New bus network arising from CSELR (L2/L3) opening

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Mr OC Benz wrote: Pretty sure they were both advertised as part of the 5 Dec changes.
Certainly was: "Services will run every 8 to 10 minutes during peak periods, every 20 minutes during the day and every 30 minutes early morning and evening, throughout the week".
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Improving frequency, especially throughout the week outside the peaks, was one of the significant improvements in the Dec 5th changes that was sometimes lost amongst the hullabaloo from opportunistic politicians and other attention seekers.

There's a number of routes with improvements such as weekday off peak frequencies improved from 30 to 20 minutes, weekend frequencies improved to match weekdays, evening frequencies improved (usually to 30 minutes), expanded span of hours etc.. plus of course the All Day Frequent Network with 10 minutes or better daytime and 20 minutes or better early morning/late evening frequencies.
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^ yeah sorry I must have missed the advice that 339 would be upgraded to a 20 min frequency.

I think the boosted frequency is a much better trade-off for this route rather than going all the way to Circular Quay but then only every 30 mins (the start/end point at Central provides ample alternative options for this last section of the former route)
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Signs at International Airport still show the 400 running to Bondi Junction.

Must be helpful for people returning to Sydney and not being aware of the service changes.
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^ what else is new? :!:
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boronia wrote: Signs at International Airport still show the 400 running to Bondi Junction.

Must be helpful for people returning to Sydney and not being aware of the service changes.
Airport is privately owned on federal government land, so outside of TfNSW's remit, I'm sure Sydney Airports Corporation would have been advised of the change. The stop itself is one of those with an electronic display of the next four services, so anybody confused will be able to ask a driver. The only route now servicing the terminal, Transit System's 420 from Burwood, goes to Mascot station, which is the destination of most boarding at the airport seeking to avoid the airport station surcharge.
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That information is actually on the electronic display. I'm sure it would within TfNSW's remit to fix it. The vague blue stop signs have been updated.
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Where? Inside or outside.
Ie. Is it TfNSW or SYD Airport issue.

Edit. (Forgot that 350 terminated at Domestic)

And either way on the old 400 or 420/350 it's a darn long journey, train much easier, even with the transfer and added cost.
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The 350 doesn't go to the International terminal, that is the problem. The sign is outside at the bus stop. It also shows the 420 still going to Eastgardens, but at least there is still a 420 service there. Mightn't want to go all the way to BJ, but handier for people in Maroubra, Kingsford, etc.

Anyone who hasn't been in Sydney for the last few weeks might not be aware of the changes. I'd at least expect some signage advising passengers for BJ or EG to go to Domestic or Mascot and change.
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Electronic display at Coogee Beach is still listing defunct routes 314 and 372 in the services operated section, maybe it is a region wide issue. That said can't think of any other stops in the Eastern Suburbs that have these displays, fairly sure they are not present at major interchanges like Bondi Junction, Eastgardens and Edgecliff.
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Linto63 wrote: Mon Jan 24, 2022 4:35 pm Electronic display at Coogee Beach is still listing defunct routes 314 and 372 in the services operated section, maybe it is a region wide issue. That said can't think of any other stops in the Eastern Suburbs that have these displays, fairly sure they are not present at major interchanges like Bondi Junction, Eastgardens and Edgecliff.
From memory there are displays at the airport. I am unsure if they still show the 400 or not though.
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This thread started with an observation about the sign at Airport T1; there is also one at T3 which probably hasn't been updated either.
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Stu wrote: Mon Dec 06, 2021 1:49 pm Region 6 is meant only have four artics remaining, the original metrobus trial units 2109 & 2110 (VOLVO B12BLEA), 2111 (Scania K310UA) and 2112 (Scania N310UA).
I have just noticed that on 4/10/2022 six B12BLEA's were transferred from Leichhardt to Tempe so the number at Tempe has more than doubled.
Involved were 2137, 2146, 2147, 2148, 2149 and 2151. 2150 is also at Tempe although not listed above. Three Scanias were transferred from from T to L.
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Those changes have all been reverted in the fleet list. 2150 is still at Tempe.
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Although off topic, those changes were short term transfers related to Sydney Metro work. Tempe required extra artics for 320 services due to the weekday Shore shutdown earlier this month. Those artics were subsequently returned to Leichhardt.
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