would be good. $6.60+ for starters....
Can I just ask are you agreeing with rogf24 or swtt there? Your comment seems to refer to rogf24's "off peak bus fares" but your supporting arguments (FWIW I agree with those) totally oppose that.moa999 wrote:Agreed.
That bus trip shows 15 stops out west along the way (are they all compulsory stops?), then express to the city. The metro journey time from Rouse Hill will be 46 minutes to Martin Place with 14 stops, with the extra attribute that it calls, all stops, at several other urban centres along the way. A Sydney Trains journey from the closest equivalent station, Schofields, to Wynyard is an hour with 11 stops, semi-express. I think one of these solutions comes out in front.neilrex wrote:The trip planner is quoting 54 minutes from Rouse Hill Town Centre to Wynyard right now.
You keep quoting Sydney Trains proven worst against a theoretical best for the Metro. Wait until the metro gets held up at each station by the same lack of passenger discipline that slows down Sydney Trains. And with no staff on the trains to scare the passengers into not blocking the doors, I can see a minute or two being lost at the busier stations while the doors try to close and keep reopening due to obstructions.tonyp wrote:That bus trip shows 15 stops out west along the way (are they all compulsory stops?), then express to the city. The metro journey time from Rouse Hill will be 46 minutes to Martin Place with 14 stops, with the extra attribute that it calls, all stops, at several other urban centres along the way. A Sydney Trains journey from the closest equivalent station, Schofields, to Wynyard is an hour with 11 stops, semi-express. I think one of these solutions comes out in front.neilrex wrote:The trip planner is quoting 54 minutes from Rouse Hill Town Centre to Wynyard right now.
You are aware that the slowing of train timetables happened in the mid 2000s, under Bob Carr's Labor Government when Michael Costa was the Transport Minister, right?matthewg wrote:Sydney Trains drivers are probably quite capable of cutting 10 minutes or more of that run from Schofields to Wynyard, but they'd lose their job for trying in the current environment.
A driver on the Illawarra once told me he could keep to timetable without exceeding series-parallel power. (on an S set). Didn't need parallel or weak-field speed. Then he got bunged for not driving appropriately.
I've been told Sydney to Liverpool was faster with steam traction!
The government is knobbling Sydney Trains at the knees while talking up their driverless (thus none of those pesky RBTU members) alternative.
It would be interesting to know the source of those figures as they seem overly long.moa999 wrote:So Tallawong is just operating as a single platform on open?
I'd have thought shunting and change of direction at Chatswood would be a bit under 4 minutes.
Certainly there should be sensors for re-opening the door. However, I also expect there to be a platform master giving electronic signal when the doors are ready to close (much cheaper to hire than a train driver).andy_centralcoast wrote:This might be a stupid question, but how does the metro train computer know when everyone has finished alighting and boarding, and when it's safe to close the doors and proceed, assuming there are also no guards or CSAs flagging trains? Or do the metro train doors work more like an elevator door with sensors to stop it closing on people?
Seven Hills station, with more trains and a humungous carpark, would be a better alternative to Schofields.tonyp wrote:That bus trip shows 15 stops out west along the way (are they all compulsory stops?), then express to the city. The metro journey time from Rouse Hill will be 46 minutes to Martin Place with 14 stops, with the extra attribute that it calls, all stops, at several other urban centres along the way. A Sydney Trains journey from the closest equivalent station, Schofields, to Wynyard is an hour with 11 stops, semi-express. I think one of these solutions comes out in front.neilrex wrote:The trip planner is quoting 54 minutes from Rouse Hill Town Centre to Wynyard right now.