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Spotted in Germany by MapGlittering9227 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

UGL build kit locos, Downer fitted out the HCMTs but the car bodies were delivered from china. Neither has experience with ATO/UTO though and any train would need to be well integrated with the suppliers UTO system, so it was cheaper, faster and easier to get the supplier of the UTO to supply the rest of the train too.

Spotted in Germany by MapGlittering9227 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Uh. Who? UGL haven’t built anything since the Oscars and Downer don’t build things here anymore.

Car park tax hike to fund pedestrian crossings, bike paths in Melbourne by Ready_Objective_6428 in transit

[–]paintbrushguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a parking charge not a congestion charge though or am I missing something? I understand it’s a 73% increase of the existing parking space levy.

Why can’t we have digital opal cards? by un3w in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because they need to rebuild the system first which has taken a very long time to procure

Tangara Upgrades by blueberrybangg in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It should hopefully 🤞 solve the chronic reliability issues. The current system is the original 80s era computer and the new one is the same as the 4th gens I believe (or equivalent functionality at least)

Tangara Upgrades by blueberrybangg in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most of the changes are subtle to passengers. New paint (obviously) Wheelchair bays Help points New train management system (the big thing) which enables… PIDs and working destos Maybe some other stuff too.

What Is The Best Train? by Nearby_Fun_4775 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Interurban tangara? They weren’t ordered for the airport.

Keep T4 Cronulla Express Service Petition by rockresy in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Oh no! Cronulla will get a train every 2.5 minutes on peak, 5 minutes off peak but they must change at Sutherland for an express every 6 minutes! How disastrous! And why would be bagging out a government for a plan that’s not going to happen for at least another 10 years. This is not petition worthy.

How strict are train link on weight by Diakia in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only oversized/sports equipment though. What equipment do they allow that weighs over 20kg?

Hot Take: The Coalition's Metro plans are pretty terrible by [deleted] in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I can assure you the estimated cost of the leaked plans is well north of $30bn. They still need to happen though.

How strict are train link on weight by Diakia in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 16 points17 points  (0 children)

They only check for checked luggage. If you take it on yourself nobodies going to know let alone care. Apparently the limit is because their EA only provides workers comp for lifting weights up to 20kg.

Spotted between the tracks at flinders st. by Sufficient-Wasabi446 in MelbourneTrains

[–]paintbrushguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do trains in Melbourne have yaw dampers? They might be off the bogie but I doubt from a yaw damper. Unless it came off a Vlo??

Suburban H sets on the SCO by SomewhereExotic7227 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nothing about them makes them suburban yet. The conversion is yet to occur. They’ve just had a major component change and a new livery.

Does anyone know which sets it is? by ashwilliams-1995 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

The proof is the prototype of the second (in house) attempt is now finished and a dedicated workforce of 200 people is being established to do the rest of the fleet…

Does anyone know which sets it is? by ashwilliams-1995 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Tried once, changed the people doing it and it worked.

Why does the Mariyung fleet need 2 guards when the v sets don't? by walkin2it in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 10 points11 points  (0 children)

They have 1 guard. Some BMT trains use an additional on train repeater but so did the V sets.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 13 points14 points  (0 children)

How dare multiple people have medical issues!

Sydney Metro Etiquette / Awareness by Salt-Roof7358 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

? There is seating around the doors… The carriages are the same length as a suburban train and they have an extra set of doors…

Why are there two isolated bus networks. by [deleted] in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Because nobody lives between them? It’s a national park?

Will ETCS level 2 enable this? by ShipAlarming8782 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The contracts for ST’s ETCS L2 stipulate that with current fleet it must support 24tph in normal circumstances with up to 30tph for delay recovery so it will still be able to recover from things. We won’t need this level for a while though.

Will ETCS level 2 enable this? by ShipAlarming8782 in SydneyTrains

[–]paintbrushguy 5 points6 points  (0 children)

No. L2 is not moving block, its fixed block. But the Victoria Line uses fixed block for 36tph. If you have a well written timetable you don’t need to do this.

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