simonl wrote: Ok, so there is. 25km/h. Thanks.

So I right in the first place then.

So how come when a bus goes past a stop at 40kph without stopping the readers come on? Plenty of stops in my area where the bus doesn't need to stop.

simonl wrote: Really? So they just set it a smaller distance than they did in Qld?

Probably because the distance between stops can be quite short in Sydney (unfortunately)

If there is a flat fare on the bus, there is no need to tap off at all. Correct, however some systems have a transfer benefit. ( like Sydney ) and unlike the generous time limit in Sydney of 60 min some have a lot less, even down to 10 minutes. As a general rule because there are so many different ...

simonl wrote:I think the interlock that the readers only appear to activate below a certain speed is/was a bad idea.

There is no interlock. It it based on distance from the stop.

I've noticed it on hillsbus, but I thought it was a speed warning as ever time it went off the driver braked.

Jurassic_Joke wrote: I've used smart cards on very comparable systems across the world on buses (and trams where the readers are onboard). Theres none of this having to lockout between stops - I wonder why

Don't have to wonder very much. Those systems either use a flat fare, or only operate thru one fare zone.

sunnyyan wrote:^ Youtube video
Why is there a sign on the dash for Lilyfield right side only? .

A reminder for the centre platform.

Like any heavy rail, metro is too inflexible and inconvenient over these shorter distances. Surely this depends on your definition of 'metro' and wouldn't apply in most European cities with 'metros'. Most European cities had metros built in a time when station costs were a lot cheaper. Hence statio...

Linto63 wrote:So Elizabeth Street will become two way south of Foveaux Street?

Yep, they are doing the conversion now.

With the light rail to take up a fair bit of Chalmers Street, will the road be widened to occupy part of the wide footpath on top of platforms 24/25? Otherwise I can only see 1 lane being able to be retained for south-bound traffic presuming cars will not be able to travel over the rails. I may be ...

The thread is http://www.busaustralia.com/forum/viewt ... =3&t=68072
Article from the Sydney moaning herald. And yes it has been discussed extensively.

A non paywalled (I think) article and vid.
http://www.news.com.au/finance/business ... d0fcd6414a

The concept is still flawed though. I catch the same train everyday; if I manage to get through the barrier by 6:59 I get to pay OP fare, if I go through at 7:00 I pay full fare. How do you propose to fix it? Same goes in London, every central underground station is packed in the morning with touri...

Swift wrote: So will there be underground bus stops accessible from the surface, like metro stations?

Yep, same as in the ED.

Swift wrote:Do not they learn? It will only fill up with more parasitic cars.

And B-line busses.

As I just read a post in another thread (Hop branding) where someone replied to you along similar lines where you just blame the minister without knowing/stating all the facts. I wouldn't worry about it, People who have never been in government don't have a clue about what goes on, and think the mi...

Tonymercury wrote: This has been going on for so long that no one should be surprised about it.

The media don't have a clue, they do it with aircraft as well. A story of Qantas flying to London, show a domestic 737.
To them, a bus is a bus.

I thought the Renault/Citelis 12 metres in Paris were all door loading since they are basically a French design for that purpose and are used that way all over Europe. Might be used for all door loading in other European cities. But in Paris they have a big "No entry" symbol on the rear d...

Single seat journey? I was in Melbourne yesterday morning, trying to get on a train in the inner city. I only managed to get on the sixth one ( yes I had to give up on 5) All crush loaded not a chance to even open the doors. Absolutely packed.

Rclasstramcar wrote: WestConnex is going down like a lead balloon in Haberfield.

Ben

That doesn't matter. What matters is what the people in the marginal seats out in the far west of Sydney who have to travel thru Haberfield.

simonl wrote: Gets a bit tiring to still be banging on about the ALP's continual failure to deliver almost 6 years after they were voted out.

But do you think they will have changed?

Sounds like High St services will divert via Barker (so they've also got 5 days to get that intersection clear; they're yet to lay any track slab). Will be an interesting trip in a full O405NH on a hot day. I remember when I was in school it was an interesting trip in a lightly laden MkII O305... Y...

What sort of dead running is going to be involved with this thing halfway up one of the lines instead of centrally located in Sydney? Is a train dispatched to the south coast line going to pick up passengers on the way to Sydney from the central coast or will it just be a nice bit of a fang for the...

The tiltover seats in the V sets are a safety hazard because they were found to slam forward and contribute to the injuries in the several crashes that have occurred over the years. I think we have a winner. Thinking about it I have never encountered a train in Europe with reversible seats, not lon...

boronia wrote:Looks like it!.

I noticed that Devonshire St has been blocked off east of Elizabeth St this week.

http://data.sydneylightrail.transport.n ... cK6mMI3N5m