Commuters Need to Be More Careful On Their Own Safety on Sydney Rail Train Stations!

Check out  how some commuters may be careless on Sydney Rail -  thus we need to ensure commuter stay clear behind the yellow line on each platform. Taking a step over  make closer to  potential accident or death, especially if a trains is passing. This self awareness for all commuters, needs to be communicated, so Sydney Rail commuting life is made easy, enjoyable and we all return home safely:

Click Here for story - Courtesy of Channel 7 News

5TH WSPTU TRANSPORT TRANSPORT SYMPOSIUM INVITATION!

We are holding our 5TH Western Sydney Public Transport Users Symposium, as follows:

Time:                        10.30am -4pm,
Date:                         7th September 2013
Place:                       Jubilee Hall, Parramatta Town Hall

Invited:                     The first 80-100 Western Sydney Commuters,
                                  that are interested in learning about
                                  improvements and/or processes of public
                                  transport infrastructure and services, also
                                  planing for the Greater Western Sydney
                                  Future!

Cost:                         Free!  There's not much things in life free!

Bookings:                  Must be made by contact us on the following:
                                 Email:   wsbustop@gmail.com

                                 Phone:  Phone: 9689 0114 and leave a message.

There will be interesting speakers, on public transport topics that everyone will be talking about - future details will be released, closer to the event.

You will meet other public transport advocates and enthusiasts: their goals and their ambitions, as well as their success stories.

Come along, no matter how interested, you are with public transport. This is you're chance to do something for yourself and for your community within Western Sydney.

         

New Electronic Coloured Signals - Parramatta Train Station

We hear the expression that  mechanical devices go 'on the blink' and then it is up to mechanics, engineers. Yet it happens to commuter to Electronic Indicator Boards, it is hard to understand how to read these signs in colour as follows:

From Within WSPTU Face Book Group Member Joins As WSPTU New Policy Committee Member

If you had asked myself about 'Social Media' - I would have thought social media was something that never made sense and I am pretty sure was unheard of.  Shared Information in my days was by  reading books, magazines, newspapers and sometimes watching TV.

Within the last decade, this has changed and the technology that we  live in our modern world, changes the  meaning to 'chat' instead of talking to one or other by mouth or words, the Internet has opened  windows of opportunity through social media's: like e-mail, Twitter and Facebook Groups.

So I can say on behalf the the WSPTU, that from our Facebook Membership of 152, of current, we have  a new signed Individual membership that is  looking  for public transport improvements in Telopea commuters and residents. This proves that social media does work!

We encourage anyone that would like to join our Facebook Group Forum to search the following details once you join Facebook:

Western Sydney Public Transport Users Public Forum.

Sydney Train Logo Going Tennis!

After a transport officer gave myself advice about the the new Sydney Trains logo and NSW TrainLink logo, it appears that Tennis Australia are claiming it is similar to their logo. What do you think? You make your mind up!


                       

It Is Time You Prepare Yourself For The Opal Card - IT's Coming!

Opal Card 'Pay-as-you-go' system, is now running in the city circle and  Eastern Suburbs line to Bondi Junction and will eventually end up in Western Sydney trains and then buses afterwards, sooner than you think. At present it's on trial.

At present it's on trial and once it passes all tests, it will be further extended, For lots of the elderly commuters this may seem to be a bit daunting to them  as they  may find  new technology hard to accept and , be educated and used to it!

So this is a good time to research and prepare yourself for it. The basics are

• you are  not paying for more than the journey you are travelling 
• maximum journey to pay per day is  no more than $15.00
• after 8 journeys per week all journeys are free until your week starts again
• The week starts from Monday and finishes Sunday
• If you changes modes of transport and it is completed with 60 minutes that will be considered as one trip
• Sunday travel cap $2.50
• Opal Card provided to you 5-7 days after ordering
• Weekly tickets are cheaper than current ticketing system

Click Here For further Information including pricing of the Opal Card

NEW Sydney Trains Website

As from the 1st July 2013,  we have 'Sydney Trains' 

and NSW TrainLink 

are now commencing their separate running operating within the NSW for Transport. Information from each one is as follows:

Click here for Sydney Trains

Click here for  NSW TrainLink