Point of fact: Some trams also have this technology and also do not need overhead wires through the network of tracks on which they operate.

I know, I said that and trolley buses that operate without an OH are now called BEV buses.


For buses, RHD or LHD, is there really that big a difference in ...

The delay on the WS airport metro is better then the decades we got of the feds on both sides thinking should we or shouldn’t we when it came to the actual airport getting built


I think the biggest concern and reason for delays was two fold. The first being productivity imporvements at Mascot ...

The EU is expanding BEV buses quite rapidly. I'm not sure which is winning but recent trips I see more BEV locations than Trolley which is quite rare.

You'd have to be wearing blinkers to observe that. In the automotive manufacturing countries, Germany, France and UK, the trolleybus was ...

The WOL costs of trolley systems are lower than battery bus systems. Politically "not wanting to take the trouble" of critically examining options is a major reason for choosing battery buses. The only cultural issue is that some cultures are more open-minded and cost-conscious than others!


The ...

All this has given trolleybuses what you describe as a new lease of life, but only on mainland Europe, not elsewhere. Might it be that whole-of-life costs of trolleybuses are lower on mainland Europe but not elsewhere?

Only mainland Europe still has enough surviving trolleybuses power networks ...

Yep, if I was to build a green field non fuel bus network in Australia, I wouldn't be stringing up OH wires. Simply use BEV buses, mini, std rigid and banana and double banana, install charging infrastructure at all the key terminii and locations of extended waiting periods.
Would a greenfield ...

A few comments

- R set replacement shouldn't affect as conversion to Tram Train would be many years away, it could easily be timed for retirement of the remainder of the XPL's. The bigger question would be what to do with the existing LR vehicles? Extend the LR to a new line?

- Longer distance ...

WSA stations are I assume mostly complete or at least committed, M1 done and dusted.

So this leaves trying to save significant amouts of cash from the fit out of just 9 stations on MW, part of which you can assume has been partly committed to.

It could also be argued that the Coalition may be able to plan big projects but are incapable of funding them without selling off public assets.
Clearly there are deeper issues behind the delays than the current Government's standing on the political compass, and engaging in the blame game (as ...

It appears Ed Husic has started a petition for an extension of the metro between Tallawong and St Marys. Not sure how long its been running but in a video he released today, he says he's gotten thousands of signatures from Chifley residents

https://www.edhusic.com/chifley/petitions/petition-build ...

Possibly a temporary thing to ensure any early bugs on the new section will not impact the whole line??

But yes, if thats the case be honest up front.
Any politicians reading this post may care look in their dictionaries to locate the meaning of the word "honest".


Exactly
- 100% it will more ...

enthusiast2 wrote: Fri Nov 28, 2025 7:36 pm They look nice. I think the current ones on the M1 look a bit more sleeker.

Probably because M1 is a narrower profile to fit in the smaller tunnels.

Even in Melbourne with Kinetic are receiving buses without mirrors.

It will probably become the standard on all buses in the future, possibly as well the mirrors inside the bus near the rear door

It's becoming standard on all types of public transport vehicles. It's already the standard ...

Unions also provide input on Modern Awards.

Enterprise Agreements are intended to provide conditions better off overall then the equivalent modern award; the number of EAs in existence have fallen with union membership, and for some years now real wages have, broadly speaking, gone backwards. As ...

So you would like to see the EBA be an annual negotiation? No thanks.


No, this whole process is grossly outdated and bureaucratic. There was a time for it, but today???

What happens to most of us
- Payrise typically linked to inflation and/or increment as issued by the govt for award wages ...

in 6 more years and this will unlikely ever happen again as the Metro West will be taking the bulk of the load with connections from Westmead, Nth Strat and Martin Place and expected slight reduction in T1 leaving some capacity for a reduced number of Central - OP DD's.

My bad, I thought it was effective for three years after the last one expired in 2024, but it was actually one year backdated and three years going forward when finally agreed this year.

Sydney Trains and NSW TrainLink Enterprise Agreement 2025


Why do these things even have a time limit? Who ...

The more suitable vehicles don't really cost very much more. A quicker trip should in principle mean less trams. It depends of the operator's skill and competence. Examples of a similar 8.5 km trip to that of L2 and L3, with a similar number of stops, that I've seen in European cities takes less ...

Australia failure to attract COP

People say Aus govt should spend money on other things.

COP Dubai attracted 97,000 registered delegates staying on average for two weeks, COP Baku 70,000

I have no idea how much revenue this generated for the city or what it costs to stage but think of it this way ...

Trump and Vance only living President and VP not invited to former Rep VP Dick Cheney's funeral at the request of Cheney himself. Cheney orignally supported Trump in 2016, but later saw him a "threat to democracy in the USA" and during the later half of Trump's first term became vocally anti-Trump ...

Trump trying to control the Fed again

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/11/19/politics/bessent-trump-federal-reserve-powell

President Donald Trump on Wednesday suggested he would fire Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent if the Federal Reserve doesn’t decrease interest rates.

“The only thing Scott is ...

Thanks for that

If rail wear is bad, wheel wear must be horrific.

The RTBU is so old school it doesn't matter.

Unions like the RTBU deliberately drive a "us and them" culture and oppose the union workforce from being referred to as staff to ensure this mindset isn't lost. They intentionally want the work place to be like a work place where Management are pictured ...

Have you looked at the proposed metro network? It links major and minor centres into a Sydney-wide grid (the suburban system becoming part of this too). Its basic purpose is to bring the whole of Sydney together in a transit matrix in which you can travel any direction quickly using interchange ...

I believe TfNSW is against remote charging, so that means back to the depot for top-ups.

Unless there is something I'm missing, this is a complete act of stupidty.

FFS they need to buy a ticket to China and see how China's massive BEV fleet is frequently top-up charged at major stops, its not ...