Event - GoldlinQ Visit (now 24 January 2014)

[ozbob]

See you at GCUH  SR ..

Presently enjoying a nice breakfast at Roma St.  Two paid journeys completed on my Seniors go card  ...   

Had a look around Milton on the way in, the TOD building is racing along ...

[ozbob]

Travel plan ...

7.32am Gold Coast ex Roma St  will be in lead car ...

Helensvale ..

Route 710 service departing Helensvale stop "B" at 9:14am which will get you to the GCUH bus platform at 9:36am. 

[ozbob]

Ontime, just passed Salisbury ...

[ozbob]

Ontime ... Eden's Landing ..

[ozbob]

Great tour today.  Thanks to GoldlinQ for the opportunity and SR for organising.  Had a chance to see trams running and toured the main depot.  Minor incident today between a tram and a motor vehicle as well.  Pics later ..

[ozbob]

Gold Coast Bulletin --> Tram and car collide in Southport

[Otto]

Great tour today.  Thanks to GoldlinQ for the opportunity and SR for organising.  Had a chance to see trams running and toured the main depot.  Minor incident today between a tram and a motor vehicle as well.  Pics later ..

A big Thank-you from me GoldlinQ, SR and ozbob. Was a Terriffic day ! 

[ozbob]

Few photographs from today ..







































Photographs R Dow 24th January 2014

[SurfRail]

It was a fantastic outing, thanks to all from here and elsewhere for coming.

It has been very exciting to see the changes since the July 2012 visit.  If there is a future edition, it will be in the context of an operating depot.

[ozbob]

The two card trick, Seniors go card, free travel after two paid journeys.

Touch on at Goodna rail with primary go card.  Touch off at Darra (there is enough timetable fat to do it easily).

Touch on with secondary concession go card.  Travel to Milton, detrain touch off with secondary go card.

Touch back on with primary go card.  Next service to Roma St.  Touch off.  Two paid journeys now completed on primary go card.

Wait an hour before touching back on, time for a pleasant breakfast.

Rest of the day travel is free ...  WTG!      

Clockwork ...24 Jan 2014
04:38 AM    Goodna    05:12 AM    Darra    $ 2.07    
05:33 AM    Milton    06:06 AM    Roma Street    $ 1.77    
07:20 AM    Roma Street    08:39 AM    Helensvale    $0.00    
08:49 AM    Helensvale station stop B    09:07 AM    GCUH platform 4    $0.00    
02:22 PM    Victoria Ave at Broadbeach Mall    03:01 PM    Robina station stop B    $0.00    
03:02 PM    Robina    05:02 PM    Goodna    $0.00    
05:32 PM    Goodna Station Stop A    05:43 PM    Curnow St near Howard St    $0.00     

Go card history for the day ..

[ozbob]

Some more photographs from the day ..

















Photographs mufreight 24th January 2014

[huddo45]

Great tour today.  Thanks to GoldlinQ for the opportunity and SR for organising.  Had a chance to see trams running and toured the main depot.  Minor incident today between a tram and a motor vehicle as well.  Pics later ..

A big Thank-you from me GoldlinQ, SR and ozbob. Was a Terriffic day ! 

All of the above from me as well, was good to meet you too, Otto