NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
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NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
New stairs for Penrith North access opened for business today
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Re: NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
The old exit and platform stairs will probably be removed this weekend during trackwork closures.
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Penrith is starting to look really good. I also saw Pendle Hills upgrade is now more or less finished, I think the new, spacious brighter concourse looks great. Much nicer than that dodgy antiquated old footbridge
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Central Coast services towards Central are showing up as "City Circle via Central" on platform indicators today, but the station list ends with Central as normal.
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Re: NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
Does anyone know hen Croydon station will be complete as that has taken over 3 years so far hasnt it?
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Very unusual train with blue passenger carriages apparently hauled by a diesel locomotive observed heading north at Cheltenham, Sunday morning about 8:45.
I can't wait for the demise of the Northern Line. The 16 minute interchange at Epping is very annoying. I guess not many people actually travel from Rhodes to Pennant Hills, but some people must be doing it, and I don't know how they put up with it.
I can't wait for the demise of the Northern Line. The 16 minute interchange at Epping is very annoying. I guess not many people actually travel from Rhodes to Pennant Hills, but some people must be doing it, and I don't know how they put up with it.
Re: NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
Croydon station "soft opening" should be this month according to the staff there. It has only been over a year of construction. TfNSW and their contractors are slow but not that slow.
Officially:
Project Status
Over the coming months, new facilities will progressively be opened to the community as part of the Croydon Station Upgrade. The first stage of the opening will include the new station concourse, lifts and stairs to Platforms 3/4 and 5, the station office and a family accessible toilet. The new station entrances at The Strand and at Hennessy Street will also become operational.
Officially:
Project Status
Over the coming months, new facilities will progressively be opened to the community as part of the Croydon Station Upgrade. The first stage of the opening will include the new station concourse, lifts and stairs to Platforms 3/4 and 5, the station office and a family accessible toilet. The new station entrances at The Strand and at Hennessy Street will also become operational.
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Re: NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
https://www.trybooking.com/book/event?eid=300218Very unusual train with blue passenger carriages apparently hauled by a diesel locomotive observed heading north at Cheltenham, Sunday morning about 8:45.
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Croydon has been left in such a hideous eyesore for over a year now (when you honestly thought nothing could get uglier than town hall has for the past two years), I do seriously wonder how / why are they taking their time. Pendle Hill, eg. Bam. Done in a couple months, new concourse and lighting.
Flemington also got a relatively huge upgrade with a new concourse, stairs, lighting and roofs, while at the same time removing that old, long footbridge and station building. They got the job done (in terms of construction) in the space of months. Croydon meanwhile looks like they begun work, then realised maybe a bad idea, and abandoned it halfway through...lazy. It's showing here, sorry guys. The temporary entrance + that staircase is hideous and looks annoying to use to get to the platform for City trains.
On the other hand, I'm praising how Town Hall is starting to look. For example, those little bright lights on the stairs going down to Platforms 1,2 and 3 really is a nice touch and it feels like there's a bit of life and vibrancy coming back to the station after sucking out all the green and yellow. And the wooden ceiling too on the concourse outside the gates. Nice stuff.
Flemington also got a relatively huge upgrade with a new concourse, stairs, lighting and roofs, while at the same time removing that old, long footbridge and station building. They got the job done (in terms of construction) in the space of months. Croydon meanwhile looks like they begun work, then realised maybe a bad idea, and abandoned it halfway through...lazy. It's showing here, sorry guys. The temporary entrance + that staircase is hideous and looks annoying to use to get to the platform for City trains.
On the other hand, I'm praising how Town Hall is starting to look. For example, those little bright lights on the stairs going down to Platforms 1,2 and 3 really is a nice touch and it feels like there's a bit of life and vibrancy coming back to the station after sucking out all the green and yellow. And the wooden ceiling too on the concourse outside the gates. Nice stuff.
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Part way through construction of Croydon they decided not to install a lift on platforms ½, so that may have delayed the rest for a while as they adjusted the designs accordingly.
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see https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/ ... Report.pdf dated December 2015 as published in June 2017
of more interest may bed https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/ ... y-2017.pdf
of more interest may bed https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/ ... y-2017.pdf
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And Gladys announced this back in 014 https://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/newsro ... hree-lifts
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Irony: submission CR46 (on p.22) has a whinge about the lack of encouragement to use public transport around Croydon.
Wasn't it these dimwitted Croydon people who refused Route 418 to pass through Croydon when consultation for Better Buses Inner West was done in around 2010?
Wasn't it these dimwitted Croydon people who refused Route 418 to pass through Croydon when consultation for Better Buses Inner West was done in around 2010?
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Re: NSW Railway Observations - Sept 2017
Running either express or all stations Central to North Sydney. From memory 4 car services were express, 8 car all stations.andy_centralcoast wrote:Central Coast services towards Central are showing up as "City Circle via Central" on platform indicators today, but the station list ends with Central as normal.
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They ran around the City Circle as far as I'm concerned
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Ugh. Better off with just "Central (i)".....MLVD wrote:Intercity PIDs now say Syd Central:
We tried Sydney Central during the Olympics and it basically worked only during those three weeks.
Afterwards, everyone just reverted back to Sydney Terminal
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I like the look of that, makes it seem more like an actual long-distance regional train. That and the time of departure.
Leave the more casual "Central" for suburban trains terminating there.
What I'd also like them to change is the "service" at the top, its vague - revert back to "Next Service" as it was before HOP
Leave the more casual "Central" for suburban trains terminating there.
What I'd also like them to change is the "service" at the top, its vague - revert back to "Next Service" as it was before HOP
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That might cause issues in the future. Platform 2 is not a totally dead platform.mandonov wrote:Part way through construction of Croydon they decided not to install a lift on platforms ½, so that may have delayed the rest for a while as they adjusted the designs accordingly.
Better off permanently closing off Platform 1/2.
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can i ask what the (i) is for after central?MLVD wrote:Intercity PIDs now say Syd Central:
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Intercity.dopee wrote:can i ask what the (i) is for after central?MLVD wrote:Intercity PIDs now say Syd Central:
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I'm surprised it is not Central (g) by now.
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A T set has, in the roster, replaced an A Set coming from Richmond late at night on weekdays..Arrives at Town Hall, 11:49pm, towards Hornsby via Macquarie Uni. Nice to see.
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All day on 182 runJurassic_Joke wrote:A T set has, in the roster, replaced an A Set coming from Richmond late at night on weekdays..Arrives at Town Hall, 11:49pm, towards Hornsby via Macquarie Uni. Nice to see.
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Ahhh ok. Good good to see a slight regular return of T sets to that line after 2013. Try to enjoy it before November ^parraeel wrote:All day on 182 runJurassic_Joke wrote:A T set has, in the roster, replaced an A Set coming from Richmond late at night on weekdays..Arrives at Town Hall, 11:49pm, towards Hornsby via Macquarie Uni. Nice to see.