# 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:** 37
**Author:** ![ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@ShadowDan](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ShadowDan)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/728 "2019-05-06T13:01:15Z")
> [@Karen\_Cee](#): > > I remember from when I was in Perth in 2012 that all Transperth buses have a screen around the driver’s seat ,so they are protected from unruly passengers,Too many Brisbane Transport drivers have been assaulted recently ,thats what is needed on all Brisbane buses ,they are fitted with security cameras now but a screen would be better They still do. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2019, 2:34pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/729 "2019-05-06T14:34:38Z")
> [@JohnsonTV](#): > > Sydney Metro North West, the first stage of Sydney Metro project, will open on Sunday, May 26. Just looking at the timetable, the first train will leave Tallawong at 11:05am on the first Sunday. On a normal weekday the first train leaves Tallawong at 4:45am. ---
**Author:** ![the\_xrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/b5ac83/32.png) [@the\_xrod](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/the_xrod)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 6:55am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/730 "2019-05-07T06:55:18Z")
Melbournian here, so I’m a bit ill-informed on the Sydney Metro, but what differentiates it from the existing train network? ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/731 "2019-05-07T07:10:58Z")
The Metro are driverless single deck trains on their own dedicated line that doesn’t connect to the Sydney/NSW Trains network. In theory there is no timetable, with trains arriving every 3 to 10 mins depending on the time of day. ---
**Author:** ![JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/9dc877/32.png) [@JohnsonTV](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JohnsonTV)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 5:32am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/732 "2019-05-26T05:32:46Z")
First day drama for Sydney Metro > **[Sydney's driverless Metro train line opens, but the doors don't](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-26/sydney-metro-driverless-train-opens-but-delays-occur/11150794)** > > Australia's first driverless train network took off in Sydney today, but cheers turned to frowns as the doors failed to open at one point and the driverless train overshot the platform a couple of times, causing delays. ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/733 "2019-05-26T09:14:18Z")
Slight drama, but really a non-issue. The trains got back on schedule relatively quickly despite some of the teething problems. Most of them where ancillary features which had failed - most noticeably the door opening/closing warnings and next stop announcements were not working at all. The passenger information display did not work properly on the trip from Tallawong to Chatswood, but seemed to be working on the train going back to Tallawong. On the entire return trip from Tallawong to Chatswood and back (on 2 different trains), the audio announcements and door closing warnings only worked once at Rouse Hill station. They also glitched out at Chatswood and told people to exit on the wrong side of the train. There were murmurs in the carriage about being worried about the computer controller train not knowing where it’s located on the network (and crashing through the buffers at the end of the line). The most noticeable problems were the trains overshooting the platforms slightly so that the doors were not in alignment with the platform screens, but unlike heavy rail trains…the computer controlled trains were usually able to reverse almost immediately to stop in the correct position, albeit with no warning to passengers - I almost fell down after the train overshot at Tallawong and reversed immediately after stopping. Even after all that, the train was still a metre or two out of whack with the platform screen doors. That being said, the service still departed on schedule. ---
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@Rupert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 10:24am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/734 "2019-05-26T10:24:19Z")
We caught it between Rouse Hill and Castle Hill and back. The first train that arrived at Rouse Hill was too crowded so we waited for the next one which was ok. The ride was smooth and I was surprised at how fast it travelled. It still has that new train smell. The return journey saw the first train not stop at the correct place, it tried to reverse and still could not get it right after a few minutes so it just left. The next train was very crowded. The doors snapped shut behind my son, and a father was separated from his family as he was left on the platform. There were more stopping errors at Norwest or Bella Vista, but people could still disembark. Kellyville had stopping errors that it couldn’t resolve so it just skipped the stop, causing confusion for the many people preparing to get off there. Rouse Hill also overshot the stop, but we did manage to get off eventually. Hopefully most trips are like the first. Tallawong carpark also looked full, so not optimistic about my husband’s commute tomorrow. ---
**Author:** ![Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/radiohead/32/21429_2.png) [@Radiohead](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Radiohead)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/735 "2019-05-26T10:53:01Z")
I saw the reports on the news about it, looked like a LOT of people were queuing up for their proverbial free ride. Did you or @mubd have to wait for long to get on a train? ---
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@Rupert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 11:03am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/736 "2019-05-26T11:03:03Z")
My sons are train fans so we were always going to try it out today. I think we waited about 20 minutes at each stop, only because we didn’t get on the first train that arrived both times. We had heard about the queues at Chatswood so decided not to travel that far. ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/737 "2019-05-26T12:14:23Z")
I queued for about 30 minutes (wanting to get the first train) at Tallawong at 10:30am. The return trip from Chatswood at 11:45am was a 5 minute queue. I returned to Chatswood later in the afternoon (parked my car in the town centre and walked back to t the concourse just to see how it was going) and it was absolute bedlam. I’m talking several police officers with megaphones yelling at people, queues all the way back to Victoria Avenue, etc. To round off my day, my SD card in my point and shoot camera managed to snap in half while I attempted to remove it from a piece of shit adaptor which grabbed hold of it and wouldn’t let go. So all those lovely photos and videos from the day are now gone unless I fork out for data recovery (the data chip is OK, it’s the bit of the plastic with the contacts that’s snapped off). ---
**Author:** ![ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/elcapitancranky/32/531872_2.png) [@ElCapitanCranky](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/ElCapitanCranky)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2019, 12:23pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/738 "2019-05-26T12:23:50Z")
Any souvenirs? 😛 ---
**Author:** ![mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@mubd](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/mubd)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 2:01am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/739 "2019-05-27T02:01:43Z")
a first day wristband and ticket… ![IMG_20190527_120118](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/9/4/94fa022006eda0a9faa72b851e1271bbf2d81b24.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Rupert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f14d63/32.png) [@Rupert](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Rupert)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 12:38pm UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/740 "2019-05-27T12:38:05Z")
My husband’s commute on the new metro was pretty good this morning. He didn’t test out the carpark as he caught a bus to the metro station. However all the changeovers added up so he caught a bus home this evening. ---
**Author:** ![Brettski\_1234](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/brettski_1234/32/60360_2.png) [@Brettski\_1234](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Brettski_1234)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2019, 12:37am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/741 "2019-05-28T00:37:25Z")
Yes the biggest problem with the Metro is that it doesn’t go all the way to the CBD yet ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 12:31am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/742 "2019-05-31T00:31:43Z")
More incidents this morning with the Sydney Metro. And on Wednesday: > [@](#): > > [a driverless train stopped moving between Epping and Cherrybrook](https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/metro-train-20190529-p51sis.html) after it lost communication with the network’s control system about 12.50pm. > > A Metro staff member on board the train had to take control and drive it to Cherrybrook, where doors initially failed to open. Customers were eventually able to disembark and the faulty train was taken back to the depot for testing. > **[Rogue train fails to stop at Chatswood amid Sydney Metro teething issues](https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/rogue-train-fails-to-stop-at-chatswood-amid-sydney-metro-teething-issues-20190531-p51t2v.html)** > > A train had to turn back after failing to stop at Chatswood station on Friday morning, while earlier a power outage stopped trains for an hour. ---
**Author:** ![Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/tejas57/32/70710_2.png) [@Tejas57](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Tejas57)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 2:38am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/743 "2019-05-31T02:38:27Z")
i’m off to melbourne next week for work. instead of buying a myki whilst down there i went th mobile route on my pixel 3a. i’m actully pretty impressed with it (in terms of how quick it was to set up). i’ll see next week on usage. ---
**Author:** ![JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/jasonf/32/349220_2.png) [@JasonF](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/JasonF)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 3:27am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/744 "2019-05-31T03:27:34Z")
its pretty good in terms of easy to use im using it here in ballarat , but some of the drivers didnt know much about it and one asked me how it worked so i had to tell them. i find it easier then the actual myki card it self ---
**Author:** ![littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/littlegezzybear/32/219836_2.png) [@littlegezzybear](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/littlegezzybear)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 8:49am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/745 "2019-05-31T08:49:20Z")
Nine News has estimated it will take 40 mins to catch the new Sydney tram from Kingsford to Circular Quay compared to 20 mins on the current express bus. The new light rail is expected to open next year. ![Screenshot_20190531-181226](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/7/e/7ee7c78b4da0fc6ba8caa6797f6189dff90ee679.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20190531-181244](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/8/1/81d38561650dd2554c1bc17439a106f273b0d581.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20190531-181313](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/2/2/22c1bc74ee4ddb68e5c70f92f740b0977419fa83.jpeg) ![Screenshot_20190531-181343](https://mediaspy-org-s3.s3.dualstack.ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/original/3X/0/0/009f9b96d30d1d1c8a973c2256a67d57b082841e.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/user_avatar/forums.mediaspy.org/turdall/32/217_2.png) [@turdall](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/turdall)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 10:28am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/746 "2019-05-31T10:28:28Z")
But I am assuming it is going to help with congestion and with other stops rather than where it first starts from. ---
**Author:** ![Frankie](https://forums.mediaspy.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/258eb7/32.png) [@Frankie](https://forums.mediaspy.org/u/Frankie)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2019, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480/747 "2019-05-31T11:15:22Z")
> [@littlegezzybear](#): > > Nine News has estimated it will take 40 mins to catch the new Sydney tram from Kingsford to Circular Quay compared to 20 mins on the current express bus. And in other news, apples taste, look and smell different to oranges. [Previous page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480.md?page=36) [Next page](https://forums.mediaspy.org/t/public-transport/480.md?page=38)