Gus

Fan of public transport, walking, and interesting facts. I sometimes post photos I take or thoughts I have on transportation, election science, or other topics.

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For context, fares for heavy rail trips in Sydney are calculated based on the track distance between the origin and destination stations, and there are 5 distance bands that each cover a range of distances, each with a different fare.

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From 29 June 2026, the way distances between Sydney railway stations are calculated for the purpose of fare calculation is changing. I made a spreadsheet showing the distances between stations before and after this change and the difference between them. https://t.co/wIEEeTpD6E

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Official news about the upcoming change: https://t.co/i6MMUpXes9

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The Woronora Bridge in southern Sydney has a very cool walkway underneath the level of the road, with great views over the Woronora River. This bridge opened in 2001, replacing a smaller bridge just above the level of the river, which still carries local traffic.

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@ThatGarthGuy @Maggie_Perry6 There was a referendum in 1967 to remove the nexus between the sizes of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and it was unsuccessful. https://t.co/4LzcvJCk6m

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@literar63 It's interesting that the Caulfield tunnel will still only have trains going anticlockwise around the City Loop even though HCMT trains won't be using it.

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The regular announcements on trains still said "This is an all stops service" even though the train was skipping a stop, and the displays between the doors still said "All stops to [destination]", but there were special announcements about how trains were skipping Barangaroo.

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On New Year's Eve 2024, Sydney Metro services didn't stop at Barangaroo between 17:00 and 23:45 due to large crowds. During this period, there were some changes to passenger information displays, since trains were skipping a station they'd normally stop at.

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The line diagrams on trains still showed Barangaroo. But between arriving at the station before Barangaroo and arriving at the station after it, the station icon for Barangaroo was replaced with a different icon with an exclamation mark.

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While extending the Parramatta Light Rail line from Carlingford to Epping would probably be possible, it would be difficult due to the steep topography in Carlingford and the width of Carlingford Road. And an underground rail line would be faster than a light rail line.

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In the past, I thought the idea of building a rail tunnel from Merrylands to Epping via Parramatta and Carlingford (an idea implied in the Future Transport Strategy 2056 document) wasn't a very good one. However, over the first half of this year, I changed my mind on this.

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However, branching also complicates services, and limits the frequency of each type of service. While diverting South Line services into a new tunnel would require changing trains on many trips, it would increase the overall capacity of the network.

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New Exploring Sydney's Railways video! In this one I visit Como Station on the Illawarra Line, which has a beautiful station entrance. https://t.co/WmjpjhN7QW

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I'm back in Sydney now, after getting the train back from Canberra. The train might not be the fastest way to get between Sydney and Canberra, but it's a nice way to do it.

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City Hill, at one of the corners of Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle.

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The Butters Bridge, a pedestrian bridge over the Molonglo River which opened in 2016.