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IIRC, you used to be able to walk in the tunnel under Botany Rd and surface at the bus stop. Now it seems the stop has been moved about 100 metres south?
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Fleet Lists wrote: Tue May 10, 2022 4:38 pm
marcnut1996 wrote: Tue May 03, 2022 10:56 am There was previously an announcement on Transport Info that the new bus Bankstown Central bus interchange will open on 8 May (you can even see a sneak preview on Google when you search "bankstown central bus interchange"), as part of the mall development. It seems they have removed the announcement link (the url accessed from the above Google search) ?
It is now available at https://transportnsw.info/news/2022/ban ... nterchange as from 15th May.
New bus stop


Bus route

Bankstown Central, Link Rd, Stand A


Routes 487, 905, 922, 923, 924, 926, 944, 945

Bankstown Central, The Mall, Stand B


Routes 907, 908, 909, 911, 925, M90, M91, M92

Bankstown Central, The Mall, Stand C


Routes 905, 907, 908, 909, 911, 913, 925, 939, 940, 941, 946, M90, M91, M92

Google map shows the stops Stands A and C but I cant find the stop for stand B,
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boronia wrote:IIRC, you used to be able to walk in the tunnel under Botany Rd and surface at the bus stop. Now it seems the stop has been moved about 100 metres south?
I would like to know why this is still the case as well. It’s a pretty busy bus stop in the mornings on work days.

I initially thought it was because of the construction access, but that has long gone
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Presumably "traffic congestion" caused by the stop being too close to the intersection. I think there is an inset bus bay now.
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boronia wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:48 am Presumably "traffic congestion" caused by the stop being too close to the intersection. I think there is an inset bus bay now.
The bludgers should catch the bus instead. That sucks to inconvenience regular passengers.
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boronia wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:48 am Presumably "traffic congestion" caused by the stop being too close to the intersection. I think there is an inset bus bay now.
Sorry, the inset bay (1 bus length) was at the old stop, still there; the current stop is in a traffic lane. There is quite a wide footpath there now, it would be quite feasible to extend the bay to at least 3 bus lengths without losing amenity.
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Aurora wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 4:08 pm
Swift wrote: Sun Jun 05, 2022 3:20 pm What's wrong with leaving the state flower on? It's not misrepresenting the situation. Government buses that happen to be run by a contractor instead of totally in house.
State Transit is no longer though, if I was the operator, I would be unhappy having my business representing another entity for no return.
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boronia wrote:
boronia wrote: Mon Jun 13, 2022 10:48 am Presumably "traffic congestion" caused by the stop being too close to the intersection. I think there is an inset bus bay now.
Sorry, the inset bay (1 bus length) was at the old stop, still there; the current stop is in a traffic lane. There is quite a wide footpath there now, it would be quite feasible to extend the bay to at least 3 bus lengths without losing amenity.
The bus bay is currently a loading zone, perhaps this is the permanent setup?
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Busways 1662 on the 774 corridor (but may have been a school route*) first of the ex Sta buses in service but the updated livery looks bland and awful should have atleast put them in the same livery as The Mercedes Custom 405s.
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For buses that will only be around for a short period, surprised they even repainted them. Busways didn't bother when it purchased a batch of MK II Mercedes O305s from State Transit for its North Coast operations about 15 years ago.
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KD Mona Vale has received the first of 3 new double deckers 8493. It is TfNSW livery, not B-line
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boronia wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:37 pm KD Mona Vale has received the first of 3 new double deckers 8493. It is TfNSW livery, not B-line
That's pretty momentous. 36 years since Monlé Vale had Atlanteans.
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Assume 770/774 will divert tomorrow and peak 775/6 schools as a road has a burst waterman in Kingswood.
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Linto63 wrote: Tue Jun 14, 2022 5:17 pm For buses that will only be around for a short period, surprised they even repainted them. Busways didn't bother when it purchased a batch of MK II Mercedes O305s from State Transit for its North Coast operations about 15 years ago.
Sorry they were bought by King Bros,then Busways
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Newcastle Transport Drivers to go on strike again this Monday coming (20th) June for 24 hours. Sadly the only newspiece I can find about it is paywalled (go figure).

https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/stor ... -24-hours/

Heard on the radio yesterday this will NOT AFFECT ferry & light rail services, those will continue to run and function as normal. School buses are also part of the strike meaning they will not run alongside the service buses so School Students will have to find alternative means of getting to school on Monday.

Edit: Non-paywalled 2NURFM Article (Thank you for not hiding information behind a paywall)
https://www.2nurfm.com.au/news/newcastl ... -consoles/
Newcastle bus drivers are set to escalate their industrial action from next Monday, as talks with operator Keolis Downer over pay and conditions continue.

The Rail, Tram and Bus Union says the operator is failing to meet their demands for a seven percent wage increase over two years.

Drivers were set to go ahead with action this week, turning off the Opal card readers, but retracted the decision.

They’ll instead move forward with a 24-hour strike from 2:01am next Monday morning, meaning no buses will run across the Newcastle Transport network.

At the end of the strike, they’ll begin an indefinite ban on logging into and using the Bus Driver Console, which means Opal card readers aren’t likely to operate.

The union is apologising to commuters, but claims the blame is on Keolis Downer for failing to meet them at the table.
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Not services to run at all?
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EXTERNAL BUS CAMERAS......
3085 sporting tape-attached cameras near front wheel, Park St, 8am, 17.6.22.....What gives?
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Merc1107 wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 10:14 am Not services to run at all?
That's how it seems to read.
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The email from Newcastle Transport was more speific



Major bus disruptions Monday 20 June



On Monday 20 June, Newcastle Transport bus services, including dedicated school services, will not operate due to planned industrial action.
Bus services will resume from 5am on Tuesday 21 June.

Light rail and ferry services will continue to operate as normal.

We share our customers’ frustration that bus services will be disrupted.

If you would like any further information, please let us know by emailing contact@newcastletransport.info.

For the latest information, visit newcastletransport.info or follow us on Facebook @newcastletransport.info
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I thought hardly anyone in Newcastle used their buses anyway, unless that changed due to overhauling the bus network after the STA ceased there?
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Swift wrote: Fri Jun 17, 2022 7:43 pm I thought hardly anyone in Newcastle used their buses anyway, unless that changed due to overhauling the bus network after the STA ceased there?
Patronage has actually declined since KD implemented their new network. Primarily because the new network design alienated a lot of existing users, while failing to attract new users.

Not surprising really, given Newcastle is designed for the car and if you have that option you'd never switch to the bus!
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One of the Blue Mountains BCI double deckers was broken down eastbound on the m4 Slip road at Mamre Road St Marys.
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GREEN SQUARE INTERCHANGE.....
Is the pedestrian tunnel under Botany Rd. still open?
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Yes, it comes up into the building now.
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