There will be more crowding, some queuing and more cancellations for thousands of bus passengers across parts of Sydney thanks to 83 bendy buses being taken off the road.
HSC students have been told to allow more time to travel to exams after dozens of bendy buses were pulled from service due to safety concerns as the city’s trainsThere will be more crowding, some queuing and cancellations for thousands of bus passengers across the lower north shore, northern beaches and Parramatta thanks to 83 bendy buses being taken off the road after “cracking” appeared in the vehicles, the state’s transport office warned on Saturday.
He said the cracking had occurred on the articulated part of the buses: the section in the middle where the bus pivots.“But we want to be upfront with passengers, replacing articulated buses with standard two-door city buses does reduce capacity by about a third, so you may see more crowding, some queuing, and it may take you more time to get to your destination,” Collins said.
Services along Victoria Road to West Ryde and routes from Parramatta to Macquarie Park will also be affected.It comes as Sydney’s trains will have their biggest timetable change since 2017, starting on Monday.
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