Sydney Trams - I Was Wrong

[Wahesh]

You think it is a problem now?

The trams and traffic have yet to face a real peak. When workers, school and Uni students are all back in Feb, then you will see the full disaster.

Then the extension down to Kingsford. The trams were launched now because they were hoping the lower patronage would help PR.

The Ministry of Transport are already predicting that in a full peak the trams will run @ 108% capacity. In 5 years that will increase to 120% capacity.

Add to that they are selling (sorry franchising) the buses, in 4 years time the ANZAC Pde corridor will make Parramatta Rd look like a freeway.

Yep - and the trips are taking twice as long as they did 60 years ago, and last week, after ONE HOUR of operation, one of them broke down. That’s got to be some sort of record.

 

[steeliz]

Yep - and the trips are taking twice as long as they did 60 years ago, and last week, after ONE HOUR of operation, one of them broke down. That’s got to be some sort of record.

The Metro broke down as well on it's first day of operation. But I think that lasted at least 6 hrs.

 

[steeliz]

Jumped on this thing today. Not bad if you are a tourist.

Problems is that the billions of dollars weren't spent on a tourist attraction. This is meant to be a mass transit system.

 

[El Padrino]

George st is way better now without the cars. The city with 0 cars throughout the CBD is the future.

So how is it better for businesses to receive their inventory/ shipments/ deliveries?

I know a few courier drivers that have sold their city runs cause it now takes an extra 2 hours per day for the same money as before to complete the run.

Yeah forward thinking

 

[BELMORE]

So how is it better for businesses to receive their inventory/ shipments/ deliveries?

I know a few courier drivers that have sold their city runs cause it now takes an extra 2 hours per day for the same money as before to complete the run.

Yeah forward thinking

Who cares they will figure it out.. got to evolve.

 

[Wahesh]

So how is it better for businesses to receive their inventory/ shipments/ deliveries?

I know a few courier drivers that have sold their city runs cause it now takes an extra 2 hours per day for the same money as before to complete the run.

Yeah forward thinking

Who cares they will figure it out.. got to evolve.

You don't evolve by going backwards. This 'new' tram system is so fucked up already, that you would have to think the only way is up... you would have think it!

 

[steeliz]

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/na...n/news-story/60a53e7df91d18cf5e6e26f2e3f62eef

Trams were shut down down on Boxing because of the volume of pedestrians.

Now they have announced they will be shut down on NYE as well.

You couldn't make this sh!t up. What a waste.

 

[Memberberries]

You don't evolve by going backwards. This 'new' tram system is so fucked up already, that you would have to think the only way is up... you would have think it!

Do you think Belmore got to ride at the front of the spastic bus?

 

[Wahesh]

Do you think Belmore got to ride at the front of the spastic bus?

Guaranteed of it.

 

[steeliz]

And it gets better.....................
https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...pOtQA-fyg5JUhjR6qBLco3NbnI#Echobox=1579594396

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=531201237485674

 

[CroydonDog]

Tom Gleeson: A tram is just a bus with no options.

 

[Memberberries]

Trams work well in Melbourne.
But that's because Melbourne was laid out off the Hoddle grid format.