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    Strengthening or additional services for football matches

    New South Wales Train Link are operating extra ervices to Wollongong near Sydney for the Wigan v Hull Rugby League Game :)
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    Shut down for Xmas?

    In Sydney they ran extras on a normal network was BLISS! except the Cockney girl that vomited allover Tangara T40 on my train out of Bondi...
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    Your preferred railway seat type

    The G Set Tangara's eg the lovely reversible seating Tangara's found on the Bondi-Cronulla line great aircon lovely leg room exsept 6 seats per carriage and great comfort and headrests. Hopefully Sydney trains doesnt mess up the refurb
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    Cheapest airfares to Manila, Philippines?

    Is it safe at the moment? Im sure Australia has advised all Aussies in Australia not to visit at the moment due to Islamic State in the South potentially targeting Manilla? i'm sure the threat level is the highest possible for westerners
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    Australia: Man clings to train's windscreen wiper

    People regularly cling onto Tangaras across Sydney harbour bridge normally followed by me shouting jump dumb c**t. Also xpt 2007 is in a suicide awareness on the railways livery
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    More than half in UK are non-religious, suggests survey - what about you?

    I'm currently in Australia where worryingly they are still religious and worryingly also still find of the monarchy it's like stepping back to the 50s in England?
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    Aviation Discussion

    There are two versions of what i said about Brisbane to Heathrow one released by the Queensland Government and the other released by Qantas the Qantas one is a challenge to make a plane the Government one is the route will open by 2021 Also heard Qantas will be bringing back none religious...
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    Aviation Discussion

    Qantas appear to be doing there best to "ditch" the Dubai routes and they are reverting to Flying mainly via Singapore to Europe now. you can still use codeshare flights via Dubai with Emirates and Qantas but most are being ditched. All the A380 routes are being diverted via Changi. Perth...
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    Currently onboard a Mount Victoria service that has come from Platform 18 and has originated at North Sydney which means it has come over the Sydney harbour bridge I have personally only seen the oscars go over the harbour bridge out of all nsw train link stock. Wonder if the xpts can go over...
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    Stuttgart - any recommendations?

    The Irish pub does a lovely pint of Stowford Press Cider haha they got rid of Magners due to taste also try the Fritty bar best fast food takeaway named after the nearby strippy lol
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    Hurstville Services operated to North Sydney this weekend and Bondi-Central operated as a shuttle service. Oddly Tangara T127 was operating as a 7 car due to the middle cab vehicle of 127 being fully locked out of service.
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    3 Rakes of K Sets eg 24 Carriages noted at Hornsby sidings all with the drivers cab doors open on nearside and offside which seemed odd. There was also 12 Tangara Carriages including 2 units allocated to Mortdale and 3 A Class Waratah's one was Set 18 S Set's where out early on Liverpool T 3...
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    I'll just leave this here then and the fact that less than 5% of the C/K stock is in service
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    All C and K Set's are withdrawn albeit temporarily except 4 units so your clearly out of the loop LEES with S Sets Oscars and Tangara's replacing them they have Asbestos inside them The Term Red Rattler is the name used by both 7 and 9 the two main tv networks so i'll stick to it until i see an...
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    Australia: Hamilton-Newcastle Old Route

    I Heavily recommend the train from Sydney to the Central Coast and Newcastle it's mind blowing better than any other line i've used.
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    Australia: Hamilton-Newcastle Old Route

    Isn't the Newcastle light rail going to be devoid of Cantenary in the City Centre? Can anyone tell me if the XPT used to go via Newcastle on the route to Brisbane as i can't remember if it did or not i've travelled the route 3 times (Northbound Only) and can't remember which way it goes after...
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    A Red Rattler?? An old Single decker Emu was noted on the Cronulla line passing through Central Platform 25 at approx 13:45
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    All C and K Sets have been withdrawn due to Asbestos being found in area's where it should have been removed previously this has meant some very strange workings including the older S Set's working on Waratah diagrams i noted a diagram on the Liverpool line today that i know always gets a...
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    Sydney Trains Odd Workings

    So Today had two odd Tangara Workings One was a Tangara on it's own on the Olympic Park line??? Where are the Waratah's and S Set's?? i didn't think Tangara's could work alone after the Waterfall accident?? or is that an old wives tale and the other one was a Double Tangara the rear one was...
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    Male bus drivers turn up for work in skirts in protest

    Up in Queensland where only the poor town networks don't have aircon i observed drivers in Short and aircon set to arctic last winter :)

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