# Public Transport **URL:** \ **Category:** Spy Lounge\ **Created:** [December 30, 2015, 8:35am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480 "2015-12-30T08:35:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 120
**Author:** ![Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/moe/32/398912_2.png) [@Moe](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Moe)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2403 "2024-09-24T11:23:30Z")
On the lists of smartcards - it’s amusing to me that I managed to this year add a card that already won’t work - getting a MyWay card on a trip to Canberra. I suppose it’s such a small system that it doesn’t get much attention - but it’s a crazy short time period for them to already be replacing the system. For all it’s flaws, at least we’ll have gotten nearly 20 years out of Myki. ---
**Author:** ![Willwalk](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/willwalk/32/205_2.png) [@Willwalk](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Willwalk)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2024, 11:26am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2404 "2024-09-24T11:26:00Z")
The “train driver” will effectively be a supervisor on the Sydney metro ensuring the train goes smoothly ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 25, 2024, 9:29am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2405 "2024-09-25T09:29:30Z")
> **[Warning of delays as part of Sydney's 'bendy bus' fleet pulled from service](https://www.9news.com.au/national/sydneys-bendy-bus-fleet-pulled-from-service-over-mechanical-fault/59ee3d26-71bb-477a-948f-e25ff6fefc98)** > > Transport for NSW has been forced to park the fleet, which will mean cancellations and crammed buses on som... > A routine inspection uncovered cracks in the connecting plate of the Volvo B-12 BLE model. > > Services from the Northern Beaches to Manly and the city will be impacted, including the 165X, 170X and 199 routes. > > The 120 service between Willoughby and the City will also lose capacity. > > The 309 and 310 from Mascot to Redfern will also be affected. ---
**Author:** ![Karen\_Cee1](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/96bed5/32.png) [@Karen\_Cee1](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Karen_Cee1)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 4:16am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2406 "2024-09-26T04:16:43Z")
Brisbane has some buses like this too these days they’ve mainly used on routes that travel along the busways ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2024, 6:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2407 "2024-09-26T06:03:24Z")
> **[Metro Rail Tunnel to cost $837m more than estimated](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-26/melbourne-metro-rail-tunnel-project-budget-blow-out/104400512)** > > The Victorian government called a snap public holiday-eve press conference to announce the budget blowout. > In a snap mid-afternoon press conference on the eve of the AFL Grand Final public holiday, Transport Infrastructure Minister Danny Pearson announced the project was now estimated to cost $13.48 billion — $837 million more than first estimated. > > Mr Pearson said the project remained on track to be finished in 2025, with three of the five new underground city stations already built. ---
**Author:** ![IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/iang/32/3121_2.png) [@IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/IanG)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2024, 11:31pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2408 "2024-09-28T23:31:42Z")
When it comes to major events that include free public transport with your ticket. I always feel the need to double check that it isn’t just for transport within Sydney. Cause i can same some money on petrol by coming all the way from Newcastle ---
**Author:** ![Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/aurora/32/249208_2.png) [@Aurora](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Aurora)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 12:20am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2409 "2024-09-29T00:20:43Z")
The ones that are integrated normally do include Intercity services as well. The bigger thing to look out for is that some are rail-only while others are train, bus, light rail, etc. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 2:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2410 "2024-09-29T02:53:19Z")
> **[Passengers brace for blowouts in their commute as south-west Sydney’s train...](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/sep/29/sydney-metro-bankstown-to-sydenham-t3-train-line-closure-shutting-date)** > > Thousands of public transport users are having to rethink their schedules, commutes and lives as the Bankstown to Sydenham metro conversion begins ---
**Author:** ![IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/iang/32/3121_2.png) [@IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/IanG)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 4:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2411 "2024-09-29T04:53:09Z")
Funny that. When i got to Broardmeadow station to get the train to Sydney the attended asked me if that’s where i was heading. (The NRLW Semi Final) i double checked with her that it wasn’t just Sydney. Basically confirmed yes the whole network ---
**Author:** ![Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/expensive_horse5538/32/434563_2.png) [@Expensive\_Horse5538](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Expensive_Horse5538)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2412 "2024-09-29T06:41:29Z")
> **[Discussions underway to build SA’s next generation rail fleet with battery...](https://glamadelaide.com.au/discussions-underway-to-build-sas-next-generation-rail-fleet-with-battery-electric-trains/)** > > The future of South Australia's rail network was the topic of discussions between some of the world’s biggest rail companies at InnoTrans 2024. ---
**Author:** ![bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/bacco007/32/99038_2.png) [@bacco007](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/bacco007)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2413 "2024-09-29T10:08:42Z")
> [@Aurora](#): > > The bigger thing to look out for is that some are rail-only while others are train, bus, light rail, etc. When the NSW Government made PT free for all major events they largely removed the restriction on the form used ---
**Author:** ![IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/iang/32/3121_2.png) [@IanG](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/IanG)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2414 "2024-09-29T10:24:14Z")
Speaking if which. They must have been anticipating a larger crowd for the NRLW Semi Final today. But the recorded attendance was only 2271 ---
**Author:** ![David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@David](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/David)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2415 "2024-09-29T10:28:44Z")
I saw the end of it on TV while waiting for the news. No one there at all. So embarrassing. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2024, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2416 "2024-10-01T03:27:54Z")
> **[A worthy winner - Rail Express](https://www.railexpress.com.au/a-worthy-winner/)** > > Tony Coen was recently awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his services to Tasmania’s rail network, Rail Express spoke with him. > The Tasmanian rail network is a single-line, narrow gauge transport system. The operational network extends from Brighton to Western Junction and to the Port of Bell Bay in the northeast and Burnie in the northwest. Connections are also provided to Fingal in the east and Boyer in the Derwent Valley. > > The Melba Line (formerly named the Emu Bay Line) connects the West Coast to Burnie and is currently operated by TasRail. > > Currently the state has no passenger network and Coen wants to see this change. > > “I think Tasmania needs suburban trains once again,” he said. “I know it takes a long time to travel by train in Tasmania because of the mountains between Hobart and the Midlands, but with modern trains it is far more achievable than it was in the past. > > “Commuter trains would be good, but I think intercity should catch interest soon.” > > Coen believes the return of the commuter rail network will help further prop up the freight network to take the strain off the state’s road network. ---
**Author:** ![milhouseaus](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/milhouseaus/32/88667_2.png) [@milhouseaus](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/milhouseaus)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2024, 6:12am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2417 "2024-10-02T06:12:21Z")
> [@IanG](#): > > Basically confirmed yes the whole network Yeah pretty sure it’s usually all Opal services ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2418 "2024-10-03T02:38:40Z")
> **[Railway between Canberra and Sydney has long been an issue, and it's among...](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-02/canberra-sydney-train-nsw-act-government-collaboration/104421136)** > > The ACT and NSW governments announce they'll work together on improving the railway line between Canberra and Sydney, but this is not a new subject for either. > Labor today flagged it would establish a cross-border working group to investigate priority areas to upgrade the line, if the party is elected to a seventh term of government on October 19. > > Despite the challenges, ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr said it was “one of the busiest intercity, interstate services in Australia [with] 280,000 passengers”. > > But Mr Barr has poured cold water on suggestions plans for high-speed rail between the two cities should be the focus. > > “This is about shaving time off the existing services by making sensible investments in the existing infrastructure, much lower cost, much more quickly delivered,” he said. > **[NSW on board for a faster train service, Canberra station redevelopment, says...](https://the-riotact.com/nsw-on-board-for-a-faster-train-service-canberra-station-redevelopment-says-barr/813953)** > > A redeveloped Canberra Railway Station and faster train travel to Sydney are a step closer after the NSW Government came… Andrew Barr met with Queanbeyan and Palerang Council Cr Kenrick Winchester at Canberra station yesterday. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2024, 11:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2419 "2024-10-03T11:54:06Z")
> Myki officers are being accused of heavy-handed tactics in Melbourne’s southeast. A man was pinned down by a group of inspectors on a Monash shuttle bus after the passenger reportedly failed to tap on. [#publictransport](https://twitter.com/hashtag/publictransport?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#melbourne](https://twitter.com/hashtag/melbourne?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [#7NEWS](https://twitter.com/hashtag/7NEWS?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/f9prhLLgaX](https://t.co/f9prhLLgaX) > > — 7NEWS Melbourne (@7NewsMelbourne) [October 3, 2024](https://twitter.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1841771530394763646?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [https://x.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1841771530394763646](https://x.com/7NewsMelbourne/status/1841771530394763646) ![image](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/4X/f/2/7/f27f23318ac1c6508a2512588bd6f553436ee4b1.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/foxyrover/32/272518_2.png) [@foxyrover](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/foxyrover)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 1:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2420 "2024-10-04T01:37:06Z")
Or you could tap on? ---
**Author:** ![2265MHZ](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/2265mhz/32/252709_2.png) [@2265MHZ](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/2265MHZ)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 3:54am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2421 "2024-10-04T03:54:34Z")
7 picked this up off a Reddit post in r/Melbourne which has zero context for the situation. We don’t know whether it was simply because he “didn’t tap on”. Authorised Officers are pretty bad (mostly) but I can’t imagine they’re using this much force to enforce a fine? ---
**Author:** ![Qwerty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Qwerty](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Qwerty)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 5:11am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/2422 "2024-10-04T05:11:37Z")
I believe the force used is disproportionately excessive regardless of whether they tapped on. Seeing the footage before would be interesting but I’ll point out that it’s not the first time their conduct has been questioned. Interesting that the video seems to have been deleted though. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480.md?page=119) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480.md?page=121)