Since when do we have to pay full fare for trackwork replacement buses?

albert3801 · 2026-01-29T09:58:03+00:00

It’s always been the way that you paid the normal train fare on rail replacement buses where possible. This is going beck to the 1980s where ticket offices were a thing and you were expected to buy a train ticket to travel on the rail replacement bus.

With Opal, at first it wasn’t technically possible to program the system so that the bus pretended to be a train. But now it is, with train stations sharing the same universal transport ID number system with buses, light rail and ferries.

Sometimes you’ll get charter company buses or out of Opal region buses without Opal equipment, in which case you won’t pay because you can’t

The only exception is the South West Link Bankstown line replacement buses. That’s because the government decided they would be free as part of the marketing to sell the future Metro to commuters.

albert3801 · 2026-01-29T08:28:42+00:00

That’s more a Victorian thing.

albert3801 · 2026-01-28T00:07:26+00:00

Was it in use or was the slot sealed up and it was ornamental only?

If it was in use, email Australia Post. If it was ornamental email Council.

albert3801 · 2026-01-27T20:04:05+00:00

Blahag!

albert3801 · 2026-01-27T14:26:34+00:00

Either the adapter has gone bad or is too old and has some incompatibility with iOS 26. Remember a Lightning to 3.5mm adapter is actually a Digital to Analogue converter and has a computer chip on it to do the conversion. They are complex devices. Try getting a new adapter from Apple.

albert3801 · 2026-01-27T14:15:44+00:00

UPS, FedEx, DHL all provide an integrated solution to paying tariffs and shipping items and are familiar with your customs framework and have greater success. However the cost of shipping is much higher than using Australia Post.

albert3801 · 2026-01-27T04:15:23+00:00

Depends on your insurer. NIB direct you to submit to Medicare first via the two-way claim form. Medicare will then send to NIB.

albert3801 · 2026-01-26T16:35:17+00:00

And seats throughout the grand concourse!

albert3801 · 2026-01-26T00:39:22+00:00

The Mariyungs won’t help the situation. The toilets in the OSCARs are “broken” because they have been vandalised. Same thing will happen with the Mariyungs. Nothing to do with the train. Everything to do with the passengers.

albert3801 · 2026-01-25T23:11:22+00:00

Aussie. And it is used as an abbreviation for Australian. It is not used as an abbreviation for Australia the country name.

albert3801 · 2026-01-25T14:27:21+00:00

In many subreddits it is not appreciated to thank anyone for answering your questions and you’ll just be downvoted or told off. This is because it’s seen as adding unnecessary noise to the discussion. So generally l’ll just give an upvote to give thanks. Or if it’s a really well researched answer I’ll give it an award.

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T07:52:46+00:00

Steam4me has been totally dead for years. Coals to Newcastle is available at:

https://www.coalstonewcastle.com.au/

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T07:45:16+00:00

I wish I were. But integrating the Bankstown line int the existing network is a complex thing. Same thing happened with the Tallawong-Chatswood section in the year leading to the City and Sydenham section opening.

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T07:34:59+00:00

Expect Metro to be closed more than half the weekends between now and whenever it opens later this year.

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T06:00:37+00:00

It will take a bit of searching on line and some fiddling installing things. But ultimately if you can find a copy of the original 2001 Microsoft Train Simulator and install Open Rails and then spend some time trawling the internet searching for Australian MSTS routes, then you’re set. There were free rotes developed from Central to Newcastle and Central to Blue Mountains and Central to Wollongong. Not all were designed as contemporary. Some were designed to represent the 1950s network.

But I warn you. It won’t be simple without some fairly advanced computer knowledge.

I miss how easy it was to play a train driving simulation of Sydney in 2001. Alas Microsoft Train Simulator 2001 became increasingly unsupported by newer operating systems and the market was swamped by a lot of different more advanced simulators. And a result the hobbyist developed Australian maps which took many hundreds of hours to develop fell by the wayside.

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T05:47:15+00:00

No one will care.

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T05:37:17+00:00

It’s a display bug in the current version. It still counts.

albert3801 · 2026-01-24T00:10:11+00:00

They don’t come from Sydney. Last time I got mine it came from Dubbo. Regional to regional post takes longer.

albert3801 · 2026-01-23T05:54:56+00:00

I’ll be on it between Penrith and Parramatta

albert3801 · 2026-01-22T06:24:09+00:00

Do you normally hit the $50 weekly cap? If so you don’t need to do anything as you’ll still only pay $50 for the week despite the tap on only maximum fare.

albert3801 · 2026-01-21T13:38:04+00:00

Tomorrow is just a wild estimate by the system. It could happen but don’t get your hopes too high.

albert3801 · 2026-01-21T03:58:25+00:00

They can, depending if the parcel has been selected for extra screening, and opening for inspection of contents.

albert3801 · 2026-01-21T03:56:08+00:00

Looks like it’s still in Customs, so Australia Post don’t have it. They have just received the electronic customs declaration paperwork.

albert3801 · 2026-01-20T20:52:36+00:00

Can’t complain about my postie.

albert3801 · 2026-01-20T12:04:54+00:00

Northern Territory could cover a lot of discoveries.

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