Perhaps in Castlereagh St, Museum Stand F; returning via Bathurst, Elizabeth, Park ?? Castlereagh Street is a difficult place for buses these days. No left or right turns permitted from Castlereagh into Bathurst or Liverpool, cycleway construction, eventually cycleway leaving only one through traff...

A one speed transmission would not be very fuel efficient.

“normal control” is where the driver is behind the engine and front axle.
Presumably you mean “Forward control” where the driver is beside or in front of the engine.
“Half cab” is a body design for forward control whereby access to the engine is outside the vehicle.

I can recall from years back there was a requirement that passengers had to wear at least a singlet or equivalent. I’ve seen people denied boarding buses without it.

During the war, most motor vehicle production in UK and USA was limited to military needs. Civilian requirements were subject to "essential" services, and subject to government rationing. When the DGT wanted more buses, all that was available were Ford and White truck chassis. With an expe...

Though for a bus from Paddington to terminate at Town Hall, is there a place to lay up a bus or will it have to be scheduled as a loop (going via, say, Clarence/Market/York St... noting the left turn from York to Druitt/Park St sometimes takes a while especially if multiple light rail vehicles are ...

Canberra doesn't have much choice in deciding between bus and LR, so far there are no direct competing services.

The bus market in other states is much higher than in WA. Multiple suppliers spreads the load and keeps prices competitive.

Hopefully the "extensions" to the 394x would include stops at UNSW to help relieve overcrowding on the 396 services?

From Jo Haylen MP Facebook today:

This just in: Australian-made ferry Frances Bodkin has just started her first passenger service along the Parramatta River!

Aren't some of the Hills district express services to the City likely to be cut back? Weren't some only kept running after the first stage opened due to the longer travel times involved with changing at Chatswood?

I'd guess they are the same engines, so does it matter?

Last time I saw it a week ago it had Souths Juniors signage all over it.
It’s not classed as a public bus, so it doesn’t require accreditation.

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.

The general public is not going to be too concerned by who made them, the names would be meaningless.
The fact they will be diesel and made in China is enough to get detractors in a frenzy.

I was in Crows Nest yesterday, and I noticed that the bus tops in Burlington St still have the J poles showing section numbers and stand numbers (1, 2, 3, etc.) Information on apps refers to Stands A, B, C, etc. I sent feedback to TfNSW about it and there was response was" The bus stop signage ...

I doubt that any manufacturer here would be able to go through all the ordering red tape here to even start manufacturing within 6 months months, let alone complete 60 within that time frame.

L2/3 testing started with these slow speed late night runs for a short period, then went over to daytime runs. Eventually working up to full timetable ghost operations.

https://transportnsw.info/news/2024/wednesday-bathurst-bullet-returning-to-usual-times Tuesday 19 March 2024 NSW TrainLink has announced that the Bathurst Bullet train service will be reverting to its regular Wednesday timetable from Wednesday 3 April. This change comes after temporary adjustments w...

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. I guess they have to check the indicators, or the destination signs, which seems to w...

Ask them. The operators will sort it out.

Although they haven't manufactured that model since 2011, they probably have stocks of spare panels to cover such events.

Glen wrote: ↑Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:25 pm 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.

Maybe start of daytime testing?

R9 bus 1531 reported involved in a major accident in Campsie area this afternoon. Numerous people taken to hospital.

Linto63 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:25 pm Or when it is ready, doubt there is a definitive date in place yet.

The stations might be ready, but will the building structures above them be finished? Seems like still a lot of work to be done at ground level and above at the CBD stations.

Guess that now they will have to dig up the tracks in Macquarie St to put in a junction for the new terminus stub. How long will that take? I notice there's already a set of cross-overs to the immediate west of the Parramatta Square stop. I wonder whether there would be enough time to shunt over an...