Sydney Trains Vlogs: Sydney’s New B-Line Northern Beaches Bus Network 

Thoroughly enjoyed this on the top front, takes me back to the good old days of the green and yellow double deckers. Love to see more of these from all over Sydney

I spent all day Sunday (26/11/17) riding them, filming them and photographing them! They're local for me which is what's great! Announcements sound similar to that of the Waratahs in my opinion. I got 2870, 2864, 2883 and 2873.

Thanks for that vid, you brought me great memories when Dad in our 'new' Holden EJ (actually it was new to us as kids compared to the old FE) driving a long that same route to give the car a bit of workout...mind you the road might be similar, but the buildings along the way were not...hehe...ta again. We were living in the western suburbs then. Now am in SA...been here since '72.

Nobody respects the bus lane!. In Montevideo, Uruguay the municipality has cars with radars on the roof the picks up the plates of the cars that are parked illegally. It works. I wish we had double deckers though they are awesome! Great video! PS:I would love a video where you look up front but few seat lines behind. I like to watch the interior of the bus too.

I love the virtual announcements that seem to be a similar voice to that of the Waratahs from Sydney Trains.

Nice video Phil. FYI the route is actually part of the old L90 route, except it starts at Mona Vale (instead of Palm Beach 15km north), has an extra stop at Manly Vale, and doesn't stop as frequently between Mona Vale and Narrabeen (the L90 is all-stops in that section). Otherwise the service and route is identical to the old L90's, which has been running for decades. I've lived in the Northern Beaches for over 20 years and rode the L90 almost every day for half of that time, but moved away before the B's finished. Definitely feeling a lot of nostalgia watching this video, and the view is sweet from the top floor! A problem with the B's (and any road vehicle based service) is that the part between Spit Bridge and the City (i.e. Military Road) generally always has high volume traffic, which is why some people in the Northern Beaches has been asking for a metro for years. That is, the B-line to some is just a bandaid solution, which I agree with somewhat. However the B's will really shine once a swathe of road flow improvements on that part of the route is completed by the State Government. Currently Military Road is a shocker--there was an article in the paper awhile ago declaring it is within the top 5 worst traffic roads in Sydney, sitting amongst the likes of Parramatta Road and the M5. The main reason I moved away from the Northern Beaches was because of the peak traffic. Leaving my place at 5:30am got me to the City (where I work) in a breezy 40 minutes by car. At 7:30am? It once took me 3 hours. Wowsers! Cheers

The B-Line buses are overall really nice services for time. Limited stops and usb sockets in the middle underneath so if you need to charge your phone you can do so. Also 35-40 minutes seems accurate.

Thanks for filming the run. Hopefully this is the first of more B-Line routes in the future

Love the Video! Great to film something like this that is new! And that it is reasonably widely publicized in the transport community! I will be going on the B-Line Wynyard to Mona Vale & return on 27 December! Can't wait! I'll be trying to sit at the front on the top deck!

Excellent work as always, Phil. I'll have to do the B1 Bus Trip in due course.

On Friday i did Two trips Wynard to Warringah Mall and Back. I love the initiator and that Engine

Must be pretty cool going on a double decker such as the B-Line over the Sydney Harbour Bridge!

Should have been a Tram line. I hate the fact that the government is building the light rail so slowly by putting it in "stages" so they can justify the cost to the public. Build a rail line to the north east just like the old trams!

thankyou Phil for showingus up stairs trip. As from now i cannot ride upstairs as i cannot climb the stairs

Nice I love bus trips! 🙂👍

I see these all the time as I live on the northern beaches!

Great that you did a long Vlog to publicize such an important event for Transport for NSW (TfNSW)

Great B-line bus trip! The bus looks tall. Top deck is best view.

That's a good-looking Gemilang-bodied MAN ND323F!

Must also be fun to drive one of these bright yellow double deckers (especially at night)

Super song

Awesome video Phil Can you do Leumeah please

Good work, Phil.

wow double deckers

Same as the ones operating in Singapore.

So they look like an updated version of the Double-deckers you find in Hong Kong.

Hey Phil, is it possible if you could make a video show the timetable and transit changes? If not possible, it's all good. Also could you also possibly do Pendle Hill Part 4 when possible? Thank you!

Great vid as always Phil, I grew up in Sydney and it never ceases to amaze me how short sighted their government is, they did away with double decker buses in the early 70" and are now bringing them back, did away with single deck trains in the 80's and now bringing them back, did away with trams in the late 60's and now bringing them back ......

nice looks comfortable and sightseeing

Great vlog phil

Fantastico muy agradable

How does the B-Line differ from the T-Ways?

Phil, can you get back to train vlogs plz.

I love how he hardly used the bus lanes

people block the bus lane :(

same double decker bus from dublin ?

i did nor realise that bline was only six years old

Do you tap on/off with your OPAL Cars on the bus, or at the stop?

They should add these tv screens on all buses making it easier to identify stops instead of looking at the surroundings next to a bunch of people like a weirdo

Why did it stop right next to a do not stop sign at 29:22

Ferry services from Wynyard?

How many seats

Look like CDC Double Deck Bus

Looks like smrt bus

I really find these double deckers rediculous tbh. I feel like they are too tall and really just a waste of money in a way. No hate involved

Hmm the bodywork is similar to Singapore's

Go Ian Go".

Plus the incessant "whistle" of the a/c whilst travelling, an audible reminder of good $$ invested into "moving forward" cutting edge technology! "Whistle" while you ride?? And the monotone droning "conversation" - gratis!! No bright sunny views,, no night shots??? Wow, this was a well planned filming extravaganza, yes??

Ehhh...wont ever match a proper train line...this is just a shit substitute.

I’ve been on that double Decca bus