Sydney Light Rail - March 2001

In March the longest running Advertiser lost their tram to a competitor - 2101 which had been Holden Olympic Team since September 1998 got replaced by Renault this month. Holden had 2101 for over 2 years.
Also noted, (this may have happened earlier in the year), their $36 combined Light Rail - Monorail weeklys have been reduced to $28. I guess no one was buying them. :-). It would appear a lot of regular commuters are traveling to Pyrmont Bay station and then walking over Pyrmont bridge (in the shadow of the MonoRail) into the city.
I also rode the full length of the line on the 31st, using a day pass ticket. The track quality on the western extension is noticably poorer than the 'core system' tracks. On the extension, the existing wooden sleepered track was refurbished, where the core system was relayed on concrete sleepers and new rails. Before the year is out, I expect WestEx tracks will see the attentions of RSA tamping machines.

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2103 near
Convention station

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2105
passing the depot

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2106
Exhibition Station

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2106
Darling Drive

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2106
George St

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2105 & 2106
Capitol Square

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2105
Geroge St

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2105
Haymarket

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2105 & 2107
Capitol Square

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2105
George St

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2107
Central

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2102
Eddie Ave

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2102
Central

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2101
Eddie Ave

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2101
Star City

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2102
Convention

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2102
Convention

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2107
Depot

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2107
Lilyfield

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2107
Lilyfield

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2103
Lilyfield

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2103
Brenan Rd

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Lilyfield
station

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2102
Inside

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2102
Rozelle Bay

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2101
Rozelle Bay

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2101
Rozelle Bay

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2101
Rozelle Bay

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2101
Rozelle Bay

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2101
Jubilee Park

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2104
Jubilee Park

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2106
Jubilee Park

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2101
Haymarket

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2101
Haymarket

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2101
Haymarket

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2104
Darling Drive

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2106
Capitol Square

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2106
Haymarket

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2107
Haymarket

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2104 & 2107
George St

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2104 & 2107
George St

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