Seems like an oversight to not electrify all platforms in case of peak overflow or an incident/maintenance on one of the other lines.
Before the city link there were 9 platforms at Perth and 2 Underground.
Right now, this is what platform 6 and 8 are for.
Once the Armadale line closes, weād have platform 4-6 for any of these issues
In two years, when it is meant to reopen, weād only have platform 6, so further expansion may need to happen, but thereās no space unless they completely reconfigure the station.
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Is it an actual strike this time? Or the government gaming the system and putting the blame on the workers?
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look like this time it is an actual strike according to the Sydney morning herald
but still according to the smh is is it only the privatised bus network
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Most interesting thing I found about this article was the variable gauge trains. Iād never heard of this before. I know trains can be gauge converted - was watching the Joanna Lumley Trans Siberian series recently where she mentions the train gets gauge converted during a stopover on the journey, but this is the first time Iāve heard about a system that does it on the move!
Yes, drivers for three companies going on strike. Reduced services for those affected areas.
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24 day closure on the Midland Line to take place from 23rd September.
Not mine but some people in Sydney are stupid enough to spend money on a single ticket when public transport is currently free until 25th April when you tap on with opal or a debit/credit card
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Tourists?
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Haha yeah, and you wil probably find that the workers at the station(s) wouldnāt mind grabbing their dough and taking advantage of people not being aware of public transport being free until the 25th 
Yeah, I donāt think the workers wouldnāt be personally benefiting from people paying for tickets 
Itās likely a lack of signage / clear communication at all stations.
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Melbourne is set for a new fleet of trams to be known as G-Class. These will replace some of the longest-serving high-floor trams.
Interesting that they decided to skip the letter F to go to G from E.
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I know it is a preliminary design, but the front of the driverās cabin in the first pic looks more like a truck rather than a tram. Have they looked at the design of light rail vehicles in Sydney and Gold Coast, as well as several European cities?
Why would the largest tram operators in the world look to Sydney or GC? Besides the E class already looks similar to their northern counterparts, and dare I say, much nicer.
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More of a symbolic reason than a logical one:
āIn keeping with Melbourne tramway practice, these new vehicles will be the 7th generation of trams for our network and have been assigned the letter class āGā ā the 7th letter of the alphabetā
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and Victoriaās debt continues to riseā¦
Arenāt these trams an evolution of an existing series? (Not that thereās anything wrong with that, in fact if they work and are simply to replace older trams, its a smart move)
Meanwhile - Brisbaneās trackless trams, I mean mega bendy busses begin testing (how you can claim its a metro is a little beyond me, gunzels already have issues with Sydney claiming their network as a metro)
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So you donāt want more assessable trams for the disabled, elderly or anyone who finds it difficult on a high-floor tram?
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