[Real Operation Begins] Transperth ELL B-Train [6102] full journey from Perth to Ellenbrook

[@calvinnguyen7059]

Im surprised they were able to fit all 7 lines on the screens. I wonder how much they could fit? 3:31 Guessing the driver didn't have time to put in the desto yet?

[@CJTheAllrounder]

Btw at Claisebrook I forgot the msg you the proper details, but basically there was a person just sitting on the side of the road bridge next to McIver overlooking the tracks. The person looked like they weren’t intending to do anything other than sit there or vandalise from my observations. It caused a stoppage for about 1.5 hours as the person took forever to cooperate with the authorities

[@CJTheAllrounder]

And the reason why it stopped all the trains was due to the risk of that person getting electrocuted if a train was to pass under

[@calvinnguyen7059]

@@CJTheAllrounderoh

[@douglasfowler7750]

Today I just saw a 6 car a series to Cockburn train station

[@douglasfowler7750]

The got a 4 car on Ellenbrook line today

[@thesequelvintage]

I want to watch this but also don’t want to ruin the surprise for myself lol

[@justinmaster86]

Haha that's a hard decision to make mate

[@karlgalway7605]

I wonder if the platform 9 is a permanent thing?

[@justinmaster86]

Not sure as I wasn't there after the morning

[@CJTheAllrounder]

Platform 9 has been kept as a spare platform for major events and a platform for trains to stop at while returning to Claisebrook depot when NIS

[@JamesParadiso]

What does NIS mean​@@CJTheAllrounder

[@justinmaster86]

Not in Service

[@calvinnguyen7059]

​​@@CJTheAllrounderog okay thanks. I've never even seen it get used before

[@JulianTransporter91]

Channel 7 were at Ellenbrook Station on Monday when you arrived to do an experiment to see who would complete the journey to Perth first, Car vs Train and Train of course was the winner. Another media stunt to get the old school Rick and Sue fans to change habits. You would think those people driving on the tonkin highway would have given the train a go after all thats why it was built lol

[@justinmaster86]

Same idea as Mandurah and Yanchep Lines All are simply stupid to drive during peak...

[@JulianTransporter91]

@justinmaster86 yep absolutely yet Perth folk love their cars it's insane! Years ago before you came over for study we had a professor from Toronto attend an event here urging the government to invest in expanding the transport network before it was too late and traffic jams became worse. Unfortunately the Liberal government at the time was dragging their heals opting for the 960 bus over the MAX Light Rail project originally slated to run that route starting from Curtin Uni so short sighted cancelling that and I heard from a guy whilst on the VIP train Sunday that Bullsbrook wants a Busway service connecting it with Ellenbrook over the extension of the new train line what a terrible idea!

[@Owen_Aviation24]

@ I saw that on 7 news lol

[@JulianTransporter91]

@Owen_Aviation24 it was a strange comparison considering traffic at that time of morning lol

[@Owen_Aviation24]

@@JulianTransporter91 damn and than next day no traffic💀

[@LawrenceLee-r6h]

Do they still say next station after leaving the station?

[@justinmaster86]

Bs never do that on heritage lines Just like Airport Line, only plays once before entering the station

[@Calamari-m8d]

Is this true the A serie trains are all back to 4car on the Mandurah and Yanchep lines is this permanently or temporarily, so you're saying that a 4car train can go all the way to Yanchep I wonder when it's going all the way to Mandurah Because there was one that went there 9 years ago.

[@justinmaster86]

They have been running 4 car trains to Yanchep on stadium days before. Without Ellenbrook Line they ran 6 car for max capacity. But with shortage of trains they are now split into 3 4 car sets instead of 2 6 cars to let more Bs to be spared out to put on Ellenbrook Line services. They shld be 4 car for now until more Cs enter services PTA already deemed As unsuitable to run past Cockburn due to many reasons

[@CJTheAllrounder]

@@justinmaster86Mark, Pegion and I chatted to a driver on the Whiteman Park tram as he was a train driver for the PTA as well. He said they are allowed to run the A series to Mandurah but ONLY OFF PEAK. If they run it during peak then it’d create insane delays and a huge backlog of trains behind it due to its max speed capping at 110. The only way we would ever see it happen is if there is a sudden disruption and it’s off peak or if there is some kind of rare event

[@Owen_Aviation24]

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