Gus @unspecificocean

Fan of public transport, walking, and interesting facts. I sometimes post photos I take or thoughts I have on transportation, election science, or other topics. Sydney, Australia Joined January 2023

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Gus @unspecificocean

19 hours ago

@literar63 That proposed layout for Clifton Hill would be the ideal eventual layout, but I do wonder whether the grades would be feasible. The tracks would also need to fit between the support structures of the Heidelberg Road bridge unless that bridge was rebuilt.

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2 days ago

@trashyhonky @sydwestagribus The Westmead and North Strathfield stations will be connected to the existing stations, but the Parramatta and Sydney Olympic Park stations will be separate stations from the existing ones, so they'll need to be distinguished in some way.

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2 days ago

@sydwestagribus Stations on the Metro North West & Bankstown Line also have "Railway Station" in their names in the Geographical Name Register of NSW, so it seems to be standard for heavy rail stations to be named this way.

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Gus @unspecificocean

3 days ago

@NateSilver538 Australian election coverage typically focuses on the 2-candidate preferred count (votes after reallocation), and shows first-preference votes with less prominence. abc.net.au/news/elections…

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Gus @unspecificocean

3 days ago

@NateSilver538 This kind of thing happens in Australia. Preference flows between ideologically similar parties are strong, but not 100%.

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a month ago

Western Sydney Airport hasn't opened yet, but bus routes to it have recently started operating, so it's possible to go there by bus and see the outside of the unopened terminal.

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Gus @unspecificocean

2 months ago

For context, fares for heavy rail trips in Sydney are calculated based on the track distance between the origin and destination stations, and there are 5 distance bands that each cover a range of distances, each with a different fare.

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2 months ago

Official news about the upcoming change: transportnsw.info/news/2026/you-…

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2 months ago

From 29 June 2026, the way distances between Sydney railway stations are calculated for the purpose of fare calculation is changing. I made a spreadsheet showing the distances between stations before and after this change and the difference between them. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…

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Gus @unspecificocean

2 months ago

The Woronora Bridge in southern Sydney has a very cool walkway underneath the level of the road, with great views over the Woronora River. This bridge opened in 2001, replacing a smaller bridge just above the level of the river, which still carries local traffic.

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Gus @unspecificocean

6 months ago

@ThatGarthGuy @Maggie_Perry6 There was a referendum in 1967 to remove the nexus between the sizes of the House of Representatives and the Senate, and it was unsuccessful. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_Aust…

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Gus @unspecificocean

7 months ago

@literar63 It's interesting that the Caulfield tunnel will still only have trains going anticlockwise around the City Loop even though HCMT trains won't be using it.

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Gus @unspecificocean

8 months ago

The regular announcements on trains still said "This is an all stops service" even though the train was skipping a stop, and the displays between the doors still said "All stops to [destination]", but there were special announcements about how trains were skipping Barangaroo.

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Gus @unspecificocean

8 months ago

The line diagrams on trains still showed Barangaroo. But between arriving at the station before Barangaroo and arriving at the station after it, the station icon for Barangaroo was replaced with a different icon with an exclamation mark.

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Gus @unspecificocean

8 months ago

On New Year's Eve 2024, Sydney Metro services didn't stop at Barangaroo between 17:00 and 23:45 due to large crowds. During this period, there were some changes to passenger information displays, since trains were skipping a station they'd normally stop at.

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Gus @unspecificocean

8 months ago

While extending the Parramatta Light Rail line from Carlingford to Epping would probably be possible, it would be difficult due to the steep topography in Carlingford and the width of Carlingford Road. And an underground rail line would be faster than a light rail line.

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Gus @unspecificocean

8 months ago

However, branching also complicates services, and limits the frequency of each type of service. While diverting South Line services into a new tunnel would require changing trains on many trips, it would increase the overall capacity of the network.

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Gus @unspecificocean

8 months ago

In the past, I thought the idea of building a rail tunnel from Merrylands to Epping via Parramatta and Carlingford (an idea implied in the Future Transport Strategy 2056 document) wasn't a very good one. However, over the first half of this year, I changed my mind on this.