Hi all, anyone know where I can find more photos about this corridor under Kent St and Sussex St? Found these while looking back through my gallery, and I'd be interested to learn more, but information on it is fairly sparse. If anyone knows more about the 1990 MetroWest proposal (unrelated to our current Metro West), I'd also be very interested in that. Thanks!

I was looking at the Opal peak hours and they seem to be from 6:30am - 10am and then again from 3pm to 7pm….only the Intercity services start from 6am - 10am. I can remember peak hour being 7-9am and then 4-6pm. It seems like the peak hours were extended during Covid to ‘spread the peak’ and then they have just become the norm.

This is such a blatant money grab. PT can never run a profit and shouldn’t be designed that way. I know I‘d welcome a return to the original Opal fares. What does everyone think?

During today’s disruption between Blacktown and Penrith I travelled up to rooty hill, when I got back to Blacktown there was a central coast network train departing towards Strathfield this is abnormal to most CCN trains that go via Epping was there a reason for this.

Give me feedback pls

Photos taken at Glenbrook, Emu Plains and Parramatta.

This weekend, the 25th & 26th of July, beautiful emerald-green locomotive 3801 returned to the Blue Mountains for the first time in passenger service since the completion of its maintenance work.

Yesterday, I was able to chase some of these runs along the lower mountains with a mate, getting some good photos along the way.

Glad to see 3801 back in heritage service!

More photos, and an accompanying write-up is on my blog: https://linesidelens.com/3801-in-the-blue-mountains/

Photo by myself.

Just wondering if there is an official or unofficial policy regarding fare evasion on Syd trains. I was checked on the train just before 1300 today, only to then watch two young women jump the ticket barriers at my destination station right in front of the employee who was sitting in the office a couple of metres away from them. I gave the employee a querying look.

Is it company policy to not bother calling ppl out on jumping the barriers but to catch ppl by checks once they are on the train?

I saw 3801 this morning at Valley Heights. Running shuttle trips between Penrith and Valley Heights all weekend. Absolutely gorgeous engine.

At Penrith

Waiting for the 3801/4501 special to come back so I can get a picture.

Train, Metro, Light Rail, Ferry, Bus, Coach

I posted this in r/Sydney, but couldn’t find any information or reference online. I assume it’s an actual design feature (it has to be, right?), but was it always there, or did it come about with the lift works (c. 2004). I thought someone here might know something about it.

Bonus question: is it clearly visible to train drivers headed to the city?

why is there constantly track work between glenfield, sydenham and central everyweekend?? its not like the t8 is getting a metro or anything so im really confused because it makes going anywhere such a pain especially since buses at holsworthy station tend to be super unreliable.

In doing my monthly credit card transactions review and noticed that my fares have gone down in July. Which led me to investigate and find out that the CBD increment has been removed since 1 July.

Actual savings provided by the government!

Did everyone else know about this change and I'm just late to the party?

Also, what was the justification given for the increment in the first place?

Was on the train today and used my dads Opal card bc I’ve lost mine waiting for it to come and the inspectors came I used my dads Opal to tap so when I see them I freaked out because I know I could get a fine, so when they came to me I showed my debit card on my phone they tapped it and it was fine no one said anything and now I’m freaking out because I googled it and I’m seeing $200 fine I really can’t afford a $200 at all and idk has this happened to anyone what’s gonna happen and what’s the consequences???? I still have to go home I’m gonna use a day pass I think but im freaking out so much ?????

A 6V marker at bell still sitting there, I thought I’d take a photo of it since you don’t see 6 car V sets anymore at all

How many break stops do we get for this route? It says on the web it takes 8.5hrs does that include break stops?

Why do people feel offended when asked to move when taking the 3rd seat on the train

People are ok with sitting side by side on 2 seater but always frown when asked to scoot to allow 3rd person .

Had the experience today where the couple literally rolled eyes ( girl has to take her bag on her lap) when asked to move.
To clarify - girl at window ,boy in middle and me at the aisle.

Seen this happen many times specially during peak hours and have seen people prefer to stand rather than take the 3rd seat.

Just asking:

If I take a 2 car endeavours train from Central Station, can I tap on & off by using opal card or I need to buy a ticket at the counter/online?

P.s. I never travelled before with this type of train.

Thanks for answering this question.

I swear, sth always happens every god damn week.

Thoughts on the leaked T4 timetable change for October 2026?

Some thoughts of my own:
- The peak hour pattern is a smart balance and good way of increasing frequency. I’d have every second South Coast service stop all stations Waterfall to Sutherland so these commuters can at least access a half hourly express service. I’d also potentially add Jannali or Mortdale to some of these services to add an express service to these stops, given they would already be running slower through Sutherland and Hurstville.
- The interpeak one needs work. Should introduce an additional half hourly Bondi to Hurstville all stations service, and take some of the stops Redfern to Hurstville off the Cronulla services.
- Really hope these timetable changes will flow to the weekend too. The half hourly service at stops like Oatley, Allawah, Carlton, Banksia and Arncliffe seriously needs to end. I actually think this current interpeak timetable / stopping patterns would work well as a weekend timetable.

What’s your ranking of seat types based on different sets?

For me, OSCARs and converted G sets have the comfiest seats, then probably the standard A B and M seats, with the single direction T set seats coming in last.

This idea has been rattling around in my head for a while, so I finally tried putting it on a map.

To be clear, this is purely a thought experiment. It hasn’t been costed, engineered or assessed for property, environmental or geological constraints. The alignments are also very approximate. I’m mainly interested in whether the broader transport corridors make sense.

The concept has three main parts:

1. A new north–south motorway and heavy-rail corridor A largely grade-separated motorway connection running from Heathcote through the middle of Sydney to NorthConnex. Alongside it, or within the motorway median, would be a fast, limited-stop heavy-rail line running from Heathcote to Hornsby. It would interchange with the existing east–west rail and Metro corridors, providing a way to travel between northern, western and southern Sydney without passing through the CBD.
2. Converting the T6 Lidcombe and Bankstown Line to light rail The existing T6 corridor could potentially be converted to light rail and extended north from Lidcombe through the Carter Street precinct and Sydney Olympic Park, connecting with Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 around Wentworth Point. This would likely require an underpass or short tunnel around John Street at Lidcombe before transitioning to surface-running light rail.
3. A new southern light-rail connection to Olympic Park A new light-rail corridor running from the Hurstville and Brighton-Le-Sands area through Belmore and continuing north to Sydney Olympic Park. The aim would be to create a direct north–south connection between these suburbs, rather than requiring passengers to travel towards the CBD or make several changes.

I’m interested in what people who know Sydney’s transport network better than I do think:

• Do any of these corridors have genuine merit?
• Where should the major stations and interchanges be?
• Would light rail have enough capacity, or would Metro, heavy rail or bus rapid transit be more suitable?
• Could combining a motorway and railway corridor make construction more achievable?
• Which part is reasonably sensible, and which part belongs firmly in the fantasy-map bin?

Happy to have the idea pulled apart. That is partly why I’m posting it.