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@unspecificocean.bsky.social

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.

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Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 4w 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.

A large building with a glass façade and a high awning in front of it supported by tall pillars, with the words "Western Sydney International Airport" displayed at the top of the building. The building has a large plaza in front of it with seating, trees, and vegetation.A large building with a glass façade and a high awning in front of it supported by tall pillars, and a large plaza in front of the building with seating, trees, and vegetation.Looking along the front of a large building with a glass façade, with a high awning supported by tall pillars in front of the building.A large building with a glass façade and a high awning in front of it supported by tall pillars, with the words "Western Sydney International Airport" displayed at the top of the building. It has a large plaza in front of it with seating, trees, and vegetation.
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · last mo.

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.

Looking along a walkway curving to the left, with a wooden floor, a concrete ceiling, a concrete wall on the left, and an open side with a fence on the right, with a view over a river with a tree-covered hill on the side.Looking along a walkway curving to the left, with a wooden floor, a concrete ceiling, a concrete wall on the left, and an open side with a fence on the right, with a view over a river with a tree-covered hill on the side.Looking along a walkway curving to the right, with a wooden floor, a concrete ceiling, a concrete wall on the right, and an open side with a fence on the left, with a view over a river with a tree-covered hill on the side.2 bridges crossing a river, viewed from the side of the river. The closer bridge is a few meters above the level of the water, while the bridge further away is much higher up and is supported by tall piers.
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 7mo 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.

Close-up photograph of a passenger information display in a Sydney Metro train, showing a diagram of stations on the line. From left to right, Chatswood, Crows Nest, Victoria Cross, Barangaroo, Martin Place, and Gadigal stations are visible, each with a dot on a line and a label above the line. An arrow icon pointing to the left is between the dots for Barangaroo and Martin Place, showing the location of the train and the direction of travel. The dots for Chatswood, Crows Nest, and Victoria Cross are turquoise. The dot for Barangaroo is dark grey with an exclamation mark inside. The dots for Martin Place and Gadigal are light grey.
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 7mo 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.

Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 10mo ago

I'm back in Sydney now, after getting the train back from Canberra. The train might not be the fastest way to get between Sydney and Canberra, but it's a nice way to do it.

Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 10mo ago

On the weekend, due to trackwork, trains on the Metro North West & Bankstown Line were running between Castle Hill and Sydenham. This is the view from the front of a train using the crossover east of Castle Hill to terminate there. This crossover isn't used by normal services.

An underground double crossover junction, viewed from the front of a train on one of the crossover tracks; another crossover track crosses this track at an angle in front, and the main tracks are on the left and right sides of the wide underground space
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 12mo ago

A week ago I visited another Sydney Metro West open day at the site of the future Parramatta metro station. The main focus of this open day was seeing one of the tunnel boring machines, as it was in the station box on the day. bsky.app/profile/unsp...

Inside the under-construction station box at the Parramatta metro station, viewed from part of the way down; there are concrete walls on the left and right sides and horizontal metal beams supporting these wallsThe front of a tunnel boring machine; a circular brown cutterheadSide view of the front of a tunnel boring machine, with the cutterhead on the left and the shield to the right of itA tunnel boring machine in the under-construction station box of the Parramatta metro station, with the shield on the left and various equipment behind it
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today I visited a special Sydney Metro West open day at the site of the future Parramatta metro station. Currently it's just a construction site, but in the future this will be a major underground train station.

Construction site for the Parramatta metro station; a large excavation site with horizontal metal beams supporting the walls on either side
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 12mo ago

The reason why I haven't posted for several months before today is because I wanted my next post to be about the Riverstone video, but I kept on putting off finishing the video, so I didn't make other posts until the video was done.

Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 2y ago

What's next for Sydney Metro after Sydney Metro West? I think one of the next projects should be Sydney Metro Southeast – an extension of the line to Randwick via Green Square. (thread, 1/12)

Map of my unofficial proposal for the Sydney Metro Southeast extension. After the under-construction Sydney Metro West stations of The Bays, Pyrmont, and Hunter Street, it would stop at Darlinghurst, Surry Hills, Waterloo East, Green Square, Rosebery, UNSW, and Randwick.
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 2y ago

I've been visiting Dulwich Hill Station every few weeks since it closed to see how it's changing for the Sydney Metro conversion, as there are good views of the station from nearby streets. These photos are from the week before the closure and the 1st, 4th, and 6th week after.

A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in late September 2024. The station has an island platform and a brick building in the center.A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in early October 2024. Construction work is taking place on the edge of the platform.A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in late October 2024. Platform-screen doors have been installed on parts of the far side of the island platform, but not on the near side.A view of Dulwich Hill Station from the Wardell Road bridge in early November 2024. Platform-screen doors have been installed on both sides of the island platform.
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 2y ago

Martin Place Station is impressive from a layout perspective. There are 3 entrance areas, and all 3 have connections to other entrance areas both in the unpaid area and the paid area. It's such an extensive underground passageway network.

Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 2y ago

Most of Sydney's buses don't have internal passenger information displays, but some of them do. The design of this display is simple and effective, showing the route, time, next stop, and 2 following stops.

A screen on a bus displaying the following text: "430" and "Sydenham" at the top of the screen on a white background "Next Stop" and "Time: 14:54" in a row with a black background "Erskineville Rd" in large text in a row with a blue background "Newtown Station" and "Enmore Theatre" in smaller text on separate rows with a white background, with a blue line on the left with short perpendicular lines pointing towards each row
Gus@unspecificocean.bsky.social · 2y ago

The new design of next-train indicators on the Sydney Metro line is a big improvement over the old design in my opinion. It's almost identical to the existing Sydney Trains design, so it looks great when they're placed together.

4 next-train indicators at Martin Place Station. The 2 on the left are for the Sydney Trains platforms (1 and 2), and the 2 on the right are for the Sydney Metro platforms (3 and 4). All 4 have the line number and destination at the top, a scrolling list of stations in the middle on the left, the platform number and minutes until departure on the right, and basic details of 2 upcoming services at the bottom.