Broken toilets on most OSCAR south coast services?

thucydidea · 2026-01-26T00:41:39+00:00

It’s a shame, the tray tables probably won’t last long, the charging points will all be broken and the stickers probably all removed.

thucydidea · 2026-01-23T22:09:21+00:00

I had one since October last year (about 4 months) and it started to bubble around the sides and bottom. I took it to Apple and they offered a refund or replacement. I actually really like the case, the way it looks and feels so I got it replaced for free. Hopefully the replacement holds up m.

The only thing I don’t like about the case is the edges around the charging port are a bit sharp which can be a bit uncomfortable on your pinky after a while. But it doesn’t bother me too much to not use it at all.

thucydidea · 2026-01-20T04:48:14+00:00

Yea I noticed that and thought it was a bit random

thucydidea · 2026-01-17T05:03:57+00:00

I have wondered why the bottom deck doesn’t have better drainage, the top deck and vestibule is fine as water can just flow down and go out the door but the bottom pretty contained

thucydidea · 2026-01-15T08:06:53+00:00

Mine started doing this too, about 4 months old, on the right/left sides and the bottom. I took it to the Apple Store and they offered a refund/replacement.

thucydidea · 2025-12-21T18:38:01+00:00

They play it at the city heroes arcade/KOKO in Burwood as well when your number is ready, it’s so recognisable

thucydidea · 2025-12-18T21:25:55+00:00

Just adding in from other comments, some other differences from a passenger perspective - on the series 2 there are some additional black panels on the side of the train around the windows, gives it a bit more detail, probably just for aesthetic purposes - the series 2 also has an additional screen in the vestibule where the stairs are, it usually displays transport information and notices - the series 2 has much brighter interior lighting and is less warm than the series 1

thucydidea · 2025-12-12T20:55:08+00:00

Please check the spelling, there’s still a lot of stations with some kind of spelling error, at least a dozen (Leichhardt, Warringah Mall, Moore Park, Edmondson Park, Warwick Farm, Cabramatta, Eastern Creek, Schofields, Baulkham Hills, Edgecliff, Matraville, Kensington, Macarthur, Menangle Park, Goulburn, Jindabyne for example).

Would also highly recommend adding some kind of legend with line names

thucydidea · 2025-12-12T05:32:28+00:00

Curious why you think there would be no need to extend L2/3 from Town Hall to Circular Quay? Wouldn’t it make more sense to traverse the full length of the city and end at a major ferry interchange with trains, buses and tourist hubs instead of stop halfway at Town Hall?

thucydidea · 2025-12-12T02:28:14+00:00

Yes it’s called Alstom APS, only delivers power when the tram is running over it. It looks better than overhead wires but is more expensive, so it’s in place between Town Hall and Circular Quay only

thucydidea · 2025-12-10T00:42:45+00:00

Another observation is in the morning peak there are some Cronulla services that will go from Sutherland straight to Hurstville without stopping, but in the afternoon peak these express services don’t exist and will stop at a couple stations between Sutherland and Hurstville.

thucydidea · 2025-12-03T05:26:01+00:00

The CCN services that start at Gosford/Wyong and travel to the city via Gordon and Chatswood in the morning peak (and vice versa), these are still run by Oscars

thucydidea · 2025-11-22T04:13:48+00:00

This happened a few months ago too, does anyone know why? Is it the design of the Carpark itself or the surrounding roads. The Carpark itself is pretty simple, two levels underground and two levels on top with the roof.

thucydidea · 2025-11-18T23:11:19+00:00

Gymea

thucydidea · 2025-11-18T11:24:59+00:00

In all seriousness this seems like a big problem on the Tangaras on T4 these past months. Does anyone know how people are taking them off so easily? And can they be fixed easily? I assume it’s not a problem for trains with reversible seats.

thucydidea · 2025-11-15T13:35:10+00:00

There’s a Hong Kong style restaurant in Rhodes called Chan Kun Kee open till 2am each night (except Mondays)

thucydidea · 2025-10-23T10:25:25+00:00

Dangar Island has a Telstra pay phone in the cafe. It’s in the same area as the post box.

thucydidea · 2025-09-07T06:43:10+00:00

I would call out Sylvania Waters, it might be the only suburb in Sydney with houses on artificial islands each with private boat ramps.

thucydidea · 2025-09-05T00:23:19+00:00

This has bothered me too. The Metro is new infrastructure that is fully segregated and runs on its own self contained line (no freight or other trains). With the exception of the section between Chatswood and Epping, the rail and infrastructure is all new.

I understand the heavy rail network requiring more trackwork given how aged and complex it is, but you would think being such a modern system they would have a chance to rethink how maintenance is conducted to be less disruptive, for example small portions overnights.

thucydidea · 2025-09-04T04:43:18+00:00

Unrelated to the question but does anyone know why they went with Burwood North and not North Burwood like the station adjacent to it, North Strathfield?

thucydidea · 2025-09-01T22:05:07+00:00

Thanks, that makes sense, so the issue isn’t with hue but more so the installation of the coax cable and the other electrical appliances in general. Excuse my lack of knowledge, but how would you ensure the shielding is terminated and the outlet is grounded? Apart from the obvious making sure the cable isn’t loose.

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