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16 hours ago, GojiMet86 said:
Always nice to see what's going on in the land down under. These are for the Melbourne Metro system, right? And are these the first to have the open gangway for walking between cars?
Yes they're for Melbourne. The Siemens fleet was the first to have open gangways but given they're only a 3 car unit you can only walk only half a train when coupled together. The HCMTs are a 7 car unit so you can walk the entire length. They do have fire doors in the DMp(the 91xx and 98xx) and DT(93xx) car but these are open in normal operation.
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A few months ago on the 27th of December Melbourne's new High Capacity Metro Train(HCMT) finally entered revenue service on the Pakenham line. Running as an extra service unit 11(comprised of cars 9011-9111-9211-9311-9711-9811-9911) ran a single trip from the depot at Pakenham East to Flinders Street via the City Loop and return.
Coming down the hill into Narre Warren station with 9911 leading.
A general overview of the 90xx car arriving at Dandenong.
In each car there are 6 displays which display the next station, service information and what side the doors will be opening triggered by the Automatic Selective Door Operation(ASDO) beacon. The beacon also activates Train Operating System Safety Apparatus(TOSSA) telling the driver how far the stopping mark is and triggers the cameras on the side of the train.
The ASDO beacons located at the start of every platform to tell the train what side the doors should open. When the train stops it locks out the side the not to open like so.
The buttons themselves are not the usual press buttons. They're more touch sensitive and don't work like the rest of the fleet. Press it slightly too early it lights up red for 1.5 second and won't do anything. It's the reason why the "Wait for button to show Green before pressing" is there. People have been caught out and just keep pressing it not allowing the 1.5 second delay to run.https://i.imgur.com/uOb38xV.jpg
Looking towards the drivers cab. The first set of doors has 6 wheelchair spaces along with two companion seats. The two large cabinets next to the door contain the wheelchair ramps. These are pulled out and lowered using a couple of gas struts.
https://i.imgur.com/OqXsEZS.jpg
Looking back down the unit.
https://i.imgur.com/mUn8GR4.jpg
In addition to the 6 displays above the doorways each car has 3 dynamic displays. These display a strip map of the line and the location of the train, service information and when arriving at a station they show connecting services.
https://i.imgur.com/wTUpQMr.jpg
The full strip map of the dynamic display. Showing the next stop, following stops and the current location of the train. The greyed out stations with the arrow on the like indicates the train runs express through these stations.
https://i.imgur.com/0Bb10k7.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/fz1gbkS.jpg
These trains feature both assistance and emergency intercoms. Not that the functionally is much different.
https://i.imgur.com/a5G103u.jpg
With the crowds clearing we get a better look inside. At both ends of the car they feature both tip down and longitudinal seating.
https://i.imgur.com/CKvL2mv.jpg
And finally departing Hughesdale.
As of now 4 units have been approved for service. All are running extra services and not revenue.
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https://twitter.com/mmmhotbreakfast/status/696784351716057088
So we've discovered why Cam Newton was rubbish in the Superbowl. He was at Punt Road a few years back. Clearly thier chocking in big games(Richmond have been below par the past 30 years), Last 3 years in finals series. Last 3 years they chocked.
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This has to of been one of the greatest things I've ever seen on a footy field.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-ts=1421828030&v=lO4FmYcdzDg&x-yt-cl=84411374
Seagull gets flattened by a 100kmh ball. Makes recovery. Crowd goes wild.
Only at the MCG we cheer the injured seagull.0 -
It's not too often people die in sport but sadly Australia has lost a test batsman way too early.
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I'd assume Bairnsdale could compare to a busy day in Brooklyn? 150kph/95mph is pretty significant on a city street, let a lone a busy day.
During Christmas time and Easter I would reckon it could give it a run for it's money. The main drag is busy place by country town. For everyone who heads that way they use Bairnsdale as thier lunch stop.
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http://www.3aw.com.au/blogs/breaking-news-blog/man-arrested-after-police-chase/20141023-3ip7x.html
How in the hell did he manage to do 150 through Bairnsdale. To do that during the day is just crazy. Bairnsdale is a very busy country town and is a major stopping point for a lot of traffic on the M1/A1.
Hell flying through Morwell, Traralgon, Sale, Rosedale & Stratford is crazy.I guess that explains why I heard sirens today.
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Some of you might know of Andre Holmes who plays as a wide receiver in the NFL for Oakland. His brother, Jason took a much different route. He's went down under to play Aussie rules. He was picked up by my club as a rookie. He's spend most of the year playing in the twos' for Sandringham as a ruckman.0 -
15 years ago today the Aussie rules goal kicking record was broken.0 -
http://www.news.com.au/national/victoria/truck-gets-stuck-under-notorious-bridge-at-intersection-of-flinders-st-and-spencer-st/story-fnii5sms-1226875450525
Another useless interstate truckie getting stuck under the viaduct.0 -
I'd love to know who in the Australian Football league felt the need to copy the NFL and have Sunday night football. Sunday night is just a garbage time for a game. It's a shame the game has two teams I don't particularly like
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Footys back finally!
Shame the opening game is Collingwood vs Fremantle
The start to the weekend wouldn't be more complete if the ferals (Collingwood) got flogged.0 -
Yeah, even for the States those are high. They've even managed to outprice Yankee Stadium, where the tix are hilariously expensive, in everything below Bronze.
Especially compared to Other sports down here.
Say the Boxing day test. Beyond the AFL grand final it's the biggest sporting event in the country. The cheapest sets are $40 Dollars. For that price range you would get a seat on parts of the bottom level or the top level. Bronze is the same seats on the bottom or top or one deck below the top.
The most expensive seat was Platinum at $170. And having sat in the same area as where these seats are you get your money's worth. The seats have cushions. There's dining facilities up there and bars.
At the end of the Day one a world record crowd showed up.
Not even the AFL charged that much for the grand Final. The worst they charged was $399. The cheapest was $180.
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How much are tickets?
And apparently there's more than a few Americans who are making the trip over, so you never know...
http://d35kvm5iuwjt9t.cloudfront.net/dbimages/sfx105775.gif
The cheapest seats are the Granstand Outfield seats at $69
Trumper concourse is $89.
Outfield is $99
Concourse outfield is $129
Miller Bullpen bar is $149
Bronze is $189
Silver is $259
Gold Concourse and Gold Grandstand is $369.
Platinum is $499.
A lot of the SCG members are very ticked off on them having to pay for thier seats that they pay for with thier membership.
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I think the idea is to try and attract MLB back after the current games.
If the Opening Series in Japan is any indication, they'll come back.
The game might the fans might not. They're charging an arm an a leg for it.
Throw in food at the gate and its one expensive day out.
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Interesting. Makes it seem that they do plan to use them again.
I think the idea is to try and attract MLB back after the current games.
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Most dugouts have fences in front of the top step. Would that help at all?
If they can use them for other sports why not just leave them? Unless they get in the way of course. Forgive me for being ignorant.
I found the answer today:
https://twitter.com/scg/statuses/377980078652538880
I'm guessing after the games the floor goes on and the couple of rows of seats get put in.
In terms of other sport only cricket would get any decent use. But only Twenty 20 cricket. One Day, First Class and Test cricket they use the players rooms in the Members stand. T20 cricket they sit on the sidelines due to a rule that from when the previous batsman is out the next batsman must be ready to take guard within 90 seconds.
Any football/Rugby/Scoccer won't use them because the goals are orientated North South. The Dugouts are at the north end.
If you're wondering what Twenty 20 cricket is:
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They look rather permanent to me, though. There was a commenter on Facebook who asked if they would use them for T20.
So the square is just grass that's been worn away?
The square is the pitches if that makes sense. At most cricket venues they have about 7 pitches side by side. The ones not in use are left to grow like the rest of the grass. The one to be used is mowed then left to grow back after the game(Which cam be up to 5 days) is finished.
I've been looking into the dugouts and they were put in as part of the new stand but they only built the bottom until now. By the looks of it they take up seating that was there for the cricket. I would guess the base of the dugout is there but the rest has to be assembled the pulled apart to put the seating in. I can't see them leaving a hole during the footy season for players to fall down until. They wouldn't get any use until the cricket season after the two games. Football has the interchange benches and gates on the wing.
I would guess the SCG has built them to attract more MLB games to the SCG.
Although the MCG can fit more people.........
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I'd have to imagine they'd cover it with turf. But even if they don't, we have a team here that plays on carpet-covered concrete, which isn't known for being good on the knees either. Two games won't kill anyone.
What really surprises me is that they're constructing actual baseball dugouts.
The cricket pitches are turf. A cricket pitch is just grass mowed down really short. The SCG is still one of a couple of grounds in Australia that the square is always there.
In Australia for top level domestic and international they play on two diffrent type of pitch/square.
Other grounds use drop in pitches which the put in at the start and removed at the end of the cricket season.
The drawback with leaving it there is during rain is the tendency for it ot get muddy quickly. These days it doesn't happen as much.
By the looks of it the clay area has just had the turf removed.
The dugouts are strange to say the least. In T20 cricket they just have a bunch of seats next to the boundary line. I would imagine they've got the time to dismantle it seeing as the SCG's next event is Round 4 of the footy on April 13.
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http://www.sydneycricketground.com.au/venues/webcams/scg-cam/
I wouldn't want to be the guy standing in Centre Field. The roped off bit is the cricket pitch square. Not exactly known for being soft.
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So it apparently takes Australia post 4 days to deliver a parcel from Melbourne to Sydney. Despite it only being 900 odd clicks up the highway.
It would of been faster to of flown up, driven up or taken the train up!
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I dread to think what nasty stuff is in that smoke. Being brown coal burning in that pit.
At night:
http://www.latrobevalleyexpress.com.au/story/2077316/hernes-oak-and-driffield-fires/?cs=1210#slide=90
(L) OPTO Program Cancellation - Why?
in New York City Subway
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Depends on how to do it.
Our HCMTs have cameras on the sides of every car.
You can see the them on the side here. These will be over 700ft when they add 3 cars to each unit.
CCTV camers inside the train should deal with that issue. Our trains have Passenger Emergency Intercoms that when activated trigger the closest camera.