Interurban and regional services aren't affected afaik.
Tny P
On Sunday, 25 July 2021 at 19:10:29 UTC+10gol8...@... wrote:
> No surprise that they have left the Southern Highlands service alone as it
> is almost non existent at the best of times.
> Geoff O.
>
> *From:* TP
> *Sent:* Sunday, July 25, 2021 6:42 PM
> *To:* TramsDownUnder
> *Subject:* Re: [TramsDownUnder] Reduced frequency on L1
>
> Yes a lot of public transport drivers are locked up in SW Sydney but
> there's also a cutback due to less people on the move, as even metro has
> been reduced from 4 minutes to 10 in peaks and 10 to 20 off peaks.
>
> Tony P
>
> On Sunday, 25 July 2021 at 17:16:11 UTC+10bblun...@... wrote:
>
>> The services have been reduced to reduce the number of drivers/staff
>> required to operate them.
>>
>> Apparently a lot of them live in affected areas, and there is a perceived
>> risk of transmission within the operating environments.
>>
>> Most services are being operated on a "Sunday timetable" but in a lot of
>> areas Sunday frequencies are not much less than weekday off peak. A few
>> extra services have been added in peak hours where there is a perceived
>> need. School services are being operated in some areas, but not others.
>>
>> Brian, on the L3 with similar irregularities to the L1.
>>
>> On Sunday, 25 July 2021, 4:16:29 pm AEST, Dale Budd dale...@...>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Mal,
>>
>> Since the start of the pandemic Sydney had been following a similar
>> policy of maintaining full services, on the basis that this would enable
>> social distancing on board vehicles.
>>
>> Not any more. Nearly all services are being reduced; see
>> https://transportnsw.info/alerts#/6063754
>>
>> Dale Budd
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:tramsdo...@... [mailto:tramsdo...@googlegroups.com]
>> On Behalf Of Mal Rowe
>> Sent: Sunday, 25 July 2021 3:37 PM
>> To:tramsdo...@...
>> Subject: Re: [TramsDownUnder] Reduced frequency on L1
>>
>> On 25/07/2021 15:09, Tony Galloway wrote:
>> > I waited for half an hour at Dulwich Grove for an inbound, with no
>> outbounds passing. Then an inbound and outbound arrived almost
>> simultaneously, so the inbound car I was catching must have sat at Dulwich
>> Hill terminus for about a half hour at least for some reason. Very few
>> passengers in either direction.
>>
>> Has the frequency of services been reduced due to the lockdown?
>>
>> During the long Melbourne lockdown last year nearly all regular services
>> were maintained - and some even had increased frequency.
>>
>> The idea was to minimise crowding on PT. In fact it was mostly not
>> necessary - during our long lockdown I managed to be 100% of the loading
>> on several occasions.
>>
>> The issue that arose from regular services on uncongested roads was that
>> it was hard to not get ahead of the timetable!
>>
>> See: https://tdu.to/m/273644 for one example of trams bunched at a
>> terminus which I observed.
>>
>> Mal Rowe - wishing Sydney-siders well
>>
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