LIRR & NICE Bus: Ronkonkoma Branch Trains Stop @ Westbury + Cricket World Cup Minibus Shuttle & More

Taken on 6/9/24.
Footage of several Ronkonkoma Branch trains stopping at Westbury station on the Main Line and some electric Port Jefferson Branch service, along with NICE Bus minibus & artic shuttle service for the ICC T20 World Cup, and n35 bus action.
The T20 World Cup is the international cricket tournament held by the ICC. For 2024, the tournament is being held in both the United States and the West Indies, with all games in the United States played at Eisenhower Park in Nassau County. While NICE provides service to the park with the n70 route, route levels and the Hempstead Branch connection are not sufficient to handle the thousands of guests who are attending the games. Thus under agreement, NICE would provide shuttle service to & from Westbury station on a continuous basis throughout the events, while the LIRR would add Westbury as a stop on all Ronkonkoma Branch trains for a part of the day. The station otherwise sees no bus service besides that provided by the n35.
Some of the footage was taken during more slower periods, others as the event was wrapping up. During the event, it appeared that NICE solely used the minibuses used on the NICE mini. After people were leaving the event, NICE bus appeared to put its artics and standard-sized buses on the road, in addition to the minibuses. With buses pulling Westbury Station being crushed and standees on the minibuses after the game ended, it was questionable whether those minibuses buses should have even been out on the road because of a severe lack of capacity.
Here's a rundown of the video:
0:00 - View of Westbury Station from Westbound Platform
0:20 - 10-Car M9 Set on Port Jefferson Branch Train 6654 to Huntington Stops (Next Stop - Hicksville)
1:35 - NICE Mini Paratransit Bus on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle Enters Westbury Station & 10-Car M7 Set on Ronkonkoma Branch Train 8055 to Grand Central Stops (Next Stop - Elmont UBS Arena)
3:44 - 10-Car M7 Set on Ronkonkoma Branch Train 8056 to Ronkonkoma Stops (Next Stop - Hicksville) With 8-Car M7 Set on Port Jefferson Branch Train 6655 to Penn Station Stops (Next Stop - Carle Place)
6:08 - Another NICE Mini Paratransit Bus on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle Arrives & Drops Off Passengers
6:23 - 2022 Gillig BRT Plus 2096 on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle at Post Avenue & Railroad Street (Outside Station)
6:56 - 2022 Gillig BRT Plus 2097 on the n35 at Post Avenue & Railroad Street (Outside Station)
7:18 - 2021-2022 Gillig BRT Plus 2096/2018 + 2016 New Flyer XN60s 1965/1968 on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle at Post Ave & Railroad Street (Outside Station)
9:05 - NICE Mini Paratransit Bus 2337 on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle Turning from Post Avenue to Railroad Street
9:31 - 2016 New Flyer XN60 1967 on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle Turning from Post Avenue to Railroad Street
10:06 - 2016 New Flyer XN40 1987 on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle Turning from Post Avenue to Railroad Street
10:21 - 10-Car M9 Set on Ronkonkoma Branch Train 7956 to Ronkonkoma Stops (Next Stop - Hicksville)
12:07 - 2016 New Flyer XN60 1966 & NICE Mini Paratransit Bus 2368 on the Cricket World Cup Shuttle Turning from Railroad Street to Post Avenue
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[@WestchesterXBeeline]

I have a question

[@dodge1515]

Was this a weekend? If so, I'm surprised they didn't use any Orion 7 CNG buses as they are all kept OOS on the weekends these days.

[@NYCTA1]

Yes, it was on a Sunday.