532 (300)
#firstpostof2019
680 (200S)
663 (200N) - Fun Fact, last bus caught in 2018, Also the 3rd 200 to depart the city within about 10 minutes, the first two being full standing load MAN's, and 663 arriving shortly after and completely empty.
Quote from: triumph on December 21, 2018, 11:01:02 PM
Fri 21st
679 (254) Noted The Valley Ave back in use.
For the sake of completeness, Transport Canberra states The Valley Ave came back into use on that day.
Unknown (45) - Scania K320UB, Custom Coaches CB80 vehicle.
592 (45) - Via Verbrugghen Street deviation to service Copland College; albeit there is no school today.
600 & 952 - both on an 88 to and from Hume, I was the only one on 600 on the 88 to Hume this morning!
546 (15)
383 (3)
649 (313)
666 (6)
533 (200)
404 (200)
604 (315)
458 (318)
503 (313)
500 (3??)
648 (30)
629 (16)
555 (300)
655 (11A)
588 (11A)*
395 (343)
*may not have actually been 588, cant actually remember #poorformforabusenthusiest
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I can't sleep until I know if you got 588 or not
With the assistance of another reader of this thread I can confirm i did in fact ride 588, you can sleep now
648 (16)
408 (300)
623 (11A)
340 (11A)
526 (343)
460 (15)
649 (7)
962 (56)
592 (200)
466 (200)
667 (7)
602 (315)
(Note: Numerous of the older bendy buses were seen during the day but not a single Volgren bodied bendy. Fluke, cricket duty, or stood down for some reason?)
Quote from: triumph on February 01, 2019, 10:28:18 PM
(Note: Numerous of the older bendy buses were seen during the day but not a single Volgren bodied bendy. Fluke, cricket duty, or stood down for some reason?)
I think you're onto something here. Certain Belconnen ARTIC shifts are being covered by EUROs this morning, and I too haven't seen any Volgren-bodied ARTiCs in service recently.
I don't think they're on cricket duty because Qcity are supposed to be doing the charter runs.
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574 (343)
666 (40)
668 (343)
550 (150
436 (300)
598 (6)
564 (3)
671 (315)
Tuesday-
345 (319)
307 (7)
485 (200)
Thursday
678 (313)
113 (300)
466 (319)
476 (313)
620 (343)
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494 (80)
665 (200)
460 (743)
681 (252)
That was one hell of a blustery day, now to get all that dust out my system...
572 (64N)
711 313N
150 (101N)
929 (300W)
934 (300S)
514 (300S)
112 (62N)
483 (315)
346 (39)
623 (39)
556 (7)
636 (315)
Sylvan, you are so right re wind. Rte 7 in Gininderra Dr was being noticeably deflected by gusts.
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551 (80)
115 (744)
107 (743)
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581 (80)
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402 (80)
576 (200)
576 (200)
677 (313)
476 (15)
665 (300)
151 (101) Due Multicultural Festival City to Canberra Centre via Mort and Cooyong Sts.
942 (6) Due Festival, anticlock London Circ, Northbourne Ave, Vernon Circle to Commonwealth Ave.
504 (200) Due Festival clockwise round London Circuit.
513 (200)
662 (315)
663 (54)
526 (314)
508 (315)
Yesterday-
678 (200)
661 (958) - Diverted via Old Well Station Rd, due to Flemington Rd closure.
111 (15) Diverted due accident at Verbrugghen St/Copland Dr to Moynihan St and doubling back via Aldeman St to resume route.
654 (54)
960 (343)
672 (315) Drivers console display with moving map etc on main cabin display during trip. Never previously experienced this.
342 (313)
396 (11)
607 (11A)
550 (343)
539 (19)
636 (343)
606 (343)
978 (313)
329 (319)
621 (313)
477 (318)
365 (314)
620 (319)
645 (343)
592 (315)
389 (314)
483 (315)
931 (182)
577 (26)
336 (343)
473 (313)
521 (319)
541 (3)
362 (1)
657 (31)
461 (315)
649 (15)
679 (318)
563 (313)
680 (51)*
952 (250)
545 (315)
* Trivia: The inside fleet number on the panel above the windscreen on the driver's side has a different style of the numeral zero. It is a zero with an internal forward slash.
25/2/19
590 (15)
418 (313)
506 (313)
671 (315)
26th
664 (15)
315 (40)
389 (6)
527 (3)
311 (39)
613 (39)
631 (3)
603 (6)
656 (3)
405 (315)
25/2 598 (251)
589 (252)
26/2 394 (251)
590 (259)
27/2 554 (251)
667 (259)
Yesterday
625 (15)
349 (1) This one of the buses with a blinking (not alternating) next stop indicator.
604 (1)
Today
492 (15)
571 (40)
652 (6)
351 (2)
328 (182)
453 (26)
952 (315)
961 (19)
372 (343)
349 (1)
343 (313)
377 (27)
377 (27)
487 (343)
533 (319)
967 (62)
537 (300)
533 (19)
910
Yesterday (5th)
319 (15)
645 (52)
395 (200)
666 (58)
667 (200)
416 (39)
524 (300)
677 (313)
311 (7)
432 (31)
553 (315)
Wednesday
341 (343)
552 (11)
562 (11A)
911 (315)
322 (313)
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368 (343)
510 (3)
977 (80)
643 (200)
124 (182)
498 (319)
Wed 6th
580 (15)
Fri 8th
432 (15)
570 (343)
608 (315)
428 (315)
629 (15)
642 (3)
939 (300)
135 (101)
975 (1)
389 (4)
515 (314)
393 (15)
670 (319)
151 (101) Just a casual 40 minutes from Rimmer street to Mort St....really should have just walked
605 (3)
605 (54)
616 (300) I think it was 616 anyway
117 (343)
677 (313)
481 (313) Kept stalling leaving stops and traffic lights
930 (19)
501 (343)
116 (300)
151 (101) - for a mid morning trip, the patronage was impressive.
311 (7)
967 (51)
642 (200)
477 (319)
4823 - (TSA) Volvo B12BLE/CC CB60 (418)
2122 - (Transdev) CAF Urbos 100 (L1)
3699 - (STA) Scania L113CRL/Ansair Orana
2000 - (STA) Mercedes O405NH/CC "Citaro"
2619 (455)
2619 (455)
2208 - Mercedes O305 MkII (455)
2208 - Mercedes O305 MkII (455)
2338 - (SBM) AEC Regent III (456)
B15 - Waratah Series II (T8)
2667 - Scania K280UB/Bustech VST (418)
T74 - Tangara (T4)
3417 - Scania L113TRB 14.5m/Ansair Orana (400)
2798 - Scania K310UB/Bustech VST (400)
M6 - Millenium (T8)
MO345 - (Murrays) BCI FBC6145FRZ1 "Explorer" (SYD-CBR Express)
655 (15)
378 (52)
437 (250)
400 (200)
659 (3)
470 (2)
499 (315)
469 (300)
473 (315)
Yesterday
965 (319)
481 (343)
Today
463 (313)
680 (314)
528 (6)
502 (6)
580 (300)
147 (101)
112 (40)
349 (300)
945 (6)
125 (64)
319 (64)
485 (319)
650 (315)
364 (318)
925 (743)
956 (19)
500 (343)
981 (63)
580 (300)
147 (101)
112 (40)
349 (300)
945 (6)
125 (64)
319 (64)
477 (313)
535 (319)
599 (319)
416 (39)
556 (7)
675 (250)
20/3
394 (15)
650 (315)
Today
526(315)
345 (31)
668 (31)
943 (31)
358 (39)
415 (39)
667 (40)
663 (315)
429 (15)
652 (313)
643 (1)
679 (3)
646 (161)
350 (1)
678 (40)
631 (315)
Tuesday
519 (313)
135 (101)
357 (313)
Yesterday
546 (343)
556 (11)
662 (11A)
911 (300)
421 (319)
2nd April
353 (315)
674 (6) Note: Now ridden all current regular service fleet.
343 (88) Note: Bus became unserviceable at Hume.
216.827 (88) Note: Staff mini-bus completing rte 88 run.
520 (319)
655 (3)
963 (2)
302 (315)
524 (313) Missed the 343 and this one ran very late
519 (11) Made this connection by the skin of my teeth because it got stuck going around the block from previous service
348 (11A)
320 (343)
933 (19)
376 (343)
388 (1)
135 (101)
981 (314)
516 (11)
413 ( 8 )
509 (200)
978 (54)
967 (30)
583 (313)
966 (66)
641 (19B)
308 (15)
321 (343)
661 (3)
647 (6)
480 (343)
956 (15)
(Above represents a routine out and back trip from a Belconnen suburb to a National Institution. Rides add up quickly when changes are necessary.)
435 (15)
654 (300)
418 (200)
596 (250)
677 (315)
621 (C)
006 (SPL)
621 (C)
547 (15)
373 (343)
577 (6)
642 (6)
646 (343)
390 (315)
475 (315)
562 (26)
500 (182)
390 (313)
576 (15)
410 (15)
594 (315)
All just regular use to meet need to be near Cooleman Court then another function at Flynn followed by visit to library at Belco.
600 (300)
009 (SPL - First (Public) Tram Departure from the City at 0800 this morning)
012 (SPL)
008 (SPL)
008
013 (didn't move, someone spewed on it and was removed from service)
002
LRV014 (Gungahlin to City)
LRV014 (City to Gungahlin)
LRV012 (Gungahlin to City)
All very smooth rides but very full. The trams reached speeds that matched the cars. I was perplexed by the number of stops - I think there were too many. The ride end-to-end took exactly 24 minutes.
616 (313)
939 (54)
005
151 (101)
002
003
007
010
387 (171)
482 (313)
469 (319)
464 (343)
450 (64)
665 (65)
674 (313)
145 (101)
007 (R1)
003 (R1)
383 (313)
353 (319)
361 (164N) - the removal of the Vosper/Livingston to Woden service is gonna suck, either 15 minutes extra riding time or 15 minutes extra walking time to get to Woden...
145 (101E) - probably the last opportunity to ride this one, had to get it and was worried I wouldn't, now have ridden all Dart's for 2019.
676 (313S) - thought I'd stand in the middle for this whole journey, certainly is much less fun than the Renault Artics :'(
949 (62S) - probably the last ever 62S from home I'll get, at least with a P2 - going down the hill of Learmonth Drive, looking out the window, reminiscing the probable fact that my first 21 years ago was probably a P2 too.
326 (64N) - certainly not gonna miss the annoyance of having to ride via Erindale to get home.
22/4/19:
LRV014
LRV013
649 (938)
390 (300)
399 (931)
24/4/19:
610 (31)
550 (31)
355 (64N)
432 (163N)
LRV008 (City to Phillip Ave) - I am not impressed, and no longer displeased so much for not riding on the ballot day.
LRV006 (Phillip Ave to City)
420 (313S)
481 (313N)
338 (64S)
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on April 24, 2019, 10:01:31 PMLRV008 (City to Phillip Ave) - I am not impressed, and no longer displeased so much for not riding on the ballot day.
I am curious as to the reason why you were not impressed; personally I suggest that you should have travelled the entire route to Gungahlin Place, that would have given you a larger sample of the route to conduct an assessment based upon.
453 (31)
981 (705)
400 (705) The MANs offer a great ride.
348 (30)
24th April
404 (15)
665 (54)
LRV004 (R1 (0001)) Note: MyWay record shows 0001 not R1.
312 (712)
465 (315)
26th April
656 (315)
517 (314)
151 (101)
135 (101) Note: Last day of operation, full circuit between 151 & 135.
LRVs 011,005,014,003,008,004,002,009, & 007: (R1 (0001))
365 (160)
364 (313)
653 (7)
646 (315)
366 (62N, wait no, 26E, no hang on, 60N...
...actually I think it was a 705N, but I know I definitely didn't go through Theodore... oh whatever I dunno, doesn't matter)
527 (is it R4 or 4 I don't get it? The timetables, buses and maps around the interchanges say R4, but all the digital on screen displays in the buses and at the Interchanges just show 4)
378 (R6E)
528 (R6W)
642 (60... I mean 70S)
660 (R3)
680 (R2)
013 (R1)
618 (31)
598 (R3)
014 (R1)
014 (R1)
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571 (80)
675 (R4)
345 (R5)
430 (42)
585 (42)
423 (R3)
678 (R2)
514 (R4)
459 (R3)
Finally some Renaults from the new network, amongst the insane number of Artics and Stags I'm gonna get cause of the inconvenience of waking up 30 minutes earlier every morning just to get a bus that takes 15 minutes longer to get to Woden only to get on a R4 anyway...
522 (R4N)
910 (53E)
940 (R6SE)
124 (R6W)
361 (70S)
403 (R3)
301 (31)
008 (R1)
010 (R1)
523 (R4)
398 (R3)
575 (R4N)
145 (34S)
145 (34S)
145 (34S)
135 (84E)
135 (132N)
145 (133E)
145 (134W)
145 (134S)
135 (100W)
135 (101L)
145 (156N)
494 (R4) - would've gone straight home, but had to detour to the Woden Police Station after getting verbally and physically assaulted by persons on this bus getting on from the City, as they also did on Thursday evening.
496 (R4)
135/145 (Yesterday)
557 (R4N)
4558
4540
7528
8718
7051
267
4535
7524
7530
8017
1796
1796
4534
359 (R4S)
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on May 05, 2019, 06:47:27 PM4558
4540
7528
8718
7051
267
4535
7524
7530
8017
1796
1796
4534
Since I'm lazy, see above. Maybe add a couple more
Yesterday
135
145
013
004
Today- (Ill do models and bodies for those curious, goes for Sylvan and Busnerd's What Bus)
4558-Volvo B7RLE/P&D (ex DBL 43/Airliner Livery)
4540-Hino RG230/P&D (ex DBL 93)
7528-MAN 12.220/Custom Coaches CB30
8718-Volvo B7R/Volgren Endura (brand new)
7051-Irisbus Delta 16.250/Express (ex Transborder 19)
6155-Mercedes O500RF-3/Coach Design )ex Transborder 67, AKA 267 from the Deanes Transit group era)
4535-Hino BD190F/P&D (ex DBL 90, still in DBL livery)
7524-Irisbus Agoraline/Custom Coaches CB60
4550-Mercedes O405NH/ABM CB60
8017-Volvo B10M/Custom Coaches 215
7530-Volvo B10M/Custom Coaches 516
6385-Hino RN8J/P&D (ex DBL 33)
1796-Mercedes 815DL/Custom Coaches CB20
4534-Volvo B7R/Custom Coaches CB50 (ex DBL 98)
663 (R3) Note: Tapped on Spence Shops, MYWAY recorded Plat 4 Gungahlin.
672 (R2)
011 (R1)
006 (R1)
908 (24) Note: Included Palmerston Primary diversion, 1 child boarded!
546 (R8)
391 (R3)
Multiple Types for me yesterday-
VH-XZP "James Strong" (QF795 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800 in 1970s Retro Livery
Skybus 65 (Western Skybus, Melbourne Airport to Tarniet Station) Scania L94UB 14.5/Volgren CR227L
VL8 (Geelong line Service, Tarniet to Geelong Station) Vline Vlocity Train
McHarrys 151 (32 Geelong Station to Geelong Hospital) Scania K270UB/Express Body
Gull Bus BS03WR (Geelong Gull Bus Stop to Melbourne Airport) BCIFBC6880 Proma DX 35
VH-VZD "Geelong" (QF822 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800
LRV002 (R1)
LRV010 (R1)
LRV (wasn't looking) (R1)
LRV001 (R1)
Some Scania Artic (R4)
472? (R5)
9?? (53)
9?? (53)
LRV005 (R1)
I don't pay much attention these days as I don't care enough, however was nice to get two renault's in a row.
532 (R2)
593 (R3)
543 (R3)
001 (R1)
963 (R8)
517 (R2)
438 (R3)
626 (31)
010 (R1)
006 (R1)
673 (R2)
617 (R2)
014 (R1)
009 (R1)
647 (R3)
Note: Noticed that the interior displays giving time to the next couple of stops and to the destination, when about to depart one terminus, offers 19min as time to destination terminus. 24min is more like it.
Yesterday-
VH-VZJ "Bowral" (QF811 Canberra to Melbourne) Boeing 737-800
Transdev Melbourne 164 (901 Melbourne Airport to whatever the next stop is) Scania K310UB/Volgren Optimus
Transdev Melbourne 8009 (902 Same stop to Airport West Terminus) Volvo B7RLE/Volgren CR228L
Yarra Trams 2110 (59 Airport West to Bourke Street) B2 Class Tram
Yarra Trams 6064 (96 Bourke st Mall to Southern Cross Station) E2 Class Tram
Skybus 116 (Melbourne City Express, Southern Cross Station to Melbourne Airport) Bustech CDI
VH-ZNH "Great Barrier Reef" (QF9 Melbourne to Perth) Boeing 787-9
Transperth 2732 (935 Perth Airport T4 to Parliament House) Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus
Transperth 2579 (24 Parliament House to St George Terrace) Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus
Transperth 2752 (40 St George Terrace to Perth Airport T4) Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus
VH-EBG "Barossa Valley" (QF648 Perth to Melbourne) Airbus A330-200
Today-
VH-VZD "Geelong" (QF804 Melbourne to Canberra) Boeing 737-800
13th
630 (R3)
431 (R3)
15th
666 (42)
408 (42)
652 (R3)
Today
446 (41) Including diversion Lhotsky, Florey, Gininderra due works closing Tillyard/Gininderra junction.
509 (R2)
001 (R1) (Noted time for full length corrected from 19 to 24min)
009 (R1)
012 (R1) This ride completes at least one ride in each LRV.
555 (R8) (Dashboard annunciator notice 'Brake linings worn'.)
663 (R3)
666 (43)
969 (32)
005 (R1)
009 (R1)
639 (R2)
499 (R6)
007 (R1)
955 (R8)
624 (R3)
450 (R3)
381 (57)
345 (57)
353 (R3)
TX073 (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Pl)
013 (R1)
621 (R2)
448 (R8)
012 (R1)
013 (R1)
013 (R1)
945 (R9)
117 (40)
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113 (45)
412 (R9)
006 (R1)
573 (R4)
670 (40)
400 (80)
948 (70)
515 (R5)
618 (80)
508 (R4)
345 (R5)
322 (80)
528 (R4)
324 (64)
911 (R7)
004 (R1)
316 (24)
318 (23)
307 (R8)
480 (R4)
536 (R5)
399 (R3)
352 (57)
633 (57)
007 (R1)
500 (31)
419 (R3)
537 (R5)
334 (80)
679 (R4)
304 (R5) - Unusual to see an Iris doing a run to the deep south in this new network. Thankfully it made it all the way without dying. Unsure if it made it back, though! :P
661 (R3)
306 (42)
581 (40)
419 (Bruce Shuttle) Round trip, sole passenger.
108 (R9)
444 (50)
476 (R4)
572 (AMC Shuttle) Round trip, one other passenger to AMC.
531 (R5)
328 (R3)
422 (R3)
Notes re Shuttles: Side destination usually 'S' for shuttle, but perhaps 'secret' is more appropriate - the services don't show up in bus books, on 'Real Time' panels, bollard departure listings, and platform guidance and TTs at bus Interchanges; except for a small placard with TT at actual departure platform. No wonder passenger loadings are sparse. Detail though is to be found on TC web site.
At Cohen St Interchange, platform 1 is used. You would have to know to go to it. From the street it looks unused with no defined pedestrian route. This service is the only opportunity to board a public (as opposed to school) service at this platform.
It is only possible to ride both Shuttles on the same day Wed-Fri incl.
Quote from: triumph on May 31, 2019, 10:30:44 PM419 (Bruce Shuttle) Round trip, sole passenger.
Notes re Shuttles: Side destination usually 'S' for shuttle, but perhaps 'secret' is more appropriate - the services don't show up in bus books, on 'Real Time' panels, bollard departure listings, and platform guidance and TTs at bus Interchanges; except for a small placard with TT at actual departure platform. No wonder passenger loadings are sparse. Detail though is to be found on TC web site.
At Cohen St Interchange, platform 1 is used. You would have to know to go to it. From the street it looks unused with no defined pedestrian route. This service is the only opportunity to board a public (as opposed to school) service at this platform.
It is only possible to ride both Shuttles on the same day Wed-Fri incl.
I thought this was going to be on-demand, so how does round-trip sole passenger work? Sounds like a waste.
Also I can find any details other than 'details will be available by commencement of the network' on the website, so can you provide a link?
Quote from: Busfanatic101 on June 01, 2019, 10:11:07 AMI thought this was going to be on-demand, so how does round-trip sole passenger work? Sounds like a waste.
Also I can find any details other than 'details will be available by commencement of the network' on the website, so can you provide a link?
I don't seem to be able to provide a direct link. Go to transport.act.gov.au, find and select 'Getting around' then 'Timetables' then 'Routes by number'. The routes are grouped by Rapid, Peak, SHUTTLE, Regular and School. Select in shuttle for more detail.
Just as normal, line up at stop and wait for bus. Trip is free (a driver said free because routing not loaded into MyWay system ???).
PS Belconnen Interchange outbound is now Plat 2 not 1.
Quote from: Busfanatic101 on June 01, 2019, 10:11:07 AMI thought this was going to be on-demand, so how does round-trip sole passenger work?
Re-reading your post, I didn't answer this properly. The key is, that as presently implemented, they are not 'on demand'. They are ordinary timetabled services, but with rather limited information (except on the TC web site) compared with other regular services.
Friday-
411 (R2)
653 (R3) Somehow ran 10 minutes early into the city, sat in the city for those 10 minutes to pass and still made the airport 8min early...
425 (R3)
007 (R1)
VH-NXE (QF1510 CBR-SYD) Boeing 717-200
Sydney Trains B21 (T8 Airport Line, Mascot to Town Hall)
Sydney Trains A29 (T1 Northern Line, Town Hall to Chatswood)
Sydney Metro Driverless Train (Metro Chatswood to Tallawong) Couldn't find fleet number on these
Sydney Metro Driverless Train (Tallawong to Rouse Hill)
Sydney Metro Driverless Train (Rouse Hill to Epping) this thing has so many teething issues it isn't funny, this particular service kept stopping at stations for long periods and announcements were sporadic at best...not consistent.
Sydney Trains A33 (T1 Northern Line, Epping to Central)
Sydney Trains B21 (T8 Airport Line Central to Mascot)
VH-XZK "Cook" (QF439 SYD-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VZD "Geelong" (QF826 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800- My third time in the month on this aircraft, on the same route....
Mon
679 (R9)
309 (41) incl Melba High diversion; and roadworks diversion Ginninderra/Florey/Lohtsky due closure Ginninderra/Tillyard jnc.
354 (R2)
325 (R2)
Tues
431 (R3)
344 (57)
577 (57)
410 (R3)
Wed
332 (R3)
354 (57)
382 (57)
627 (R3)
Today
421 (R3)
621 (R2)
007 (R1)
014 (R1)
008 (R1)
004 (R1)
003 (R1)
006 (R1)
005 (R1)
679 (R2)
674 (R2)
002 (R1)
639 (R9)
437 (R3)
Quote from: triumph on May 31, 2019, 10:30:44 PM.....
306 (42)
581 (40)
.....
Should have added incl Melba High diversion for 306 (42); and roadworks diversion for 581 (40) by doubling back along Lohtsky St at Charnwood shops to Florey Dr.
MO344 (SYD Express)
m/o 1236 (309)
m/o 1160 (307)
2791ST (392)
Victor Chang (F4)
A3 (T2)
F1 (SPL)
B11 (T8)
M24 (T8)
B17 (T3)
M20 (T2)
EC2528 (SP35)
Monday-
VH-LQH "Kingscote" (QF2131 CBR-MEL) Dash 8-Q400
VH-ZNF "Boomerang" (QF9 MEL-PER) Boeing 787-9
TP2752 (935 Perth Airport T4 to Adelaide Terrace) Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus....I rode this bus on my previous visit to Perth about a month ago
TransPerth B Series Train (Mandurah Line, Elizabeth Quay to Cockburn Central)
TransPerth B series Train (Mandurah Line, Cockburn Central to Elizabeth Quay)
TP2723 (380 Perth Bus Port to Perth Airport T1) Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus
Carbridge 80 (T-Bus Perth Airport T1-Perth Airport T4) MAN 18.320/CC CB80...if we thought our MANs were neglected...think again
VH-QPG "Mount Gambier" (QF652 PER to BNE) Airbus A330-300
Tuesday-
VH-YQV (QF1543 BNE-CBR) Boeing 717-200
TX43 (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Place)
LRV005 (L1)
I'd like to think you planned for it to be a Toyota Camry taxi....
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11/6
459 (R3)
603 (57)
447 (57)
536 (R2)
627 (R3)
326 (R3)
12/6
417 (R3)
648 (57)
382 (57)
367 (R6)
386 (R6)
666 (R3)
Today
546 (R3)
435 (R8)
006 (R1)
011 (R1)
012 (R1)
003 (R1)
013 (R1)
008 (R1)
673 (R2)
661 (R3)
574 - R5 :Woden Interchange - City (Commonwealth Bank London Circuit stop). Such a weird little route after Woden! (the good thing is it goes past my federal department where I work)
LRV-008 - Alinga Street - Gungahlin Place
659 - Gungahlin Interchange - Belconnen Westfield Bus Station
563 - R4 - Westfield Belconnen Bus Station - Woden Interchange
17/6/19
559 (R3)
450 (R3)
380 (57)
116 (R6)
014 (R1)
009 (R1)
002 (R1)
657 (R3)
18/6/19
670 (R3)
679 (R2)
943 (57)
563 (57)
001 (R1)
012 (R1)
002 (R1)
008 (R1)
532 (R2)
393 (R2)
670 (R3)
19/6/19
403 (R3)
470 (R4)
381 (70)
339 (63) Incl Mt Stromlo High diversion
671 (R4)
965 (71)
580 (58)
430 (R3)
Today
564 (57)
337 (61)
581 (57)
Been a busy week.
Yesterday
436 (R3)
673 (R2)
948 (R6)
013 (R1)
010 (R1)
474 (R4)
598 (R3)
674
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24th June
433 (R3)
404 (R3)
Yesterday
455 (R3)
940 (57) Fleet Wiki monthly changes, footnote 2 'Short term reinstatement March'. Short?
605 (57)
011 (R1)
001 (R1)
583 (R8)
461 (R3)
Today
346 (R3)
350 (57)
973 (57)
464 (R5)
485 (R4)
505 (R3)
001 (R1)
002 (R1)
522 (R2)
411 (R3)
546 (R3) Service was suspended in the City due to police attendance required, the service passed me at Belconnen later running behind schedule
625 (R4)
422 (R2)
967 (80)
340 (80)
641 (75)
402 (75)
576 (73)
618 (80)
Charter QCity 7391MO
Charter QCity 7389MO
Yesterday
544 (R3)
408 (30)
636 (51)
678 (R2)
326 (R6)
001 (R1)
004 (R1)
670 (R2)
664 (R3)
Today (Note: None enthusiast related.)
429 (R3)
978 (57)
615 (57)
356 (R6)
943 (R6)
654 (R3)
436 (R3)
508 (R2)
624 (R2)
547 (R2)
315 (45)
635 (80)
617 (80)
677 (R4)
512 (R4)
600 (73)
573 (80)
Again, none enthusiast related
485 (R3)
Note: 61st R3 trip, but first in a STAG. They seem rare on R3s. Yet to see an articulated or PR on an R3, though it is known to happen.
359 (57)
499 (57)
419 (R3)
324 (66)
651 (71)
350 (73)
567 (80)
Unknown fleet number; Toyota Prius ordering using 'Ola' application (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Place)
LRV008 (L1)
LRV013 (L1)
308 (28)
446 (R3)
669 (R8)
007 (R1)
013 (R1)
010 (R1)
943 (R6)
642 (R6)
581 (32)
352 (R3)
650 (R4N)
647 (AMC - 902E) this service is free fyi
623 (R6W)
455 (R4S)
413 (R3)
664 (R9)
589 (53)
542 (53)
604 (R7)
592 (64)
513 (R4)
002 (R1)
458 (18) See Notes
009 (R1)
674 (R2)
913 (56)
630 (R3)
Notes:- Interesting route 18 outbound trip from Gungahlin to transfer to Light Rail at Epic and Racecourse.
- Reaching Cate Crace St appeared to take left turn by mistake. Continued back to The Valley Ave via Efkarpidis St and Hinder St.
- Mapleton Ave is closed East of Flemington Rd, so diverted Flemingtonh Rd, Nullabor Ave and Wimmera St back to Mapleton Ave.
- Included Bimberi diversion, as per timetable, after driver was alerted by a passenger when the right turn lane was selected in Sandford St at Flemington Rd.
- Continued to Randwick Rd as per the route change introduced from last Sat 6th July.
586 (R3)
409 (R9)
011 (R1)
650 (57)
494 (57)
452 (31)
603 (R3)
446 (R3)
342 (57)
647 (57)
663 (R3)
638 (70)
348 (74)
574 (75)
574 (73)
432 (R3)
401 (57) Button for stop has pleasant 2 tone warble, a real contrast with unnecessary loud 'screech' of the Volgren bodied buses.
615 (57)
474 (R4)
423 (R3)
552 (R3)
572 (57)
635 (57)
012 (R1) See note.
002 (R1)
586 (R9)
391 (R9)
009 (R1)
006 (R1)
553 (R3)
Note: Approaching Eloura St there was a horn blast and very severe brake application to a full stop. After easing forward into Eloura St Station, the driver came back through the vehicle to check that the 'emergency braking' had not caused any injuries. The stop was that severe. Fortunately, no one had fallen or come off a seat. I didn't see what the problem was, but from the stopped position, I would speculate that a pedestrian had obliviously walked in front.
22nd
458 (R3)
458 (R3) (Hours later.)
Today
416 (R3)
335 (57)
344 (57)
590 (R6)
517 (R5)
318 (55)*
680 (R2)
580 (R3)
* Only this ride related to PT interest.
TX500 (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Place)
LRV008 (L1)
478 (R4)
Tuesday-
VH-YQY {unnamed} (QF1562 CBR-BNE) Boeing 717-200
VH-VXE "Coffs Harbour" (QF983 BNE-PHE) Boeing 737-800
VH-NHN {unnamed} )QF1603 PHE-PER) Fokker 100
Carbridge 80 (TBus Perth Airport T4 to Perth Airport T1) MAN 18.320/CC CB80
Carbridge 88 (Tbus Perth Airport T1 to Perth Airport T4) MAN NL323F/Gemaling "Lion City Hybrid"
VH-VXC "Gippsland" (QF652 PER-BNE) Boeing 737-800
Wednesday-
VH-NXJ {unnamed} (QF1543 BNE-CBR) Boeing 717-200
Yesterday-
VH-VXA "Broome" (QF795 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VXP "Logan" (QF1011 MEL-HBA) Boeing 737-800
VH-YQV {unnamed) (QF1584 HBA-SYD) Boeing 717-200
VH-QOC "Mackay" (QF1421 SYD-CBR) Dash 8-Q400
Mon 29/7/19
658 (R3)
410 (R8)
003 (R1)
443 (R4)
563 (63) Incl Stromlo High diversion
335 (66) See Note 1
524 (R4)
464 (R4) See Note 2
368 (R3) See Note 2
Note 1 Full length from Cooleman Court Interchange Plt 3 to Woden Interchange. Bus, waiting in layover, presented late at Plt 3. Tapped on 8min after timetabled departure. Paused Heysen/Preston timing point F for nearly 5min. Arr Woden and tapped off 9min before tabled arrival time. Over 20min of allocated journey time not needed. One wonders just how Transport Canberra assessed new network journey times?
Note 2 On R4 travelling N pulled into Marcus Clarke stop behind R3 also travelling N. Pulled out and left before R3. Tapped off R4 at Cohen St Interchange and waited for R3 tapping on 5min later. This is a good example of unavoidable difficulties of timekeeping experienced in otherwise routine operations. 2 services together at 1st stop beyond City Interchange are 5min apart at the Cohen St Interchange. This was in the evening peak. (From experience,on another day, it is just as likely that R3 would have been gone before the R4 reached Cohen St Interchange. It is not predictable.)
Today
665 (R3)
320 (57)
365 (57)
662 (58)
643 (R6)
413 (R3)
526 (R5)
967 (76)
967 (80)
643 (80)
330 (80)
672 (R4)
495 (R5)
323 (80)
1/8/19
422 (R3)
483 (R4)
642 (62)
646 (57)
612 (R3)
Today
427 (R3)
301 (R8)
005 (R1)
420 (31)
660 (R3)
Saturday-
VH-VZO "Bendigo" (QF811 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VZU "Lorne" (QF848 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800
674 (000) but which 674???
VH-LQF "Katoomba" (QF1484 SYD-CBR) Dash 8-Q400, this flight arrived 32 minutes early
Sunday-
A34 (T8 Airport Line, International Airport to Domestic Airport)
VH-VXM "Mt Hotham" (QF423 SYD-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VYH "Queanbeyan" (QF812 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800
Monday-
VH-XZL "Flinders" (QF815 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VXN "Fremantle" (QF834 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800
Bike (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Place)
LRV002 (L1)
LRV009 (L1)
Bike (Gungahlin Place to Ngunnawal)
Wed 14th
439 (R3)
335 (57)
401 (57)
418 (R3)
Yesterday
662 (R3)
403 (R8)
002 (R1)
461 (R2)
979 (R6)
676 (R4)
540 (R3)
Today
653 (R3)
511 (R2)
621 (R2)
509 (R2)
420 (R3)
All above to do with non-enthusiast travel needs.
654 (R3)
303 (R8)
004 (R1)
010 (R1)
003 (R1)
623 (31)
581 (R3)
303 (R3)
626 (R2)
635 (R7)
362 (R7)
444 (54)
001 (R1)
006 (R1)
010 (R6)
664 (R9)
392 (R3)
Yesterday
670 (R3)
670 (R3) Later return trip.
Today
454 (R3)
617 (57)
504 (57)
492 (R6)
501 (182)
121 (80)
638 (R4)
436 (R3)
Saturday-
VH-QOE "Albury" (QF1480 CBR-SYD) Dash 8-Q400
Carbridge D9 (tarmac transfer bus) Carbridge "Duo" (dual ended tarmac bus)
VH-VYC "Arnhem Land" (QF536 SYD-BNE) Boeing 737-800
VH-NXQ {unnamed} (QF1553 BNE-CBR) Boeing 717-200
Monday-
115 (R9)
115 (R9)
Tuesday-
VH-VYZ "Torquay" (QF815 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-EBS "Swan Valley" (QF452 MEL-SYD) Airbus A330-200
VH-QOK "Lismore" (QF1499 SYD-CBR) Dash 8-Q400
Wednesday-
VH-LQG "Town of Exmouth" (QF1422 CBR-SYD) Dash 8-Q400
Sydney Trains A32 (T8 Domestic Airport to Central)
Sydney Trains A8 (T1 Central to Lidcombe)
Sydney Trains T79 (T7 Lidcombe to Olympic Park)
Thursday-
Sydney Trains T107 (T7 Olympic Park to Lidcombe)
Sydney Trains A14 (T1 Lidcombe to Central)
Sydney Buses (maybe TSA) Scania CB80 (372 Central to Coogee)
TSA 4826 (m50 Coogee to Town Hall) Volvo B12BLE/CC CB60 Evo II
Sydney Trains B24 (T2 Town Hall to Lidcombe)
Sydney Trains T79 (T7 Lidcombe to Olympic Park)
Today-
Sydney Trains T79 (T7 Olympic Park to Lidcombe)
Sydney Trains A62 (T1 Lidcombe to Central)
Sydney Trains A79 (T8 Central to Domestic Airport)
VH-EBP "Ningaloo Reef" (QF581 SYD-PER) Airbus A330-200
VH-VZI "Ballina" (QF718 PER-CBR) Boeing 737-800
475 (R4)
358 (81) incl College diversion
633 (80)
974 (80)
634 (79)
470 (R5)
566 (80)
572 (74)
375 (79)
569 (76) incl schools extension
341 (71)
468 (R4)
645 (R3)
537 (R4)
324 (R2)
340 (R3)
TX456
Tuesday-
VH-VZI "Ballina" (QF815 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-EBC "Surfers Paradise" (QF452 MEL-SYD) Airbus A330-200
Carbridge Mercedes Sprinter (Terminal to Aircraft Transfer)
VH-QOT "Parramatta" (QF1499 SYD-CBR) Dash 8-Q400
Friday-
VH-YQT {unnamed} (QF1562 CBR-BNE) Boeing 717-200
VH-ZNG "Jillaroo" (QF589 BNE-PER) Boeing 787-9
VH-VZW "Beaconsfield" (QF718 PER-CBR) Boeing 737-800
Yesterday (Monday)-
529 (R2)
664 (R3)
454 (R3)
003 (R1)
409 (R8)
452 (R2)
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609 (81)
328 (77)
516 (R5)
608 (79)
355 (R4)
641 (70)
569 (80) incl College diversion.
Today
531 (R4)
364 (57)
675 (R2)
662 (R3)
I am impressed with all the airtravel Snorzac is reporting, and with the stamina needed to enjoy the experience in the cramped seating (or was that business class? or are you a cabin crew member?).
I just enjoy flying. Working for an airline does come with benefits. A lot of this travel is at the front of the aircraft....
Yesterday-
488 (R4)
591 (42)
512 (R2)
664 (R3)
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Friday-
673 (R2)
473 (R4)
385 (81)
475 (R4)
517 (R4)
639 (R4)
675 (R2)
Sunday:
Deane 26 TV7774 - Mawson to Sutton Forrest
Deane 26 TV7774 - Sutton Forrest - Croydon, Sydney
Deane 26 TV7774 - Croydon - Lyneham
459 (R3)
558 (32)
415 (32)
446 (R8) (Noted Iris 318 on a Bruce Shuttle)
008 (R1)
667 (18) Missed turn into Jenolan St. from Cultivation St.. Recovered via Katoomba and Encounter Sts..
004 (R1)
007 (R1)
010 (R1)
014 (R1)
550 (R3)
Tuesday-
953 (?)
Today-
470 (R4)
461 (30)
Yesterday-
913
955
Yesterday (23rd)
417 (R3)
407 (R2)
950 (56) (What a rotten service from City to Fyshwick (Gladstone St).)
406 (56)
672 (R2)
675 (R2)
576 (50)
938 (R9)
451 (R3)
484 (R4N)
LRV001 (N)
463 (9N)
463 (9S)
LRV002 (S)
972 (180S)
Although nice to have a direct route to Knox street now, I really don't think that service needs to be
that rapid, esp not at the time I was there. Also, can now confirm the network '19 slogan 'Better Connected' is bullshit. Couldn't even connect to my scheduled previous R9 from the trams, cause the asshole driver left Dickson 2 minutes ahead of schedule - on a short route like that, that is unprofessional, especially as the driver did it again going back the other way, nearly forcing an old lady to wait for the next one...
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on September 23, 2019, 09:05:48 AMQuote from: Busnerd on September 22, 2019, 10:05:49 AMI highly doubt any local route will wait for a rapid connection
Yeah, it's not the 1980's anymore.
Which is why the whole Dickson Interchange thing in my opinion was a waste of time and money. If the drivers can't even be bothered waiting, Stage 1 couldn't spend a few extra dollars allowing the u-turn at the actual interchange, not at Antill or 100m down the round, then wtf was the point?
Probably best to refrain from calling drivers names such as that, this is not the place for that, if you wish to lodge a complaint about a drivers conduct I have no doubt the folk at 131710 will have all the required resources to properly answer your query.
Saturday
370
301
Monday
115
Today
461
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553 (R3)
656 (R2)
547 (44)
678 (R2)
410 (45)
681 (R2)
431 (R3)
Quote from: Snorzac on September 24, 2019, 09:48:21 PMSaturday
370
301
I believe you have made a mistake there, you would have not travelled on or driven 301 on Saturday, as the Irisbus Agoraline fleet is not used on weekends; the only possibility is that you took it for a drive within the depot as part of your shift.
Hyundai Getz; unknown registration, ordered using 'Ola' application (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Place)
LRV007 (L1)
Quote from: Toyota Camry on September 25, 2019, 11:27:18 AMI believe you have made a mistake there, you would have not travelled on or driven 301 on Saturday, as the Irisbus Agoraline fleet is not used on weekends; the only possibility is that you took it for a drive within the depot as part of your shift.
301, 306 and 307 were driving around Woden/Weston Creek on Saturday, actually.
Quote from: Snorzac on September 24, 2019, 09:48:21 PMProbably best to refrain from calling drivers names such as that, this is not the place for that, if you wish to lodge a complaint about a drivers conduct I have no doubt the folk at 131710 will have all the required resources to properly answer your query.
I've seen much worse things said over the years of content on this forum, I could've said what I actually though, but I won't for all our sakes. Also refrain from telling me TC's phone number, not only have I known it in its unchanged state for over 20 years, but I do so report such things every time it happens, just like the needle stabbing going on behind me on a bus yesterday - 'you see something, say something'.
Back to topic...
Yesterday:
520 (R4N)
489 (R4S)
Sept 25th
012 (R1)
007 (R1)
001 (R1)
Today
963 (42)
680 (R2) (Fraser West to DFO, entire route length)
410 (56)
590 (56)
325 (R2)
487 (R2) (St Edmunds - Fraser West Terminus, entire route length)
656 (42)
Wednesday
595
Thursday
595 (R2)
664
672 (R2)
624
Friday
425 (R2)
952
405 (R2)
506 (Raiders Special)
Qcity 4532 (Raiders Special)
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Quote from: triumph on September 27, 2019, 11:36:20 PM680 (R2) (Fraser West to DFO, entire route length)
487 (R2) (St Edmunds - Fraser West Terminus, entire route length)
Adding, interesting journey time comparison. 1st trip, early afternoon, 1hr 24min and on time DFO; 2nd significantly shorter trip, after school finish, 1hr 30min and on time at Fraser West! The latter trip encountered stop-go congestion from the National Gallery to the Parkes Way exit from Commonwealth Ave.
Quote from: triumph on September 28, 2019, 11:32:49 PMAdding, interesting journey time comparison. 1st trip, early afternoon, 1hr 24min and on time DFO; 2nd significantly shorter trip, after school finish, 1hr 30min and on time at Fraser West! The latter trip encountered stop-go congestion from the National Gallery to the Parkes Way exit from Commonwealth Ave.
Both the short-run services from St Edmunds are way overtimed. They regularly start 15 minutes late and still get to Fraser west 5–10 minutes early, so it is unusual that that short-run trip started pretty much on time and still got to Fraser West exactly on time. (IIRC even the service that started 20 minutes after it from St Edmunds still arrived at the same time as the earlier short-run trip!)
364
001 (R1)
421 (R8)
426 (R2)
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396 (R3)
620 (R8)
002 (R1)
011 (R1)
012 (R1)
007 (R1)
510 (R2)
345 (R2)
014 (R1)
004 (R1)
623 (R8)
653 (R3)
498
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649
333
450 (R3)
675 (R2)
321
378
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1st Oct
591 (R3)
629 (R4)
604 (R3)
2nd Oct
653 (R3)
444 (57)
665 (57)
411 (R3)
Yesterday
661 (R3)
660 (R2)
325 (R6)
453 (51)
961 (R8)
409 (R3)
Today
539 (R3)
675 (R4)
537 (R2)
340 (R2)
538 (R4)
542 (R3)
644 (80)
513 (73)
513 (R4)
Yesterday
Sydney Trains A69 (Olympic Park Special-Mt Druitt to Olympic Park)
Sydney Trains A24 (Olympic Park Special-Olympic Park to Parramatta)
Sydney Trains A58 (T1 Parramatta to Mt Druitt)
Managed to avoid the CB80s ;D ... but sadly couldn't find 503 anywhere...
332 (31)
479 (R4)
387 (60)
644 (58)
384 (R4)
504 (57)
LRV006 (R1)
460 (R8)
931 (31)
Yesterday
653
Today
417
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407 (R3)
330 (57)
500 (57)
601 (64)
608 (R7)
LRV013 (R1)
LRV005 (R1)
LRV009 (R1)
521 (R4)
559 (R3)
Yesterday
437
306
317
Today
664
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498 (R4)
579 (902)
653 (56)
011 (R1)
397 (21)
002 (R1)
620 (R10)
562 (R7)
560 (R4)
541
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629
113
514 (R2)
910
556 (R3)
424 (R9)
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457
636 (R4N)
LRV013 (N)
LRV004 (S)
316 (50W)
936 (50E)
453 (R3E)
608 (56S)
514 (R2S)
643 (R2N)
506 (R4S)
541
975 (80)
516 (R5)
471 (R4)
352 (R4)
522 (R5)
562 (80)
482 (R5)
639 (66)
639 (63)
488 (R4)
492 (80)
Yesterday
959
438
599
909
955 (40)
550
506 (R2)
552
662
483 (R4N)
956 (32W) somehow I didn't notice this wasn't a 50...
964 (R6S)
Friday
965 (80)
513 (R4)
538 (R5)
967 (76)
967 (80)
635 (80)
468 (R5)
644 (66)
Saturday
575 (R4)
002 (R1)
450 (31)
662 (R4)
002 (R1)
640 (R4)
Sunday
498 (R5)
616 (65)
646 (R7)
Today
978 (80)
514 (R4)
523 (R5)
353 (80)
445 (R4)
379 (R4)
366 (80)
Sunday-
653
Yesterday-
608 (R4)
007 (R1)
554 (R8)
301
399
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463 (R3) Validator u/s.
488 (R4)
948 (75)
386 (72)
360 (76)
488 (R5)
402 (81)
572 (70)
536 (R4)
507 (R2)
447 (R3)
Adding, Wed 23rd Oct
491 (R3)
602 (57)
347 (57)
461 (R3)
Yesterday-
599
Today-
550
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Friday:
470 (R4N) - ANU
7051 - Octoberfest
8404
Saturday:
633 (R4N) - ANU Music Festival
6634 - Octoberfest
1700
298 buses to go, I can go bus-ing randomly for no reason again yay! Bring me dem Renault's.
Yesterday
460
Today
393
BLUE - not yet ridden this year.
508 (R4N)
911 (R7E)
952 (56N)
908 (56S)
116 (R6S)
634 (R4S)
980 (70W)
909 (57E)
970 (60L)
975 (71S)
Had to make sure I rode 100 2's this year before any modern bus variant. Euro 6's and stags were at 99 today, so it had to be now!
558 (R3)
510 (R2)
428 (56)
670 (56)
413 (56)
647 (R2) Entire route length Fyshwick Park and Ride to Fraser West Terminus. Is R2 TC's longest in time scheduled route?
594 (42)
Quote from: triumph on October 29, 2019, 09:56:33 PMIs R2 TC's longest in time scheduled route?
The R5, R6 and 182 come pretty close depending on the direction, otherwise yes. So many routes are now hour long, oof.
Monday
453
Yesterday
623
Today
111
113
563 (R3)
321 (57)
382 (57)
483 (R4)
618 (81)
329 (80) incl College diversion.
524 (R4) Validator intermittent.
340 (180)
518 (R5)
584 (R3)
Yesterday
422
Today
117
303
421
Friday 1 Nov.:
LRV???
680
346
LRV003
376
Quote from: Snorzac on November 01, 2019, 09:24:40 PMYesterday
303
Was that you driving into Dickson interchange yesterday late afternoon?
640 (80)
491 (R4)
396 (R8)
005 (R1)
002 (R1)
576 (53)
576 (R5)
Yesterday-
628
Today-
390
609 (R2) Including McGregor school diversion. Noted no passengers used school stop, and, unusually, the diversion involves omission of a regular route stop in the inbound direction.
413 (56)
519 (R4)
626 (R2)
398
604 (R2)
372 (R3)
533 (R2)
395 (R3)
512 (R2)
492 (57)
611 (57)
009 (R1)
010 (R1)
664 (23)
005 (R1)
012 (R1)
660 (R8)
652 (R3)
630 (R3)
504 (57)
967 (57)
600 (60)
476 (R4)
609 (80)
565 (81) incl College diversion. Note no passengers used College stop.
491 (78)
611 (76)
368 (R5)
329 (77)
523 (R4)
527 (R4)
594 (R3)
657
450
546
426
It is required by the rules of this thread that you must post the route in addition to the fleet number; there is no point in posting a fleet number without a route, it would be equivalent to being an EL2 without a team.
Quote from: Toyota Camry on November 10, 2019, 02:26:38 PMIt is required by the rules of this thread that you must post the route in addition to the fleet number
Firstly, no it isn't, and secondly if posting the route/direction, riding not-in-service's, other information that breaks a forum rule such as directly giving away a drivers' shift allocation or others' privacy, then that's also a no. You'll get your comment removed (or worse) if you intentionally mention you rode such and such bus on a dead run for example - I would know.
If you refer back to the very first comment (http://actbus.net/forum/index.php?topic=7.msg19#msg19), you'll see there's no such rule.
612 (70N)
The above post perfectly sums up what was to be my reply....Thanks Sylvan!
Yesterday-
414
436
Today-
412
440
Monday-
111
Yesterday-
669
Today-
660
112
910
Saturday-
398
Yesterday-
398
13th Nov
505 (R3)
640 (57)
386 (57)
542 (R3)
Today
424 (R3)
495 (31) Incl schools diversion, no passengers used these school stops.
565 (R6)
565 (R6)
474 (R4)
006 (R1)
419 (31)
419 (R9)
002 (R1)
006 (R1) 100th Canberra LVR ride.
002 (R1)
910 (19)
581 (20) Incl school extension, full bus of school passengers.
953 (24)
008 (R1)
005 (R1)
674 (R2)
420 (R3)
Yesterday-
447
Today-
962
Yesterday
432 (R3)
409 (R3)
Today
581 (R3)
354 (57)
443 (57)
679 (R2)
520 (R2) Incl McGregor school diversion (opposite service) and again no customers used School stop. Noted diversion is clockwise both inbound and outbound.
458 (42)
409 (R3)
Yesterday-
598
VH-VYF "Evandale" (QF815 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-OEH "Hervey Bay" (QF458 MEL-SYD) Boeing 747-400ER
VH-QOR "Eyre Peninsula" (QF1495 SYD-CBR) Dash 8 Q400
453
500 (181) last of peak services. 11 Passengers (all between suburbs and City. (Kambah 2, Gordon 7, Banks 1, Lanyon Marketplace 1 (me)). Not encouraging patronage at all.
401 (R5) Even much lower patronage.
Yesterday-
623
Today-
642 (R4)
676 (R4)
Yesterday
411 (R3)
399 (54)
432 (R3)
539 (R3)
661 (R3)
420 (R3)
Today
397 (R3)
488 (R4)
584 (43) Incl school extension (5 students boarded, only 3 used actual rte 43)
584 (R3)
396 (R3)
959 (30) Incl schools diversion. 1 student between both schools. An improvement on last time.
006 (R1)
006 (R1)
001 (R1)
474 (R4)
342 (66)
341 (63)
320 (58)
511 (R5) Varied route starting from school. Completely full, a contrast with rte 30. 3 students used Terminus.
527 (R5)
981 (76)
587 (R4)
583 (R3)
Quite a good days work considering I started at 3:30pm.
969 (71S)
396 (R4N)
940 (57E)
123 (R6W)
125 (60E)
335 (61W)
944 (57E)
353 (57W)
946 (57E)
966 (57W)
936 (60E)
968 (R6W)
666 (R4S)
461 (R4N)
967 (64W)
948 (R4S)
111 (64N)
321 (R4S)
Sunday-
405
Monday-
544
Yesterday-
939
Today-
114
429 (R3)
353 (57)
TC Mini (registration not noted) substituting for broken down bus (details unknown), route 57.
670 (R3)
Yesterday Continued-
002 (R1)
007 (R1)
Today-
932
652
Today:
Hyundai Getz; did not travel in this vehicle, it was used to deliver a coffee to my home in Ngunnawal, ordered through 'Uber Eats' application.
TX147 (Ngunnawal to Gungahlin Place)
LRV008 (L1)
528 (R2)
971 (80)
535 (R4)
114 (57)
516 (R5)
325 (80)
672 (R4)
514 (R5)
607 (80)
114
910
Yesterday
564 (R3)
451 (R8)
004 (R1)
469 (R9)
541 (R3)
Today
454 (R3)
329 (56)
677 (R2)
008 (R1)
667 (R8)
631 (R3)
Yesterday-
541
Today-
652
668
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391 (R3)
522 (R4)
679 (R2)
301 (56)
301 (56)
676 (R2)
013 (R1)
398 (21)
415 (R8)
660 (R3)
418 (R3)
111 (41) incl school extension. No student use on extension.
351 (R2)
538 (R2)
641 (R3) (Have yet to see or ride articulated, PR3, or PR2 on an R3; but have ridden 1 STAG running an R3. Very little opportunity now to ride PR2s and particularly PR3s on routes regularly used.)
Yesterday-
VH-YQV (QF1546 CBR-BNE) Boeing 717-200
VH-VYZ "Torquay" (QF623 BNE-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VZC "Innisfail" (QF822 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
Today-
434
501 (R3)
577 (57)
444 (57)
613 (R6)
515 (R2)
3?? (R4)
353 (44) Incl schools extension. 8 students, 4 cont to actual rte 44.
216.829 mini (44) replacing 353.
322 (R2)
421 (R3)
937 (70N) first possible Renault of the morning for Kambah.
520 (R4N)
674 (R2N)
913 (41N) Will remind myself not to do that again and get stuck in McKellar without a timetable on me...
958 (41S)
952 (30E) Continuous Westfield station to UC and back. No need for the sweaty-tryhard-77-buses-in-one-day-Cohen-Station-to-Community-Station-nonsense. Just trying out the Renault dawn services Anytrip has been showing me recently.
410 (R9W)
115 (R9E)
422 (R4W)
911 (30E)
679 (R2W)
677 (30E)
648 (R9W)
336 (R3E)
476 (R4S)
373 (71S)
371 (71S)
Unfortunately due to living in Kambah with the lack of accessibility to Belconnen, this is not as lucrative as the Woden afternoon Renaults cause they stop before 9:30am :(
Thursday-
305
Friday-
VH-XZI "Kalbarri" (QF851 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
VH-VZX "Daylesford" (QF818 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800
Yesterday-
398
558
Yesterday
623 (R3)
587 (R2)
568 (R6)
393 (R3)
312 (31)
442 (31)
Yesterday
597 (R4)
581 (40) Incl school extension.
609 (R2)
Today
546 (R3)
551 (R3)
428 (45) Incl school extension.
509 (R2)
425 (R3)
Monday-(wasn't very diligent with taking note of fleetnumbers)
VH-VYE "Alice Springs" (QF853 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
Skybus 103 (Melbourne City Express) Bustech CDi
Yarra Trams E Class Tram (86)
Yarra Trams D1 Class Tram (16)
Yarra Trams Z Class Tram (8)
Yarra Trams E Class Tram (96)
Skybus 116 (Melbourne Airport Express) Bustech CDi
VH-XZN "Wagga Wagga" (QF822 MEL-CBR) Boeing 737-800
Today-
108
630 (R3)
385 (57)
329 (57)
329 (58) (1 1/2hr later)
681 (R4) Incl school extension/diversion. Seats filled by students. See note 1.
564 (74)
495 (78)
495 (R4) See note 2.
550 (R3)
Note 1: School loadings are now being impacted by end of year run down, so no conclusions can be drawn.
Note 2: Very long journey Chisholm Shops to Westfield Belconnen with shortish break at Tuggeranong. Surprised that bus used for local service 78, then showed up on the R4.
379 - opposite Former Woden CIT - City
39 today (17 Renaults) - over 14 hours.
968 (70N)
519 (R4N)
678 (R2N)
933 (41N)
957 (41S)
939 (30E)
520 (R4W)
628 (42W)
962 (30E)
667 (R9W)
670 (R9E)
324 (R9W)
335 (R3S)
375 (R6E)
379 (R4S)
938 (R6E)
650 (61W)
370 (71W)
516 (R4S)
401 (63N)
517 (R4S)
525 (R5N)
978 (64W) - 8 minutes late
969 (64W)
959 (57E)
377 (61W)
972 (71E)
946 (63E)
943 (71E)
341 (66E)
517 (R4S)
124 (60E)
555 (R6W)
948 (R4S)
582 (R5N)
975 (57E)
982 (R6W) - weird how some drivers were still taking the Hospital detour
681 (R4S)
966 (71N)
As for those who are still wondering about Renault's, I've done the hard work for you (with some help from KoB) to find out the current networks increased Renault activity. I'll certainly be following this with the remaining weekdays left before the revised network starts and screws all this up.
This is as good as it gets for now, so if you want to ride those endangered buses between now and the 23rd and after the 10th before buses like this (https://i.imgur.com/VsIVB9y.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/VsIVB9y.jpg) replace it, the best times for Renault's are: 6am-10am around Belconnen, and if you're lucky to find the stragglers still around when you can't think of something to do to kill 4 hours, the next wave doesn't hit Woden till 2:30pm (and obviously City and Belconnen during peak).
May have only ridden 17 Renault's today, but with more strategic timings and drivers not running early, there's definitely potential for more.
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on December 13, 2019, 07:48:49 PM982 (R6W) - weird how some drivers were still taking the Hospital detour
The TC Alert says avoiding Hospital Rd in effect till 24th Dec. If this is the detour you refer to, then
not taking the detour might be weird.
Friday-
VH-SCE "Birdsville" (QF1474 CBR-SYD) Dash 8-300
VH-NXR (QF1515 SYD-CBR) Boeing 717-200
Yesterday-
541
414
526 - Woden Interchange - City (Commonwealth Bank London Circuit Stop)
Sunday-
395
Yesterday-
953
437
460 (19)
389 (R8)
437
Yesterday
575 (63)
64? (64)
Today
390 (R3)
673 (R2)
006 (R1)
403 (R8)
586 (R3)
I won't bother with the blue indicating 'not yet ridden this year' buses, I've caught so many and ticked off so many, it would be too hard to find out which ones were which.
Monday - 20 Buses |
2:30pm-7:30pm
(7 Renault's)
379 (R4N)
939 (57E)
304 (57W)
946 (71W)
654 (R4S)
649 (R4N)
968 (71W)
945 (R6E)
648 (61W)
374 (R4S)
468 (R4N)
675 (R4N)
937 (R4S)
124 (65W)
389 (57E)
348 (57W)
325 (R5N)
372 (58S)
973 (58N)
608 (R6E)
| Tuesday - 31 Buses
5:50am-6:30pm
(16 Renault's)
636 (70N) - No Renault due to later charter service |
517 (R4N)
507 (R2N)
961 (41N)
911 (41S)
955 (30E)
528 (R2W)
108 (R9E)
329 (R4W)
109 (30E)
451 (R9W)
951 (44E)
314 (30W)
935 (43E)
950 (42W)
934 (R8E)
465 (R4S)
Movie Break
674 (R4N)
Break
333 (70W)
971 (58N)
484 (R5S)
928 (58N)
530 (R5S)
964 (62W)
949 (62E)
113 (61S)
393 (R4N)
973 (R4N)
441 (R5S)
638 (R4S)
964 (R4S) | Wednesday - 28 Buses
5:45am-9:15pm
(15 Renault's)
967 (70N)
525 (R4N)
509 (R2N)
961 (41N)
958 (41S)
121 (R2E) - Temporary 'Sweaty-try-hard' ability activated |
319 (43W)
107 (R9E)
664 (R4W)
933 (44E)
925 (30W)
305 (42E)
953 (43W)
961 (R9E)
675 (R2W)
908 (30E)
939 (R8W)
962 (R8E)
369 (R4E)
484 (R4S)
474 (R4S)
Movie Break
509 (R4N)
942 (R4S)
622 (R5N)
945 (57E)
965 (R6W)
414 (R4S)
Dinner Break
503 (R4S) |
| . |
Thursday - 40 Buses |
5:50am-5:50pm
(15 Renault's)
966 (70N)
517 (R4N)
506 (R2N)
950 (41N)
933 (41S)
625 (R3E)
535 (R4W)
124 (R2E)
523 (R2W)
114 (R9E)
380 (R3W)
115 (30E)
507 (R2W)
365 (R2E)
114 (R9W)
950 (R9E)
475 (R4W)
952 (32E)
650 (R9W)
384 (R4E)
405 (R3W)
303 (R9E)
302 (R9W)
624 (R3E)
522 (R2W)
963 (R8E)
517 (R4W)
526 (R4S)
955 (50E)
109 (R6S)
487 (R4S)
937 (70W)
942 (71W)
364 (R6E)
315 (57W)
656 (R4S)
328 (R5N)
363 (R4S)
535 (R4N)
979 (R4S) | Friday - 43 Buses
5:50am-8:40pm
(19 Renault's)
944 (70N)
536 (R4N)
673 (R2N)
911 (41N)
959 (41S)
621 (32E) - All ∀rtics for 2019*
516 (R4W) - 'Sweaty-try-hard' ability activated
657 (42E) - All Volgrens for 2019
431 (R8W)
939 (30E)
676 (R2W)
674 (30E)
956 (30W)
927 (41E)
316 (31W)
317 (42E)
929 (31W)
952 (32E)
669 (R3W)
951 (44E)
114 (31W)
932 (40E)
113 (R9E)
516 (R4S)
576 (AMC E)
Canberra Men's Choir performances
663 (31W)
933 (31E)
927 (R8W)
664 (Bruce Shuttle E)
536 (R4W)
928 (45E)
627 (R8W)
316 (40E)
959 (R8W)
950 (R9E)
507 (R2W)
521 (R4E)
926 (30W) - All P2's of 2019 (https://i.imgur.com/h8pG8Oe.png)
672 (R2E)
After 40 minutes of suffocating on smoke on Haydon Drive later...
510 (R2W) - All Artics of 2019
Break
932 (45W) - 200 P2's goal achieved!
326 (R4S) |
Now with all that bus hopping out of the way, I have 13 more buses left to catch over 3 allocated days before the end of the year to achieve my 1000 goal again. Half way through the year I thought I would exceed the 1000, so I got many lifts from people and look where that got me...
*Incase you're wondering what '∀rtics' is, It's my shortened way of writing 'Volgren Articulated Buses'.
Sylvan, you have been busy. If you completed the round trip on each shuttle on the same day - congratulations.
501 (R4)
644 (79)
519 (R5)
617 (71)
942 (73)
512 (R4)
That would've been nice, but no I only rode the two shuttles a short distance. If I had, the direction letter would've been 'L' for loop.
Also if you noticed, the R9 appears to be the best option if you want to ride every type of bus. Dunno if this will be the same over the next few weeks, but that's a lotta options for one route ;D
#999 -- 629 (71S)
#1000 - (https://i.imgur.com/45flieb.jpg) (70N)
589 (R3)
404 (R8)
003 (R1)
002 (R1)
346 (18)
012 (R1)
681 (R4)
390 (R3)
Sunday-
671
Yesterday-
Murrays 813 (Sydney Express Jolimont Centre to Sydney Airport) BCI FBC6133CRZ1 "Cruiser 13"
Sydney Trains M4 (T8 International Airport to Domestic Airport)
VH-OEJ "Wunala" (QF417 SYD-MEL) Boeing 747-400ER
VH-VZJ "Bowral" (QF424 MEL-SYD) Boeing 737-800
VH-QOJ "Riverina" (QF1479 SYD-CBR) Dash 8-Q400
547 (R3)
Yesterday-
339
Yesterday 3/1/2020
422 (R3)
487 (R4)
011 (R1)
014 (R1) Short working Gungahlin Place - Well Station Drive. Now ridden in each module of each LRV at least once.
012 (R1)
670 (R8)
586 (R3)
398
655
455 (R3)
003 (R1)
437 (R9)
457 (R3)
Saturday-
540
622
Sunday-
455
Yesterday-
676 (R2)
631 (R8)
631 (R8)
545
Today-
VH-VYB "Cape Otway" (QF809 CBR-MEL) Boeing 737-800
Friday 24/1/2020
636 (31)
381 (R7)
498 (65)
494 (61)
389 (R6)
383 (R7)
431 (63)
508 (R4)
453 (30)
Trips on the 18.310s were definitely the highlight, so much so that I may have to change my user name to Bus 383 :P
Batemans Bay taxi, Toyota Camry; unknown registration.
Yesterday
390 (R3)
586 (R8)
506 (R1)
006 (R1) Includes travel via Dickson crossover.
014 (R1)
680 (R1)
462 (R8)
653 (R3)
358 (81)
358 (80)
324 (80)
518 (R5)
682
Saturday-
660
Sunday-
455
625
911
Yesterday-
553
Sunday-
558
Yesterday-
543
Yesterday-
408
Today-
451
2nd Feb
004 (R1)
003 (R1)
3rd Feb
413 (R3)
537 (R4)
530 (R2)
585 (R3)
4th Feb
550 (R3)
634 (R2)
594 (R3)
Today
540 (R3)
360 (44) Including school extension - 3 students
343 (R2)
534 (R4)
672 (R2)
584 (R3)
Wednesday:
684 (R4N)
678 (R4S)
683 (R4S)
Friday-
117
Yesterday-
665
976 (70N Woden)
533 (R4N City)
LRV001 (N Franklin)
115 (22W Palmerston drawing)
911 (21E Franklin)
LRV007 (S Braddon) - I think I should've stayed on 911 to Gungahlin, and taken two extra buses back to the City, omfg that ride was disgustingly cramped.
115 (55E ex-RATEC clubhouse)
115 (55W City)
Movie break
488 (R4S Woden)
528 (R4S Wanniassa)
450
304
Yesterday
594 (R3)
650 (R4)
342 (63) Validator u/s.
461 (65)
369 (R4)
682 (R4) First ride new series. Noted 'Bus Stopping' sign different from previous Bustech series. May be other differences, didn't look for them.
666 (R3)
432 (R3)
407 (58) Incl school diversion. 4 students.
338 (57)
358 (57)
325 (66)
681 (R10)
560 (R7)
970 (65)
464 (R4)
315 (50)
014 (R1)
532 (R2)
640 (R3)
Note: None of the above were short trips. The shortest would be rte 57 between Woden Interchange and Hughes. Rtes R10, 58, 65 were full length of route terminus to terminus.
Quote from: triumph on February 11, 2020, 10:49:04 PMMay be other differences, didn't look for them.
Mostly just visual changes from what I've noticed so far - I'll keep my ears primed to hear if the engine/FX are any different.
Today:
487 (R4N)
936 (62W)
982 (62E)
980 (62N)
981 (63W)
388 (R4S)
Don't think I've ever managed to unintentionally ride the three 980's in such close succession outside of bus hopping before. *Pats self on back*.
542
597
585
386 (R3)
514 (R2)
100 (903)incl Macgregor school extension.
577 (R2)
101 (903)
534 (R2)
428 (R8)
628 (20)
459 (26)
001 (R1)
003 (R1)
406 (19)
462 (25) Service commencing from Forde.
407 (R8)
456 (R3)
28/2/20
981 (31) Service commencing from Kaleen school
310 (30)
26/2/20
628 (R3)
482 (R4)
651 (58) Incl school diversion.
616 (57)
972 (57)
538 (R4)
001 (R1)
549 (25)
554 (R8)
484 (R4)
585 (42) Incl school extension.
477 (R2)
369 (R2)
410 (R3)
20/2/20
655 (R3)
605 (R3)
19/2/20
355 (R3)
535 (R2)
474 (R4)
381 (70)
688 (70)
641 (65)
410 (R7)
001 (R1)
617 (R9)
425 (R3)
17/2/20
319 (42) Incl school diversion
528 (R2)
15/2/20
554 (24)
654
406
663
4th March
556 (R3)
620 (57)
355 (57)
512 (R4)
014 (R1)
008 (R1)
396 (R3)
5th March
511 (R2) Fraser West to Outlet Centre, transit time 1hr 32 min.
621 (R2) Later return, transit time 1hr 13min.
Some afternoon R2 services from Fyshwick Park and Ride to Fraser West Terminus are timetabled for a transit time of 1hr 40 min. Is this the longest by time of any route scheduled service? And is R2 the longest route by distance?
587 (R3)
436 (R2)
101 (903)
Yesterday-
551
Today-
587
658 (31)
551
Unknown van taxi, supplied by "Canberra Elite" taxis (Ngunnawal to Civic).
454 (R3)
408 (R8)
392 (28) incl schools ext. (Students 1st school reasonable number, 2nd school 3, third school nil, 4th school 6.)
408 (25)
315 (R8)
548 (R3)
974 (180)
011 (R1)
014 (R1)
357 (R3)
114 (53)
109 (R9)
541 (R9)
008 (R1)
975 (180)
394
541
Saturday-
430
Yesterday-
541
630
Yesterday-
549
Today-
925
Yesterday
975 (180)
010 (R1)
440 (31)
549 (55)
549 (31)
955 (31)
972 (180)
Today
946 (180)
010 (R1)
303 (R9)
546 (31)
001 (R1)
486 (R4)
967 (81)
401 (80)
Wednesday-
925
Yesterday-
933
101
909
Today-
598
Yesterday-
547
Today-
406
Monday-
671
Yesterday-
115
623
317
12/3/20
422 (R3)
602 (R4)
366 (76) Incl school extension.
685 (79)
344 (R4)
582 (R3)
909 (24)
585 (24) Incl schools extension.
969 (24)
13/3/20
653 (24)
427 (19) Incl school extension.
100 (903) Incl school extension.
??? (R2) (Not bendy or STAG)
14/3/20
622 (26) Incl school diversion.
Due prevalence of Covid-19, do not expect to have more rides for some months. Best wishes to all for Covid-19 avoidance (or for only mild illness)
Saturday-
398
Sunday-
101
913
Yesterday-
304
Today-
446
Yesterday-
630
625
Today-
101
Can't get any better than this!
972 (70N)
980 (66W)
980 (66S)
979 (71S)
101
448
970 (70N)
533 (R4N)
565 (50N) Drawing
935 (50S)
538 (R4S)
490 (21L) FINALLY...
485 (R4S)
476 (R4S)
44 buses today, this recovers about half of the bus trips lost due to the pandemic. Another next week and I should be back on top to achieve 1000 buses for the year again.
975 (70N)
535 (R4N)
651 (R3N)
933 (41N)
950 (41S)
312 (30E)
622 (R3W)
951 (30E)
371 (R2W)
324 (R9E)
653 (R9W) I still can't believe this is my first non-artic Volgren of the year. Someone pinch me quick, I must be dreaming
367 (R4E)
675 (R2W)
369 (R4E)
957 (30W)
679 (30E)
677 (R2W)
657 (30E)
636 (R4W)
302 (R9E)
517 (R4W)
535 (R2S)
963 (32E)
674 (R10S)
634 (R7N)
681 (R2S)
383 (R6N)
699 (R10S)
363 (R4S)
388 (62S)
378 (60N)
639 (62S)
474 (R4N)
977 (70W)
958 (57E)
313 (57W)
972 (60E)
386 (61W)
112 (61S)
406 (R4N)
979 (71W)
970 (66W)
972 (62E)
379 (R4S)
Yesterday-
490
Not today, been too tired lately to post on the actual day, so...
14 May: another 42 buses.
969 (70N)
526 (R4N)
356 (R3W)
962 (45W)
928 (41N)
953 (41S)
110 (R9E) - thought this was gone, wth?__
514 (R4W)
341 (30E)
628 (R4W)
111 (45W)
654 (901E)
951 (30W)
680 (30E)
346 (R9W)
381 (R4E)
654 (901W)
928 (R9E)
472 (R4W)
913 (32E)
670 (32W)
908 (R8E)
114 (R8W)
310 (R9E)
392 (R9W)
956 (42W)
319 (42E)
624 (R2E)
679 (R10S)
683 (R10N)
511 (R4S)
981 (62L)
973 (70W)
955 (57E)
301 (57W)
490 (R5N)
479 (R4S)
969 (60E)
978 (57W)
378 (57E)
113 (61W)
490 (R5S) | 15 May:
382 (R4N)
972 (71N)
320 (58N)
332 (58N)
556 (R3N)
663 (W)
911 (W)
101 (903L) Also considered
not counting this to my 1000.__
304 (45E)
631 (31E)
LRV011 (S)
530 (R4S) | Took these few shots along the way.
(https://i.imgur.com/aBFg5el.jpg)
701 heading to Cooleman
(https://i.imgur.com/4FcWrpn.jpg)
976 on Summerland
(https://i.imgur.com/vBBixEo.jpg)
Lots of light blue (971 Edge of Coombs Stop#3329) | (https://i.imgur.com/dsc694U.jpg)
490's Interior
(https://i.imgur.com/zvLVgEZ.jpg)
101's Interior
Only counting this as it feels like a bus on the inside |
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on May 16, 2020, 12:28:29 PMNot today, been too tired lately to post on the actual day, so...
14 May: another 42 buses.
969 (70N)
526 (R4N)
356 (R3W)
962 (45W)
928 (41N)
953 (41S)
110 (R9E) - thought this was gone, wth?__
514 (R4W)
341 (30E)
628 (R4W)
111 (45W)
654 (901E)
951 (30W)
680 (30E)
346 (R9W)
381 (R4E)
654 (901W)
928 (R9E)
472 (R4W)
913 (32E)
670 (32W)
908 (R8E)
114 (R8W)
310 (R9E)
392 (R9W)
956 (42W)
319 (42E)
624 (R2E)
679 (R10S)
683 (R10N)
511 (R4S)
981 (62L)
973 (70W)
955 (57E)
301 (57W)
490 (R5N)
479 (R4S)
969 (60E)
978 (57W)
378 (57E)
113 (61W)
490 (R5S) | 15 May:
382 (R4N)
972 (71N)
320 (58N)
332 (58N)
556 (R3N)
663 (W)
911 (W)
101 (903L) Also considered
not counting this to my 1000.__
304 (45E)
631 (31E)
LRV011 (S)
530 (R4S) | Took these few shots along the way.
(https://i.imgur.com/aBFg5el.jpg)
701 heading to Cooleman
(https://i.imgur.com/4FcWrpn.jpg)
976 on Summerland
(https://i.imgur.com/vBBixEo.jpg)
Lots of light blue (971 Edge of Coombs Stop#3329) | (https://i.imgur.com/dsc694U.jpg)
490's Interior
(https://i.imgur.com/zvLVgEZ.jpg)
101's Interior
Only counting this as it feels like a bus on the inside |
I feel it really needs to be said. We are in the middle of a pandemic (it's not over) and somehow it's acceptable to ride 44 buses for no other purpose than enthusiast riding? How is that essential travel? Your actions just seem so tone-deaf and irresponsible to me.
(https://i.postimg.cc/Qt7qQ5Mj/covidsafe.png) (https://postimg.cc/DJ2sFSsN)
https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/help-and-advice/transport
Every bus I ride I consider 'essential', otherwise I would have ended my suffering and killed myself already - my life is not worth living if I can't do one of the things I enjoy. Besides, at least three quarters of those trips will have no one but me riding them or an average of 1-4 others. What's irresponsible how is ****ing many idiots there are in the shopping centres, at least half of what I've witnessed is sure not-essential. I've giving up shopping any later than 9am, it's too hard to keep 1.5m away from anyone at that point...
585 (R2)
475 (R4)
343 (R2)
974 (70N)
973 (66W)
973 (66S)
973 (63E)
910 (58N)
327 (58S)
449 (R4S)
Monday-
926
Yesterday-
557 (42)
346 (R2)
418
Now that Network 2020 has been confirmed for next month, I'm gonna have to crack on with some more bus hopping if I want more P2s before I lose all the routes they're on. Managed 100+ of them already this year yay, but the more the better.
Today:
979 (70N)
533 (R4N)
116 (41E)
959 (R8N)
548 8)
961 8)
409 (R8S)
362 (R4S)
361 (79S)
973 (72N)
Yesterday-
704
972 (70N)
525 (R4N)
116 (45E) - only 1 stop and on its last non-school-bus route of the day, but totally worth it.
98 minutes later... yup I wondered around the Belconnen Bus Stations watching many P2's pass me while I waited for...
117 (45W)
117 (44E)
909 (R9W)
955 (R9E)
951 (32E)
510 (R4S)
529 (R4S)
Totally worth staying awake 20 hours for ;D
967
108
Now that I've recovered from the chronic pain I endured over the last week from bus-ing at 6 in the morning till god knows when, I feel normal enough to post last weeks Renault hunt down.
Monday
972 (70N)
525 (R4N)
116 (45E)
117 (45W)
117 (44E)
909 (R9W)...
955 (R9E)
951 (32E)
510 (R4S)
529 (R4S)
| Tuesday
971 (70N)
531 (R4N)
933 (45S)
957 (45N)
508 (32E)
442 (R4W)
509 (32E)
368 (R2W) trying to bushop without
binoculars is so annoying...
926 (R8E)
959 (40W)
678 (R2E)
958 (30E)
658 (R4W)
358 (R2E) Don't you just love unintentional patterns?
Wasn't the only one that occurred that day either.
479 (R4S)
675 (R4S) | Wednesday...
976 (70N)
514 (R4N)
362 (R8N)
392 (20N)
938 (28S)
908 (R8S)
404 (R4S)
471 (R4S)
| Thursday
970 (70N)
979 (66W)...
979 (66S)
976 (71S)
| Friday
975 (70N)
532 (R4N)
693 (R2N)
913 (45S)
962 (45N)
676 (32E)
485 (R4W)
955 (44E)
950 (45W)
963 (R8E)
349 (R4W)
655 (R9E)
953 (30E)
680 (45W)
389 (R2E)
478 (R4W)
925 (45S) - at this point I was in so much pain (neck, ankle, thighs, lower back)
I had to back out from bus hopping for the remainder of the day. :(
935 (32E)
607 (R4S)
444 (70N) |
Although I had the choice on Friday, but another bus turned up to change my mind, I somehow still haven't caught a single 700 series Bustech yet.
(https://i.imgur.com/18i1jxM.jpg)
Second pattern (sorry couldn't get a proper picture, had a creep near me and I didn't want to leave my groceries)
(https://i.imgur.com/ZAg3ygP.jpg) (https://i.imgur.com/NJ0Wu41.jpg)
Bus stop 4637 in case someone's interested.
967
XA 11 AG
398
712
520 (R4N)
931 8)
963 8)
939 (30E)
537 (R4S)
934 (60S)
529 (R4S)
Network 2020
546 (R3)
3?? (R9)
444 (R9)
008 (R1)
430 (24) whole revised 2020 route
460 (R3)
Saturday-
410
Sunday-
624
Monday-
429
406
Tuesday -
424
Wednesday-
311
395
Today-
305
408
302
603 (R3)
699 (R4)
417 (R4)
002 (R1)
578 (23) whole revised 2020 route
409 (R3)
I used public transport on Tuesday for the first time in 2020.
LRV 005
Bus 512
Friday (last week)-
667
596
Saturday-
410
Monday-
599
657
Tuesday-
409
Wednesday-
409
Thursday-
656
Yesterday-
398
457 (R3)
569 (R4)
513 (59) Whole new 2020 route Woden to City West. Peak time but few users, 1 on Woden, 1 Forest, 3 Barton before Melbourne Ave, 1 Barton Inter, 7 Russell. 1 alight Legislative Assembly, rest (except 1) City, 1 City West. Bendy offered ample social distancing opportunity.
331 (R3)
(This and in recent reports relate to travel primarily to attend essential appointments.)
Last Saturday-
XA 68 AD
XA 11 AG
Last Sunday-
559
Monday-
101
555
Tuesday-
100
957
Wednesday-
101
446
Thursday-
100
447
Friday-
101
412
Yesterday-
714
Today-
709
982 (R4N) :o
626 (24E)
669 (901W)
309 (31E)
952 (42W)
962 (24E)
425 (901W)
515 (R4E)
925 (44W)
929 (30E)
950 (32W)
638 (R2S)
509 (R4S)
480 (R4S)
3 Renault's left (that are still in service) that I have yet to ride this year. Hopefully I can get them next time. 3x P2s, 10x Iris, 4x MAN, 6x Stag, 4x Artic, 673 and too many of the rest to be bothered typing them in.
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on August 11, 2020, 07:05:25 PM982 (R4N) :o
626 (24E)
669 (901W)
309 (31E)
952 (42W)
962 (24E)
425 (901W)
515 (R4E)
925 (44W)
929 (30E)
950 (32W)
638 (R2S)
509 (R4S)
480 (R4S)
3 Renault's left (that are still in service) that I have yet to ride this year. Hopefully I can get them next time. 3x P2s, 10x Iris, 4x MAN, 6x Stag, 4x Artic, 673 and too many of the rest to be bothered typing them in.
How much of each trip do you sit on the bus for? If it for the full length of each trip then I tip my hat and salute you - but if it is only for 1 or 2 stops then I think the bus drivers would be getting very annoyed with you. I've been on a bus a few times and seen someone getting on at one stop and getting off at the next stop. I just think they are lazy sods (I notice many do this in civic).
Monday-
720
Tuesday-
558
Wednesday-
427
659
Thursday-
547
Yesterday-
717
721
692 (72S)
492 (81S)
980 (77N)
972 (77S)
642 (70N)
Monday-
420
709
Tuesday-
631
Wednesday-
393
Friday-
596
397
Saturday-
708
7th Aug 2020
706 (R5)
715 (R3)
Today
656 (R3) Detoured Cooinda, Bimbimbie, Kirinari Sts in UC due works in College St.
932 (59) New Network 2020 route. Full length City West to Woden
693 (R5)
011 (R1)
655 (R8)
399 (R3)
Monday-
392
Tuesday-
447
414
Wednesday-
712
392
Thursday-
553
Friday-
711
626
Yesterday-
631
420
Today-
703
Monday-
586
Tuesday-
659
Wednesday-
585
Thursday-
599
543
Today-
930
Monday-
669
Tuesday-
956
Wednesday-
430
Thursday-
436
456
Friday-
630
Yesterday-
460
Today-
626
970 (71S)
472 (R4N) (500th bus of the year - quite a bit of work to do in the next few months, especially as I haven't been out in 13 days)
468 (R5N)
932 (59E)
642 (182W)
930 (53S) - 1 P2 in remaining fleet left to ride this year
930 (53N) - Drawing
721 (53S) - my first ride on a 700 series (excluding electrics) since the Renault Artics and it was the newest, what luck
933 (59S) - first ride on new route (full trip City-Woden), with trainee driver.
497 (R4S)
974 (70S)
613 (70N)
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on September 17, 2020, 01:11:20 PM933 (59S) - first ride on new route (full trip City-Woden), with trainee driver.
I'm curious - what was it like with the trainee driver?
Not too bad, she did quite well, only time she had trouble was when she had to ask the trainer which left turn was the right one off of Kings Ave.
Being basically an old R5 with no one on it, the trip felt normal, but I had a nice chat with the trainer, so that was a good distraction from the sights I've seen many times before.
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on September 17, 2020, 01:11:20 PM472 (R4N) (500th bus of the year - quite a bit of work to do in the next few months, especially as I haven't been out in 13 days)
Sorry, this is incorrect. I continuously mistake my own writing in my log book. As I have each value of 25 bus trips at the top of each page, I keep forgetting that this number means the last trip on that page not what I already have. After today I am up to 498.
982 (71S)
532 (R4N)
969 (71N**)
513 (R4N) - Checked by City TSO, location of 960: Gungahlin.
507 (R4W**) - Foolishly looked away as 470 passed me by (one I needed).
673 (R4N) -
All ∀rtics 2020 ridden. Checked by Belconnen TSO, location of 960: Gungahlin.
303 (R8E*) - Got to Gungahlin, waited 40 minutes... Nothing :'( (turns out he went back to Belconnen).
316 (18S*) - To avoid Lightrail to the best of my ability after being annoyed by the latter and due to missing several listed Iris buses.
956 (53S*) - convenient timing.
479 (R5S) - Arrived in Woden to witness:
960 (59N*) - Full Woden to City Trip.
All P2's (that are left in service)
2020 ridden.
685 (R5S) - Choice between crowded R4 or quiet R5, both were listed buses. Regardless of which I would've decided on, the choice would have always been the R5 cuz I'm smart, I know the R5 goes the same way as the R4 does now, unlike the hundreds of mindless-Woden-bound-sheep I see.
Meal Break
664 (R4S)
For those who like to repeatedly question my methods...
*Full Trip (or close enough)
**Bus Hop (1-5 stops)
FYI, I judge bus hopping by the time I spend on the bus, not so much how many stops I am on for. If it's ridiculous like going from the Westfield Station to Cohen street or the other way, I will ask the drivers permission first. After setting my 77 trips in one day, and 46 P2's in a row in one day records, I decided to refine my bus hopping parameters, and time instead of stops was one of them.
Monday-
368 (R2)
624 (R2)
540
407
Tuesday-
394
Wednesday-
544
708
Thursday-
409
425
Friday-
431
437
11/9/20
624 (R3) Detoured via Cooinda, Bimbimbie and Kirinari Sts in UC, due to roadworks in College St.
332 (R4)
693 (76) Full route length S bound
354 (73) Full route length N bound
440 (R5)
012 (R1)
452 (31)
547 (18) Full route length N Bound, incl Bimberi diversion
458 (R8)
324 (R3)
Today
526 (R8)
628 (R8)
383 (R4N)
961 (62W**)
303 (58S**)
928 (59N**)
525 (R4N)
969 (59E**) - further than average but still considered a bus hop due to the unexpected arrival before planned bus
550 ( 8) S) - Drawing
653 ( 8) E)
Meal Break
481 ( 8) W)
365 (72S)
With an additional 4 perfectly timed bus hops today, I'm gonna take whatever I can get in the following months. With 490 buses to go, Uni back on and barely 3 days a week - 2 of which are only half days (I refuse to do it on weekends cuz ya know, no Renault's) - to bus hop and manage my drawings, I certainly have my work cut out for me. I'm certainly not giving up yet.
630 (23) Full route length W bound with school diversion (2 students only boarded)
666 (24) Full route length E bound.
(Yesterday)
535 (R4N)
980 (63N**)
562 (58N)
369 (58S)
474 (R4S)
Break
974 (R4N)
652 (R8E**)
692 (R3W**)
702 (R8E*) - I'm not a 700-series virgin anymore, so I can go guns blazing!
974 (21S**)...
Quote from: triumph on September 24, 2020, 10:03:05 PM630 (23) Full route length W bound with school diversion (2 students only boarded)
My profile pic says "Hmm interesting..." >:D
630 (23W) including the school diversion that threw me off thinking the driver went the wrong way...
372 (R3W**)
958 (32E**)
690 (R2E**)
475 (R4S**)
384 (R2E**)
701 (R6W**)
681 (R7E**)
519 (R4W**)
468 (R5S)
365 (76E**)
324 (72S)
Yesterday
405 (R3)
581 (23) Full route length E bound
007 (R1)
474 (R4)
619 (72) Full route length S bound
604 (76) Full route length N bound
327 (59) Contrary to TC on-line TT did not divert to school. Afternoon service from Woden
311 (59) Ditto, from City
472 (R4) N bound, unusually light loading, 8 passing Calvary, only 6 left by Westfield. Cold wet weather affect?
630 (R3)
Monday-
101
330 (R2)
395
422 (R2)
Tuesday-
100
524 (R2)
524 (R2)
707 (R3)
521 (R2)
348 (R2)
421
708
Wednesday-
100
399
657
Thursday-
301
705
Friday-
100
556
Yesterday-
719
Today-
630
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Monday-
101
Tuesday-
316
462
Wednesday-
926
656
Thursday-
417
Today-
553
Yesterday-
647 (R2)
562 (R2)-the same R2 as 647 after a change at Kippax due to some issues with 647
XA11AG
MO7347 (Raiders Shuttle)
MO7347 (Raiders Shuttle)
29th Sept
720 (R8)
433 (R8)
9th Oct
431 (R3)
374 (R10) Noted now uses Eureka Way and McMichael Tce at Denman Prospect as per route map (there had been a long term diversion)
574 (66) Incl closed Heysen St diversion via Hilda, McInnes Sts and Hindmarsh, Melrose Drs.
371 (77) Full route S bound.
671 (72) ditto N bound.
532 (R4)
004 (R1)
358 (30) One stop only
622 (18) Full route length, N bound. Noted stop display shows Phillip Ave followed by stops in Sandford St. No stop in Flemington Rd (including EPIC).
581 (R8)
432 (R3)
Monday-
713
Tuesday-
714
Wednesday-
306
925
Thursday-
415
Friday-
440
Saturday-
456
Sunday-
456
All Scania Artics 2020 achieved - Oct 1st
All Stags 2020 achieved - Oct 2nd
Yesterday (Oct 16th) - another 39 down, 324 to go.
527 (R4N)
605 (58N)
424 (58S)
514 (R5N)
662 (58N**)
656 (58S**)
622 (R7N**)
528 (32W**)
470 (R4N**)
407 (R9W**)
926 (32E**)
524 (R2W**)
660 (R8E**)
377 (R9E**)
321 (R3W**)
669 (R9E**)
623 (30W**)
304 (23E**)
421 (R2W**)
661 (41E**)
925 (24E**)
650 (24W**)
Meal Break
378 (23E**)
464 (R9W**)
667 (30E**) - All Volgrens 2020
712 (23W**)
314 (42W**)
348 (R2E**)
390 (R2W**)
710 (R9E**)
480 (R4E**)
515 (R3E**)
340 (R2S**)
673 (R4N**)
363 (R4S**)
676 (R4N**)
533 (R5S)
512 (R4S**)
470 (R4S)
1 MAN, 5 Iris, 13 Scania and 20 Bustech left, the rest I couldn't care about. Maybe I'll complete them in the next decade or so...
Monday-
455
Tuesday-
318
457
626
Wednesday-
659
Thursday-
447
665
559 (R3)
640 (R2)
100 (903)
341 (R2)
333 (R3)
006 (R1)
666 (R8)
603 (R3)
014 (R1)
006 (R1)
Monday-
957
680
310
Tuesday-
452
953
Wednesday-
710
Thursday-
932
411
424
Friday-
721
Saturday-
554
Sunday-
554
Monday-
454
448
Tuesday-
930
623
Wednesday-
503 (R2)
447
649 (R2)
Thursday-
510
667
Friday-
653
508
671
540
Sunday-
553
After 14 long and tiring hours I caught another 61 buses today. This now leaves 193 to go.
973 (71S)
475 (R4N)
979 (71N**)
465 (R5N)
504 (R6N**)
950 (59S**)
491 (59N**)
325 (59S**)
446 (59N**)
306 (54E**)
323 (31W**)
535 (R4W**)
433 (30W**)
314 (42E**)
389 (44W**)
962 (44E**)
317 (43E**)
606 (24W**)
378 (30E**)
493 (R9W**)
678 (R4E**) | __ | 664 (R9W**)
320 (30E**)
469 (R4E**)
474 (R2E**)
347 (R4S**)
348 (58N**)
934 (58S**)
365 (R7N)
426 (R5S)
490 (61S)
324 (R5N**)
975 (62N**)
451 (R4N)
358 (R7N**)
675 (R5S**)
336 (58N**)
930 (32W**)
459 (R3N**)
652 (30W**)
307 (40W**) | __ | 928 (45E**)
674 (42W**)
927 (31E**)
911 (24W**)
317 (R8E**)
958 (31W**)
695 (R4E**)
345 (R3S**)
484 (R4E**)
379 (R5S**)
353 (R6S**)
555 (56N)
464 (R4N**)
331 (R4S**)
423 (R5S)
302 (R5N**)
325 (R4N**)
681 (R6E**)
373 (77W**)
482 (R4S) |
Only 3 of each Iris and Scania CNG to ride to ride them all once each this year. Now the CSA's have been sacked, I have to resort to my old methods of finding these buses. Was lucky to get 317, 331, 336, 353 and 373 when I did today.
I've also achieved riding 200+ 2's and have ridden 99 Scania CNG's before riding as many Euros/Bustechs, yippee!
Monday-
438
432
Tuesday-
592
Wednesday-
659
963
Thursday-
668
Friday-
438
422
719
Saturday-
629
Sunday-
390
Bold denotes prestigious "Zac's Bus of the Week"
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4/11/20
390 (R3)
458 (R8)
005 (R1)
702 (R2)
554 (R3)
5/11/20
386 (76) Whole route fr Tug Int incl schools diversion - reasonable school patronage.
513 (R4)
Monday-
585
395
Tuesday-
668
Wednesday-
510
ex 114
Thursday-
395
Today-
953
Bold denotes "Zac's bus of the week"
457 (18)
573 (30)
012 (R1) Early mid-afternoon at boarding stop, PA announced slight delay. Later saw from LRV numerous police vehicles at Nullabor Ave/Flemington Rd attending what appeared to be a traffic accident. Presumably the source of the delay.
Quote from: triumph on November 14, 2020, 07:53:28 PMLater saw from LRV numerous police vehicles at Nullabor Ave/Flemington Rd attending what appeared to be a traffic accident. Presumably the source of the delay.
* Nullarbor
Always remember its latin origins: Null (no) Arbor (tree)
Quote from: Barry Drive on November 15, 2020, 08:38:58 AM* Nullarbor
Always remember its latin origins: Null (no) Arbor (tree)
Should have checked,
but ACTESA tweet incorrectly spelt it Nullabor.
Monday-
558
Tuesday-
956
Wednesday-
930
301
Thursday-
932
709
Friday-
542
Saturday-
411 (R2)
587 (R2)
397
Of any buses I was expecting to see yesterday, they could've included 967, 114 and more likely 490 (of which I did get), I was certainly not expecting to see 155 (or what's left of it) being towed out of Belconnen Depot. I thought all the Darts were gone already, what was 155 still doing there?
Anyway, another 37 buses I can't be bothered writing down. Honorable mentions were: 308, 311, 315, 932, 934, 935, 973, 974, 975 and 490.
Not really the relevant thread but the remaining darts which were stored at Fyshwick have been coming to Belconnen for final decommissioning before getting disposed of either through Pickles Auctions or in most cases Access Recycling
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Nov 26th
490 (59)
533 (R4)
Today
650 (R3)
704 (R2)
530 (R4)
421 (R3)
Monday-
718
676
Tuesday-
934
677
Wednesday-
631
460
490
681 (R8)
675
Thursday-
959
510
Friday-
928
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556 (R4)
571 (66) Noted has reverted from Heysen St works diversion to normal route.
650 (R7) Due to building works diverted to proceed clockwise in London Circuit.
009 (R1)
001 (R1)
587 (R4)
532 (R5)
413 (76) S bound incl schools diversion. (7 alighted one school, nil the next.) This service follows a few minutes after the regular service and commences at Erindale and was little used today.
971 (78)
370 (76)
693 (R5)
617 (75)
443 (74)
350 (80)
599 (80) N bound incl school diversion. (5 boarded)
484 (R4)
For those of you (including myself) who had doubts I would manage the 1000 buses again, I can safely say, there's no way I won't. Another 32 buses today - two more of those this month and I'll be set as I only need 75 more.
Honorable mentions today: 303, 305, 311, 313, 925, 932, 960, 969 (first trip), 979 and 981 (last trip). 305 means all Iris 2020 ridden this year. Was trying to locate 355 after one sighting all morning with no results, hopefully next time I'll get it.
Excluding a few Precision Bustechs, it will not be possible for me to ride every bus in the fleet once for this year. Too many E5/6's are left unchecked.
Tuesday-
677
952
Wednesday-
674
931
681
Thursday-
680
932
Friday-
507
963
Saturday-
622
558
419
Sunday-
547
Another 25 down, 50 to go!
Honorable mentions today: 925, 934, 972, 307, 309, 311 and 490
Quote from: triumph on Yutong E12 trial (490)Has anyone seen it in service since...?
Nope, haven't seen it.
446 (55) incl school diversion. 8 to 10 boarded at school.
583 (19)
616 (25) being service commencing at Forde shops ((off regular route). At shops 2 students boarded, 3 more en-route to Casey and 2 after Casey. Not a significant usage of an extra scheduled service.
Well covid restrictions are still a thing. Could simply be that people who use to utilize that particular route are still preferring their car options at the moment.
A lot of private schools including the school that 25 is designed to service have already finished for the year
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Quote from: Snorzac on December 11, 2020, 08:27:12 PMA lot of private schools including the school that 25 is designed to service have already finished for the year
Fair point,
but just before the service commenced a horde of school students appeared with only 2 catching the service, it was a school day for the private school, but possibly not as normal as usual.
591 (R3)
390 (R4)
541 (R3)
Tuesday-
509
486
710
Wednesday-
436
431
482
Thursday-
658
702
Friday-
669
Today-
404
414 (R3)
554 (R8)
401 (18)
517 (31)
490 (R5)
701 (81) Incl school diversion. Holiday, nil use. N bound, short cut down Cowlishaw St. Is this common for buses in service?
978 (77)
487 (R4)
394 (R3)
No more Bus Hopping necessary for the rest of the year thankfully, I'm now set with only 20 more buses to go after these today! To my own surprise, I only need another 10 (including todays) Renault's to achieve riding 250 of them this year. The goal was only suppose to be 200 and presumed too hard, yet here I am surpassing 2016's failed goal with flying colours!
973 (71S) Home > Tuggeranong
975 (79E) Tuggeranong > Calwell
440 (R5S) Calwell > Lanyon MP
324 (80N) Lanyon MP > Tuggeranong
478 (R4N) Tuggeranong > Woden
343 (57N) Woden > City
939 (59S) City > Woden
975 (72S) Woden > Tuggernong
344 (70N) Tuggernong > Home
I also bought a 491, so that should really help with my travels for now on.
550 (R3)
007 (R1)
676 (31)
628 (R3)
18/12/20
705 (R3)
470 (R4)
Monday-
306
595
Tuesday-
662 (R2)
516 (R2)
439
Wednesday-
418
658
Thursday-
707
311
Friday-
679
Saturday-
625
Sunday-
453
625
Monday-
585 (R2)
575 (R2)
Tuesday-
309
Wednesday-
539
Today-
541
Yesterday
446 (R4)
Today
348 (R2)
645 (R3)
#997 - 701 (R4N)
#998 - 611 (70S)
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on December 28, 2020, 10:13:10 AM#997 - 701 (R4N)
#998 - 611 (70S)
Bit obscure, especially for future readers/researchers, assume by #997 and #998 you mean your rides for the year.
No I rode long-gone P3 buses. Just like how I rode bus #999 - 977 (72S) and Tram #1000 - 977 (70N) today.
I observed a light rail vehicle departing Gungahlin Place today from my Toyota Hiace maxi cab operated by Canberra Elite; I did not observe the number, as since I ceased travelling on public transport due to COVID-19 in March, I have not been noting these details, as that level of detailed observation is best saved for APS3 staff members doing the grunt work in Tuggeranong.
31st Dec 2020
651 (30)
479 (R4)
711 (32)
Making sure for the very last time my first bus of the year is still a Renault - had to scooter to Cooleman Court in the wet, man that was a tough ride.
#1 - 959 (66E)
#2 - 387 (72S)
671 (R3)
715 (R9)
006 (R1)
709 (25)
453 (R8)
378 (R3)
678 (R4N)
929 (55L)
927 (54L)
453 (R5S)
661 (41)
687 (R8)
556 (26)
009 (R1)
004 (R1)
367 (R2)
703 (R2) Railway Station diversion accidentally omitted - driver unaware until told. Not good.
In the grand scheme of things would it really have mattered given the train isn't currently running?
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Quote from: Snorzac on January 07, 2021, 10:33:27 PMIn the grand scheme of things would it really have mattered given the train isn't currently running?
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Perhaps not. But it was in the Christmas timetable and no changes shown in Transport Canberra service alerts. Non-TrainLink users may have still wished to use the stop. There is attitudinal difficulty implied here of 'does it really matter?'. Reliability is of prime user importance. How many other occasions have services blithely carried on when they should have diverted? (Transport Canberra would usually only be aware, when stranded users have taken the trouble to make a formal report.)
02/01
551
03/01
460
04/01
539
05/01
713
06/01
396
07/01
394
08/01
417
970 (71S)
969 (71N)
974 (71S)
972 (74L)
489 (72N) a steertag on a 72, wtf
Monday-
410
Tuesday-
423
Wednesday-
592
Thursday-
404
Friday-
452
Saturday-
544
TV9266 (R1) Double deck Light Rail replacement service. (Early afternoon, Gungahlin Place-Mitchell Interchange, front seat upper deck)
628 (18) Diverted Federal Highway, Old Well Station Rd, Morisset Rd, due Mitchell LR Stop works.
707 (59)
532 (R5)
Quote from: triumph on January 18, 2021, 11:19:30 PMTV9266 (R1) Double deck Light Rail replacement service. (Early afternoon, Gungahlin Place-Mitchell Interchange, front seat upper deck)
628 (18) Diverted Federal Highway, Old Well Station Rd, Morisset Rd, due Mitchell LR Stop works.
707 (59)
532 (R5)
Posted after midnight, report relates to Mon 18th January.
First journey of the year via public transport today; this was also my first journey since December 15th prior to the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak in Sydney. This journey was a one-way trip home from Civic. Disturbingly, no other passengers on these vehicles other than myself were wearing a fitted face mask; I also spotted an APS4 & an APS3 from another area of my department traveling too close to each other on LRV007 and not socially distancing.
LRV007 (City to Dickson)
CDC bus (Dickson to Gungahlin Place)
Unknown 'Canberra Elite' maxi taxi; believed to be a Toyota Hiace van (Gungahlin Place to Ngunnawal).
Quote from: Toyota Camry on January 21, 2021, 09:25:04 PMI also spotted an APS4 & an APS3 from another area of my department traveling too close to each other on LRV007 and not socially distancing.
I really do not understand the relevance of posting people's APS positions like you do. Why don't you just say your saw two other people from your department not obeying social distancing recommendations??? What do their positions have to do with anything?
Sorry rant over - back on topic now...
No bus numbers for me these last few weeks. Recovering from a back injury has caused me to be laying flat on my back since mid-December :-(
22/1/2021
Hunter Valley 6661 (R1)
Hunter Valley 6660 (R1)
Notes, Light Rail Replacement buses:
6661 noted as having QR code check-in at seats (CBR check-in not operational), what appeared to be securing belts for wheel chairs, and a placard at wheel chair spaces reading 'For safety wheel chairs and prams must face back of bus'. 6660 ditto except no QR code check-in.
Emulation of the wheel chair and pram requirement by TC could be very helpful in reducing the incidence of prams placed sideways, thus sticking out into the aisle to cause obstruction and trip risk.
Front door entry was the norm (rear door labelled 'no entry'). Some LR replacement buses had no rear door.
Neither bus rode on had PIDs or operating aural Next Stop.
Epic stop was same in both directions in EPIC service road, meaning N bound had to loop around, also often long waits for exit green phase.
Double deck was sighted in LR replacement service (upper deck back window labelled for emergency use, a long way off the ground).
Monday-
676
553
Tuesday-
715
Wednesday-
706
Thursday-
702
Friday-
676
435
487
My god there are so many Renault's running around Gungahlin after 2pm and if you don't like the idea of riding the 27 15+ times, then there's plenty of other options to choose from.
(yesterday)
482 (R4N)
978 (59N)
933 (31N)
668 (18N)
962 (28W)
962 (27E)
958 (27W)
938 (27E)
962 (27W)
929 (27W)
925 (25E)
926 (20W)
951 (19E)
308 (20N)
958 (25W)
929 (27W)
463 (18S) via Bimberi
336 (50S)
354 (R5S)
Monday-
413
Tuesday-
713
Wednesday-
587
416
Thursday-
546
Friday-
548
Saturday-
717
Sunday-
391
Today I traveled on three vehicles, including one old orange bus; they are listed below. After alighting from the bus, I then proceeded to visit the SPAR Supermarket in Ngunnawal.
Hyundai Getz; private carpool with an EL2 & an APS4. (Ngunnawal via Palmerston to Civic)
LRV014 (Civic to Gungahlin Place)
953 (Route 28 Gungahlin Place to Ngunnawal Shops)
Quote from: Toyota Camry on February 02, 2021, 06:39:53 PMHyundai Getz; private carpool with an EL2 & an APS4. (Ngunnawal via Palmerston to Civic)
Again with the continual mentioning of people's job classifications! I am now convinced you are doing it because you know it annoys people. I can't think of any other reason why a normal person would keep identifying people by their job classification.
Going back on topic - I enjoyed the view of a route 6 in a MAN today. It was rather pleasant too.
Friday-
465 (R2)
500 (R3)
VH-NXI (QF1570 CBR to OOL) Boeing 717-200
Surfside 216 (777 Gold Coast Airport to Broadbeach South) Bustech Cdi
G-link 12
Saturday-
G-link 4
G-link 10
Today-
G-link 14
G-link 3
G-link 10
Surfside 213 (777 Broadbeach South to Gold Coast Airport) Bustech Cdi
VH-YQY (QF1571 OOL-CBR) Boeing 717-200
550 (R3)
552 (R2)
3rd Feb
545 (R3)
700 (R3)
5th Feb
633 (R3)
550 (R2)
550 (56)
Today
572 (R3)
573 (R2)
005 (R1)
691 (R8)
708 (R3)
Monday-
438
Tuesday-
621
Wednesday-
507
Thursday-
449
Friday-
412
625
Saturday-
627
Monday-
911
Tuesday-
390
927
Wednesday-
932
929
Thursday-
927
959
Friday-
409
Saturday-
623
Monday-
477
592
509
Tuesday-
933
938
670
678
Wednesday-
598
509
665
674
Thursday-
956
554
510
Friday-
426
420
674
Saturday-
101
508
Sunday-
542
005, 006,010 (R1)
Quote from: Stan butler on February 02, 2021, 09:17:35 PMwhy a normal person
Think this answers your question. Person clearly isn't even close to being normal but a long shot.
459 (R3)
488 (R4)
641 (56) Timetabled to divert to Red Hill Primary but didn't - another casualty to car-god congestion?
662 (R2)
477 (R6) see note
511 (R4)
447 (R3)
Note: Arrived stop opposite John Gorton building at 4.50pm, service discontinued from 5pm due Festival. All should have been good as R6 due at 4.53pm and R2 at 5pm. Neither showed, 8 of us waiting. NEXT BUS (real time offered falsely R2 at 5.00 and 5.10, R6 at 5.06 and 5.15pm. Other intending patrons got similar reassurance from other sources on their devices. Some ended up getting a taxi, others hiked it to remote stops including an 81yr old with shopping bags. When Transport Canberra abandons its customers like this, it is no wonder that public transport is regarded as the option of last resort and usage (excluding Light Rail) barely increases.
Quote from: triumph on March 05, 2021, 10:59:45 PMArrived stop opposite John Gorton building at 4.50pm, service discontinued from 5pm due Festival. All should have been good as R6 due at 4.53pm and R2 at 5pm. Neither showed, 8 of us waiting. NEXT BUS (real time offered falsely R2 at 5.00 and 5.10, R6 at 5.06 and 5.15pm.
...
This is a problem I've seen on other occasions. What happens is organisers are given approval to close the road at a certain time and so the notices at bus stops are prepared based on these approvals. However, the contractor who is setting up the barricades doesn't care about approvals and just installs the barriers early.
I would suggest in this instance that you direct your comments to Transport Canberra and let them know what happened.
Quote from: Barry Drive on March 06, 2021, 09:08:43 AMThis is a problem I've seen on other occasions. What happens is organisers are given approval to close the road at a certain time and so the notices at bus stops are prepared based on these approvals. However, the contractor who is setting up the barricades doesn't care about approvals and just installs the barriers early.
I would suggest in this instance that you direct your comments to Transport Canberra and let them know what happened.
That is happening. I also (from elsewhere) have been given to understand that TC does, in fact, keep a casual eye on what is posted in this forum, which is a good thing.
Besides barricade contractors jumping the gun, there is the possibility that the wanted R6 was very early. Whilst the 5.00pm R2 should act as a 'sweeper' perhaps it was caught up with barricade works or diverted because technically 5.00pm means the stop is closed. Whatever, 8 people (plus several more who arrived at the stop after 4.53pm) were inconvenienced. This means that potentially many more than that, around 80+ (marketing lore says news of one adverse experience spreads to many people), are likely to have been given a negative comment.
710 (R10)
624 (R4)
695 (R4)
662 (R4)
013 (R1)
007 (R1)
967
717
647 (R4N)
ex-717 (S)
ex-717 (N)
ex-717 (N)
ex-717 (L)
359 (64)
356 (66)
387 (73)
603 (80)
716 (80) incl sch diversion, 7 to 8 students
698 (78)
441 (81)
465 (R4)
Week ending March 7
Monday
508
655
Tuesday
461
510
545
Wednesday
680
407
Thursday
508
702
Friday
706
709
Week ending 14 March
Monday
626
Tuesday
654
461
Wednesday
584
715
Thursday
307
714
Friday
303
627
Saturday
622
Week Ending 21 March
Monday
313
306
714
Tuesday
543
390
Wednesday
599
669
Thursday
710
652
Friday
586
554
708
544
19/3
669 (R3)
455 (R3)
Today
699 (79)
701 (76)
648 (80)
577 (80)
603 (81) Incl school diversion (nil students), and unannounced Cowlishaw St short cut.
502 (80)
Yesterday
009 (R1)
008 (R1)
Today
008 (R1)
694 (18) incl Bimberi
005 (R1)
Monday-
485
627
Tuesday-
627
464
423
Wednesday-
671
468
460
Thursday-
487
715
Friday-
653
473
309
Saturday-
624
Sunday-
628
642 (R4N)
631 (R6E) - via Hospital Road, driver must've been half awake cuz he stopped at that stop on Goyder Street that hasn't been a TC stop for some time too. I don't understand why so many drivers still think it is one, it clearly doesn't have the blue/yellow sign attached or any other bus stop features anymore (excluding a Qcity timetable).
551 (R6W)
607 (R4S)
RE-631 probably running early and stopped there as Narrabundah College is not an appropriate place to stop and wait for time due to the positioning of the traffic island
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He was late after foolishly not realizing Hospital Road was still closed and the buzzer was pressed for Narrabundah College. Apart from a few drivers I know, most will never bother stopping in that area even if they're 7 minutes early (which happens every now and again) - they just sail on by regardless of whomever needs the bus during garbage-ass after-hours timetable frequencies.
set 5 car2 Sydney Metro Tallawong to Chatswood. Section using former heavy rail route Epping to Chatswood is noticeably smoother. Surprisingly for a near new installation, there were a patch or two of 'roaring rail' in the new section beyond Epping. An operating pattern appeared - normal from initial station, then in sections beyond intermediate stations, slow speed for first part of section to next station, then medium speed for a short distance, then normal speed. Inferred is that the computer is timing the train to arrive on schedule and leave when ready. if the station 'dwell' time is less than allowed then the train dawdles till the schedule is regained. Another noticeable feature was speedy reversals as the computer 'driver' doesn't have to change ends.
Set A9 (Waratah?) Car 6409 Chatswood - Town Hall (Penrith service) It seems detailed set information is becoming restricted due to misuse.
LR 44, module C2, route L2 Town Hall to Circular Quay (this is the catenary free, in ground power supply section), the leading coupled vehicle was no. 43.
Comparison between Canberra CAF vehicle module identification and Sydney's Alstom units. Each 5 modules. Canberra C1 S1 R S2 C2, Sydney equivalent M1 C1 NP C2 M2.
'Fred Hollows' Ferry F9 service, Circular Quay to Watsons Bay via Rose Bay.
'May Gibbs' Ferry F9 reverse of above. Both ferries are Emerald Class, Sydney's newest class, built in Hobart by Incat.
LR 51, Module M1 (coupler end) lead by LR52, route L3 Circular Quay to Kingsford Juniors.
LR52, Module M1 (rear end) lead by LR51, route L3 Kingsford Juniors to Town Hall.
Car T6643, set unknown, Town Hall to Chatswood (Hornsby service)
Set 2, car 6 Metro, Chatswood to Tallawong.
Metro set 14, car 6, Tallawong - Epping.
Intercity Set V49 (led by set V45) car DIT 9135 Epping - Newcastle Interchange.
NLR CAF 2156, middle module, Newcastle Interchange to Newcastle Beach.
The numbering is abbreviated to 56 on some parts of the LR and shown in full on others. I believe the full numbering continues the historic Sydney/Newcastle tram fleet numbering. The LR is wire free with self contained on board power supply replenished at selected stops by raising a pantograph to a short fixed energised bar. I couldn't see any obvious module identification. The LRs are 5 modules similar to Canberra.
NLR CAF 2151, end module, Newcastle Beach to Newcastle Interchange.
Hunter class 2 car diesel HMT 2751 (led by HM2701) Newcastle Interchange - Maitland (Singleton service).
HMT 2754 (trailed by HM2704) Maitland - Newcastle Interchange.
V14, DIT9169 Newcastle Interchange - Epping (16.24 Sydney service).
14, 6 Epping to Tallawong (arr Tallawong 19.06, elapsed time from Newcastle 2hr42min - pretty good).
(The return Metro same set and car purely coincidental - alighted from Newcastle, descended two escalators to find Metro just pulling in and walked aboard through nearest door.)
Hillsbus 9925 Rte M11 (Metro replacement) Tallawong - Epping, Sydney. A 59 min trek, replacing a 23min Metro.
(Why does a near new claimed 'world class Metro' need to disrupt the public for a weekend to perform 'planned maintenance'? Less than 'world class' construction and/or maintenance design, planning and implementation, is the inference. It is to be hoped they smarten up with the forthcoming Metro extensions.)
Metro set 3 car 2 Epping - Chatswood (overall time Tallawong - Chatswood 1hr 28min, Metro normally 36 min).
Set H36, car ONL5986 Chatswood - Wynyard.
LR 21 Module M1 Rte L2 Wynyard - Circular Quay. (LR 22 in trail)
LR 40 Module M2 Rte L2 Circular Quay - Randwick. (LR 39 in trail)
LR 39 Module M1 Rte L2 Randwick - Wynyard (LR 40 in trail)
Set A75 car N5575 Wynyard - Chatswood. (Berowra service)
Metro Set 4 Car 1 Chatswood - Epping.
Hillsbus 5389 Rte M11 Epping - Tallawong. (Time Chatswood - Tallawong 1hr 17min)
March 29-
477
March 30-
482
March 31-
491 (R7)
482
April 1-
596
486
April 2-
663
April 5-
716
April 6-
631
478
April 7-
465
583
481
April 8-
625
713
April 9-
473
661
721
April 10-
394
April 11-
450
Mon 12/4/2021 in Sydney
Metro set 9 car 3 Tallawong - Chatswood
Set A17 car N5617 Chatswood - Town Hall
Rte 441 bus 1946 Queen Victoria Building - Art Gallery of NSW
Rte 441 bus 1978 Art Gallery - QVB
Set A5 car T6605 Town Hall - Chatswood
Metro set 2 car 6 Chatswood - Tallawong
Today
Metro set 2 car 5 Tallawong - Chatswood
Set A56 car T6556 Chatswood - Town Hall
Rte 441 bus 1974 QVB - Art Gallery
Rte 441 bus 8076 Art Gallery - QVB (only bus so far with passenger information, visual and/or audio, but visual display not operating, just displaying 'Transit Systems', and no audio apparent.
Set T 37 (lead) car D6184 Town Hall - Epping via Strathfield. ('Tangara' type, Hornsby service.
Metro set 6 car 1 Epping - Tallawong
The Metro is much noisier and rougher riding than the modern heavy rail electric trains, reminded me of the old Sydney single deck trains in that respect. Surely 'world class' should be better than that.
What is exceptional is the regularity and consistency of the Metro service and experience.
Technical things noted were dual contact wire and catenary throughout, rails fastened to pads on a concrete track bed, and a lit narrow raised footway the length of the tunnels. With no driver cabin one can stand at the front and back windows for a 'driver eye' type view. Interestingly these windows are in emergency escape doors with a slide out ramp to track level. Another obvious and disconcerting aspect is the total lack of trackside signage and signalling, after-all, there is no on-board driver.
In comparison to Canberra, the Sydney buses we experienced gave no leeway to passengers not ready to stand up and alight, and to people running to the stop. If you greet the driver on boarding, expect a somewhat surprised response, or to be ignored.
Metro set 06 car 3 Tallawong - Chatswood
Set T89 car N5145 Chatswood - Town Hall ('Tangara' set trailing)
Rte 441 bus 1890 QVB - Art Gallery
Rte 441 bus 3746 Art Gallery - QVB
Set A48 car N5348 Town Hall - Chatswood
Metro set 9 mcar 3 Chatswood - Tallawong
Sydney buses still load through front door despite notice about driver welfare care.
Back in Canberra
LRs 001, 002, 009, 006 (R1) (Vastly faster and more efficient than Sydney's routes L2 and L3).
Monday-
711
Tuesday-
661
Wednesday-
930
718
394
Thursday-
592
717
Friday-
453
712
463 (R3)
412 (57)
642 (57)
694 (R4)
694 (80) Different driver
617 (81) Incl school diversion - nil students, used Cowlishaw St short cut without announcement (again).
679 (R4)
680 (R6) incl works route variation at Canberra Hospital
655 (R6)
525 (R4)
424 (R3)
Notes: How rife is the Cowlishaw St short cut becoming? Have made only a few trips from S yet experienced 3 so far.
All the above trips were, except for route 81, on most efficient route to places I wished to be. PT interest was incidental.
586 (R3)
670 (57)
688 (57)
696 (71) Corinna St still not used, though open to traffic.
644 (80)
529 (R5)
004 (R1)
013 (R1)
011 (R1)
525 (R8)
433 (R3)
April 30th
Vehicular ferry (punt) 'Cormorant'. Twice.
447 (R3)
342 (57)
597 (57)
711 (R6)
652 (R5)
304 (58)
419 (58)
468 (R4)
624 (R3)
Quote from: triumph on May 02, 2021, 10:36:18 PMApril 30th
Vehicular ferry (punt) 'Cormorant'. Twice.
Interesting no enquiries about location. What can be inferred from that? Those interested already know? Not a Transport Canberra vehicle, so who cares (in this regard Queanbeyan buses get almost zero posts)? Inertia to ask?
Location of this ferry is Berrys Canal waterway, a part of the Shoalhaven River sea outlets near Nowra, with service between Numbaa and Comerong Island. Fares are charged.
606 (R4N)
706 (R2W)
939 (32S)
939 (58S)
939 (73S)
586 (R3)
570 (56) incl school diversion this time (see 5/3/21 post - must have forgot that time). Good boarding students and adults.
570 (56)
592 (56)
628 (R2)
547 (R3)
581 (R3)
657 (57) Diverted due protest by Extinction Rebellion blocking Federation Mall. 2 stops missed with ad hoc stop in Queen Victoria Terrace. Diversion route was continue along Queen Victoria Terrace, thence Kings Avenue and State Circle to resume route at Melbourne Ave.
616 (57)
376 (59)
009 (R1)
014 (R1)
005 (R1)
011 (R1)
304 (25)
439 (26)
430 (R8)
599 (R3)
101 (903)
712 (31)
963 (31)
005 (R1)
014 (R1)
003 (R1)
660 (19)
014 (R1)
640 (R4N)
971 (71S)
963 (80S)
963 (R5E)
372 (79W)
932 (75E)
500 (74W)
688 (72N)
398 (R3)
660 (57)
561 (57)
442 (R6)
324 (R5)
635 (81) Incl school diversion (nil students). Cowlishaw St shortcut used AGAIN. This shortcut is informal, not an official route change.
466 (R4)
599 (R3)
659 (R4)
692 (R4)
516 (R2) Incl Railway Station diversion
518 (R2)
012 (R1)
007 (R1)
009 (R1)
004 (R1)
585 (R8)
457 (R2)
100 (903)
Note re route 903: On May 14th the driver continued along Pro Hart Drive to double back at a new roundabout Today the driver followed the published route to turn back via Ariotti, Havard, and Fairbrother Streets.
450 (R3) Trainer/Assessor on board, remarkably smooth ride, funny that....
665 (57)
342 (57)
567 (76)
608 (76)
631 (R4)
394 (R2)
563 (56) Incl school diversion, good boarding students and adults.
011 (R1)
448 (R9)
425 (R3)
Yesterday, Wed 2nd
557 (R3)
664 (57)
342 (57)
630 (R6)
516 (R5)
009 (R1)
538 (R8)
707 (R3)
3/6/21
689 (R2)
668 (R3)
Yesterday
434 (R3)
553 (R2)
716 (901)
668 (41)
434 (R3)
001, 012, 009 (R1)
720 (R3)
713 (58)
659 (57)
592 (57)
008 (R1)
002 (R1)
006 (R1)
643 (R9)
416 (41) Incl school extension, 7 students
705 (R2)
581 (R3)
459 (R3) Trainer/Assessor on board
654 (57) Freezing cold - AC only putting out cold air
448 (57)
006 (R1)
003 (R1)
002 (R1)
385 (30)
451 (31) Run starts on school extension, 2 schools nil students. Subtle change in time table, run now starts at St Michaels Primary in lieu of Kaleen Primary, thus there is only one RH turn into Maribyrnong Ave instead of 2 to serve both schools.
500 (R3)
360 (75)
649 (70)
686 (63)
466 (R5)
324 (180)
625 (81)
Yesterday! Sorry, forgot to add that to last post.
413 (R2) (Validator u/s)
382 (181)
536 (R5)
448 (R2)
645 (182)
477 (R5)
433 (R3)
003 (R1)
614 (R8)
652 (R3)
707 (R3)
602 (57)
630 (57)
545 (R2)
407 (42)
411 (41) incl Melba/Copland High School diversion (well patronised), and diversion to St Monica's (1 student) and Miles Franklin (approx 5 students) schools.
630 (R2)
425 (40)
Hope you enjoyed your ride on 425 with a nearly missed diversion around the Roadworks 😂
Quote from: Snorzac on July 26, 2021, 10:45:55 PMHope you enjoyed your ride on 425 with a nearly missed diversion around the Roadworks 😂
Thank you for your interest.
What roadworks? Must have been between Belconnen and Kippax. I boarded at Kippax and travelled further North.
Were you thinking of rte 41 which until recently has been affected by roadworks at Copland Dr/Verbrugghen St (roundabout construction) or Companion Cresc (services crossing)?
(Incidentally rte 40 service took 11 min Kippax to Fraser West. The supposed 'Rapid' R2 at a similar time of day is timetabled to take 19 min!)
27th July
424 (R3)
660 (23) Incl school diversion, nil students.
LRVs 011, 014, 010, 010, 003 (R1) 2nd last was scheduled depot service to Epic
393 (31)
599 (R3)
28th July
664 (R3)
348 (R8)
963 (26) incl school diversion, 3 students
007 (R1)
568 (57) Unintended diversion along Commonwealth Ave and Coronation Dr
634 (57)
337 (R5)
689 (32)
694 (R3)
Quote from: triumph on July 27, 2021, 02:23:10 PMThank you for your interest.
What roadworks? Must have been between Belconnen and Kippax. I boarded at Kippax and travelled further North.
Were you thinking of rte 41 which until recently has been affected by roadworks at Copland Dr/Verbrugghen St (roundabout construction) or Companion Cresc (services crossing)?
(Incidentally rte 40 service took 11 min Kippax to Fraser West. The supposed 'Rapid' R2 at a similar time of day is timetabled to take 19 min!)
Well, it turns out there were roadworks. Rte 40 went via Moyes St as the right turn out of Starke St into Southern Cross Dr is unavailable due to roadworks at this junction. Have to say I hadn't noticed as just travelling A to B. Snorzac was on the ball.
29th July
618, 617 (R3)
Today
683 (R3)
403 (R2)
330 (R2)
008 (R1)
421 (31)
552 (R3)
553 (70)
440 (R4)
669 (902)
Yesterday (4 Aug)
473 (R4N)
978 (59S)
982 (64W)
982 (65E)
980 (60S)
Today (5 Aug)
486 (R4N)
377 (32W)
677 (31W - bushop)
699 (R2E)
683 (R4S)
After reviewing my year count earlier today (455/1000) I was glad it wasn't as horrible as last years concern, I will still need to up my game for the remaining rides if I'm to achieve my goal. At least these new check-in app stickers have one benefit for me, checking the bus number when I forget it again, after seeing it <15 times when I got on... This is especially beneficial on the PB/Bustechs as the cockpit number is hidden if seated anywhere but the front/wheelchair seats.
697 (R3)
691 (55) Incl school diversion - patronage reasonable,
691 (R6)
480 (R5)
681 (R2)
361 (R2) From Fyshwick - a late morning service supposed to divert into Canberrra Railway Station but didn't, even though there was a passenger for the Station stop. The passenger must have asked and was told in effect some do and some don't.
005, 012*, 004, 009* (R1). * stopped at Sandford Street 'for training purposes' only.
606 (31)
692 (R3)
002 (R1)
006 (Rx1)
003 (R1)
009 (R1)
Last 2 stopped at Sandford Street for driver training, but public use not yet available.
Quote from: triumph on August 09, 2021, 11:55:11 PM002 (R1)
006 (Rx1)
003 (R1)
009 (R1)
Last 2 stopped at Sandford Street for driver training, but public use not yet available.
Just to be clear, first two also probably stopped but I wasn't on board passing Sandford St.
687 (R3)
525 (R5)
465 (R6)
631 (R3)
682 (R4)
004 (R1)
005 (R1)
012 (Rx2)
515 (R5)
623 (R3)
434 (41) incl school diversion - didn't even need to stop.
439 (R2)
575 (R2)
414 (R3)
Noted 982 on an R2
All above prior to 10am and before news of Covid +ve arrived.
Now into hibernation.
22 Buses today - most of which were planned several days in advanced, kinda drifted from my plan when I got a 42 instead of a 44 and again obviously after 4pm when I found out what was happening.
979 (71N)
974 (70S)
677 (R4N)
452 (40N)
668 (41N)
580 (40S)
363 (44E)
410 (42E)
549 (R8N)
389 (R8S)
389 (R8N - unplanned bushop)
339 (31E)
938 (50E)
304 (31S)
616 (32N)
374 (32N)
673 (R2S)
587 (R6W)
346 (70W)
344 (71E)
367 (R5S)
529 (R5S)
Also I saw 927 today, wasn't that decommissioned?
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on August 12, 2021, 08:30:20 PM..............Also I saw 927 today, wasn't that decommissioned?
That might well fit in with the appearance of 982 on an R2 this morning. Shortage of serviceable newer buses?
976 (71S) - 1 other person
975 (72N) - only me
634 (R4N)
362 (58N)
683 (58S)
501 (77S)
720 (R5N)
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on August 27, 2021, 03:52:38 PM634 (R4N)
362 (58N)
683 (58S)
501 (77S)
720 (R5N)
We're your travels today really essential? Did you really have to travel during this lockdown?
No, getting my second Pfizer shot was not essential at all...
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on August 27, 2021, 08:19:35 PMNo, getting my second Pfizer shot was not essential at all...
Good to see you are being socially responsible - it does annoy me though that others aren't as responsible as you.
We are in a lockdown and yet I have seen groups of people openly not following the rules. Very annoying.
Alright for some to be able to get Pfizer, let alone their second. I am in the current age range that can get them yet due to poor planning by the federal government there is little supply to the ACT and as such no appointments are available until October unless you are vulnerable or a health care worker. Oddly public transport workers running an essential service are not considered high risk and can't get early vaccine access.
Quote from: Busnerd on August 31, 2021, 10:19:13 AMAlright for some to be able to get Pfizer, let alone their second. I am in the current age range that can get them yet due to poor planning by the federal government there is little supply to the ACT and as such no appointments are available until October unless you are vulnerable or a health care worker. Oddly public transport workers running an essential service are not considered high risk and can't get early vaccine access.
It is a disgusting failure of Scott Morrison and his government that public transport workers have not been vaccinated; this is all the more reason why the mask mandate on public transport in the ACT should continue permanently, in line with the mandate being made permanent in NSW; and should not end later this year. Any person boarding your vehicle without a fitted face mask is a risk to your life and well being; for people like yourself working in public transport, it is very true that the mask mandate is the one thing keeping you alive and well at the moment.
Quote from: Busnerd on August 31, 2021, 10:19:13 AMAlright for some to be able to get Pfizer, let alone their second. I am in the current age range that can get them yet due to poor planning by the federal government there is little supply to the ACT and as such no appointments are available until October unless you are vulnerable or a health care worker. Oddly public transport workers running an essential service are not considered high risk and can't get early vaccine access.
It's not just you - I'm booked to get my first Pfizer on sep 28th (I made the booking about a month back). I told the booking person my role and they said I can't get it sooner. Spoke to my GP and he can't move me up either. Different story if I wanted AZ though but I don't want that.
615 (R4N)
553 (902E) - left Woden 12 minute late, I know I won't be the only one reporting this disgusting behavior today.
339 (56W)
648 (R6W)
953 (60L) - A RENUALT FINALLY WOO HOO!!!
931 (R5S)
931 (R5N)
Got a handful today. To keep things simple however, todays honourable mentions are:
927 and 384 (all MAN's ridden for 2021). The rest will be mentioned in the 'End of an Era' post.
Also, do any of the oldies here know why the engine sound of 931 is so much different from the others?
Probably because 931 is a bit of a cooked unit....
148 was cooked a couple times and its engine timbre wasn't changed, nah it's somehting else I'm sure.
After studying the school-interum network I've been able to plan a 9-Renault/day program. Today however had two Renaults pop up on routes I thought were random/unlikely chances of having Renaults. So today I instead caught 10 Renaults ;D .
Lots more buses helping me towards my ultimate goal with todays honourable mentions:
935, 955 and 513 (All Artics 2021).
Well I'm making sure while the active numbers are still above 100 to stay south of Lake Burley Griffin. So the plan I've come up with is just for Southside Renaults. Luckily however a minimum of 3 shifts that come down this way are Belconnen Renault shifts (for which only 2 work with my plan) which is a really great way for me to still ride on the Renaults I would normally miss out on. 935 and 955 were an absolute dream yesterday as I hadn't yet caught them this year. Hopefully the next time or couple times I go out I can knab 934 and 960 as those are the only ones in the current Renault fleet I've yet to ride this year.
Caught a new record of buses for the year, details of which I will not reveal until the end of the year.
Today's honourable mentions are:
930 (R5)
932 (57)
951 (R5)
960 (60)
I am getting much closer to my decade goal and I'm doing really well with my Renault riding. If all the routes I've located throughout the day were to have Renault's on them on a day I caught them, I could be looking at <16 different Renault shifts - sometimes the same bus is used, like today with 971.
Put toe back in after lockdown....
24/11/21
101 (103)
30/11/21
010 (RX1)
011 (R1)
004 (R1)
1/12/21
003 (R1)
649 (R2)
533 (R2) Omitted (yet again) timetabled Rail Station diversion - driver adamant cancelled 2 to 3 networks back.
322 (54)
101 (903)
969 (71S)
336 (71N)
491 (72S)
934 (74E) All Renault's 2021 Ridden
933 (71N)
I think for the first time in my decade-long bus hunts I have ridden ALL RENAULT's in that year (excluding 911, as I missed that before it was decommisioned). I've now classified PR3's under the Renault title now that they're no longer in the fleet. My requirements to ride 'All Renault's' does not need buses 803, 967, 108, 114, 717, 943 nor 944, regardless of if I ride them or not - it use to, but I've come to terms that some of these would be impossible.
2 more Scanias, 1 more ∀rtic, 1 more Stag, 11 more Bustech/Precision and most of the others left to go. I'll once again be unable to ride every bus in the fleet, that goal will have to wait until the uncertainty of fleet calms down.
1/12/21
Add 001 (R1)
5/12
008 (R1)
010 (R1)
9/12
397 (R9) incl AIS Arena Vaccination Clinic diversion
429 (50)
006 (R1)
447 (R9) incl AIS Arena Vaccination Clinic diversion
13/12
100 (103) Incl from Macgregor
459 (40)
593 (R2)
14/12
312 (40) Incl school diversion
377 (R2)
598 (R3)
616 (R2)
321 (57)
344 (57)
511 (R5)
717 (R2)
459 (R3)
Today
101 (103) incl to Macgregor
459 (R2)
979 (72N)
980 (60S)
982 (73S)
975 (72N)
later...
676 (R5S) - All ∀rtics 2021 ridden
496 (R5N)
much later...
691 (70S)
386 (R4N)
#999 467 (R4N)
#1000 931 (66W) - the things I do for my Renault rides...
I have now completed my ultimate goal of exactly 10,000 'logged' bus rides in 10 years. Hooray for me.
(https://media.giphy.com/media/c1R3XcUXVWAFy/giphy.gif)
Where's my medal lol?
Imagine having such a good driver for your 999th of the year
If only I had drivers just as good during my bus hopping days, so many nasty ones out there still.
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on December 29, 2021, 09:58:07 PMIf only I had drivers just as good during my bus hopping days, so many nasty ones out there still.
If you have an issue with a driver then fill out a feedback form on the Transport Canberra website and do not post snide remarks on this board; possibly you would also be grumpy too in a pandemic if you were needing to wear a mask for 8 hours per day whilst driving likely infected people around Canberra.
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on December 29, 2021, 09:58:07 PMIf only I had drivers just as good during my bus hopping days, so many nasty ones out there still.
Nasty? Or exasperated? I suspect your 'bus hopping' is too well known.
And yes, I have come across the odd Captain Grumpy, but by and large they are a pretty good bunch despite having to put up with many ill prepared, lazy, running late, or idiot customers (to be clear, none of that is referring to you) on a daily basis. On a very few occasions over the years, I have used the feedback system (as recommended by Toyota Camry) to 'call out' both unacceptable behaviour, and exceptional noteworthy customer help.
Quote from: triumph on December 29, 2021, 10:54:17 PMNasty? Or exasperated? I suspect your 'bus hopping' is too well known.
And yes, I have come across the odd Captain Grumpy, but by and large they are a pretty good bunch despite having to put up with many ill prepared, lazy, running late, or idiot customers (to be clear, none of that is referring to you) on a daily basis. On a very few occasions over the years, I have used the feedback system to 'call out' both unacceptable behaviour, and exceptional noteworthy customer help.
Pretty sure breaking the law to avoid picking me up when I hail, running unacceptibly early (aka 15minutes early) and getting crushed by the doors I think are reasonable excuses for reporting drivers. Bad-mouthing me (for dumb reasons) and giving me the 'eye' I won't take too personally - not anymore at least.
This is the last year I plan to do all-day purposeful bus hops, but I do understand that many drivers are quite exasperated, espcially due to the current circumstances and the seemingly increased number of teens getting on claiming they forgot their my way cards. For this reason I made an extra effort to be speedy on/off and extra-polite (even if they're not to me) during the last couple months. The 14+ hour long bus hop days I also got to experience the pain that wearing masks has on ones mental health, so I feel the pain too.
I will of course report drivers, but I have no need for the online feedback complaint forms when I have a direct phone number to the person who takes the reports, or you know, the good old 13 17 10 if I lose that number.
Please stop telling me to use these channels Toyota Camry when I've known about these channels for over 20 years. That's at least twice (if not 3 times) now you've unnecessarily replied to a comment I've made to tell me that...
Quote from: Toyota Camry on December 29, 2021, 10:16:06 PMdo not post snide remarks on this board
Yes, thank you Mr. Forum Admin, I will be sure to not continue ignoring rule #6 of this board by purposely identifying which drivers are nasty and when.
This discussion is no longer suitable for this topic, so I'll finish here. (The general discussion page I'm sure was locked due to this reason) If you wish to continue it, private message me, don't go calling me out on a board - or better still, report me if you think I've done something wrong.
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on December 29, 2021, 04:52:31 PM
I have now completed my ultimate goal of exactly 10,000 'logged' bus rides in 10 years. Hooray for me.
Well, you cut that fine! Presume Covid to blame. Anyway, congratulations.
I'll share it once I complete all my book work from last year, but it was an aboslute grind to bus hop the number of buses I needed in the last 4 months of both 2020 and 2021.
Most importantly however, to start of the year in the best possible way (excluding the absolutely dreadful hour-long scooter trip to get there), my first buses of the year today were:
929 (66E)
929 (59N)
380 (R5S)
Missed my usual R4 by 2 minutes cuz the driver was early, man missing a ∀rtic is so disappointing, and that meant two I missed today :'( .
452 (R4N)
938 (66W)
938 (66E)
520 (R5S)
I was going to say "bye bye" to Belconnen Renault's for a while thinking that we were returning to Network '19 or whatever, but we're apparently going back to the School Interum Network again. Early AM Tuggy Renault's (with maybe an Iris R5 inbetween ;) ) and 2-3 Belco Renault's in the afternoon again, yippee!!!
B0B
Please tell me that's not what was decided for 108...
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on January 28, 2022, 05:28:54 PMMissed my usual R4 by 2 minutes cuz the driver was early, man missing a ∀rtic is so disappointing
Made up for it today with a an unschedualed bus hop.
969 (72N)
977 (60S)
677 (R5S) - just this once. If it's ever an Iris for the next times, I'm definetely not,
not gonna get it.
980 (73S)
982 (72N)
974 (63W) - the chaos in Woden let me connect with this for the first time ever.
696 (70S)
Renault rides are dominating my ride count so far this year, it's fantastic!
389 (31)
456 (47) complete extended route, sole passenger, PID not operating.
2/2/22
431 (R3)
713 (57) From City. Diverted Constitution Ave, Kings Ave, State Circle to Melbourne Ave due demos near Parliament House. 3 stops missed in consequence. Temporary stop in State Circle at Melbourne Ave.
696 (57)
695 (59)
011 (R1)
709 (31)
358 (R3)
7/2/22
415 and 429 (R3)
8/2/22
493 (R3)
355 (R9) incl diversion to Vaccination Clinic at AIS Arena
333 (31)
010 (R1)
595 (R8)
439 (R3)
549 (R3)
670 (57) Diversion to avoid Parliament House precinct. Last Wed the driver had to radio for routing advice. Today there were slight changes. In lieu of going right along Constitution Ave, the driver took Coranderk St and Parkes Way to reach Kings Ave - much better. The State Circle temporary stop had disappeared.
684 (57)
412 (R5) Departure towards City from Woden Interchange was via Bowes St to Launceston St.
417 (R3)
658 (R3)
585 (57) Normal route today, half doz lonely protesters at Fed Mall.
695 (57) Now about two doz protesters making negligible impact.
002 (R1)
668 (25) Excepting newest tranche, have now ridden in service buses at least 4 times each.
407 (28)
414 (R8)
624 (R3)
18th Feb
711, 670 (R3)
23rd Feb
440 (R3)
704 (57) Normal route, nil protesters
354 (57)
399 (R4) Via Bowes St to Launceston St
598 (R3)
622 (R3)
395 (57)
682 (57)
718 (R4)
688 (76)
697 (64) Woden depart via Bowes St
605 (66)
654 (47)
473 (R3) In 311 R3 boardings, only the second SteerTag type. (Noted 952 on N bound R2 - referring to TT found only one R2 service Northbound to Fraser scheduled for non-accessible bus per weekday, none Southbound.)
Haven't been on enough Renault's lately. Thought I'd grab a few this morning.
972 (72N)
981 (60S)
970 (73S)
982 (72N)
Yesterday
409 (R3)
408 (57)
548 (57)
004 (R1)
008 (R1) Delay N bound at Randwick Rd. Red 'T' remained stubbornly on through several cycles of the traffic lights. Work crew was working on the lights. Overheard driver reporting to Control and impressed with very formal communication language in use (similar in style to professional pilot communication with Air Traffic Control).
005 (R1)
704 (R8)
391 (R3)
Regular Wed to Hughes, also today, Cooleman Court area. Selected Cooleman to Belconnen via Denman Prospect as potentially less crowded than via City.
429 (R3)
712 (57) Driver followed route 58 as far as Kent St/Strickland Ave roundabout before doubling back to resume route 57 at Hopetoun Cct/Gawler Cresc.
669 (57)
564 (64) Departed Woden Interchange via Bowes St.
384 (66)
656 (47) Sole passenger
406 (R3)
21st March
558 (47) Incl School ext. Noted both ways via Felstead Vista
Today
420 (R3)
664 (57) diverted Constitution, Coranderk, Parkes, Kings, State to Melbourne Ave due activists (mainly police?) closing roads at Parliament House.
607 (57)
694 (R5) Dept Woden Interchange via Bowes St (now as usual)
007, 012, 003 (R1)
719 (23)
345 (R3)
557 (R3)
706 (57) Diverted as last week via Kings Ave bridge due protest activity. (Noted radio call to drivers about 12.30pm advising normal route 57 and 58 resumed.)
601 (57)
688 (R4)
692 (71)
684 (64)
386 (R4) Depart Woden Interchange as is now normal via Bowes St.
011, 001 (R1)
656 (R8)
589 (R3)
In Sydney
Journey Hills Showground Metro Station to Watsons Bay and return with Pyrmont Bay side trip.
Metro set 10, car 3
'Waratah' B set 34, car N1634
'Waratah' B set 8, car T1408
'Emerald' ferry May Gibbs (infamously briefly Ferry McFerryface until public sentiment caused change)
'Emerald' ferry Catherine Hamlin
"Emerald' ferry May Gibbs (the Pyrmont Bay side trip)
'Waratah' B set 20, car N1920
'Waratah' A set 74. car T6674
Metro set 6, car 02
(Note: Remarkably a warm fine sunny day. But Cattai Creek flooding meant detour from Cattai area by severely rain damaged Halcrows Rd to Glenorie and on to the Metro. More rain forecast.)
Still in Sydney
Mulgrave - Schofields - Liverpool - Leppington - Glenfield - Circular Quay
'Waratah' class A set 6, car N5306
'Waratah' cl A set 11, car N5511
'Waratah' cl B set 35, car N1635
'Waratah' cl A set 45, car N5645
'Waratah' cl A set 53, car N5453
'Emerald' cl ferry Fred Hollows Quay to Barangaroo via various wharves (Pyrmont Bay service)
'?' cl ferry Me-Mel (aboriginal for Goat) Barangaroo - Blackwattle Bay trial non-opal F10 ferry route. Me-Mel is a mini-ferry acquired for a trial 'on demand' service which coincided with pandemic onset. F10 is a brand new timetabled trial.
'Emerald' cl ferry Fred Hollows again back to Circular Quay over reverse route.
Rte L3 Alstom Light Rail vehicle 34 Module M2 led (coupled sets) by LRV 33 Circ Quay to China Town
Rte L1 Alstom LRV 52 Module M2 Capitol Sq to Dulwich Hill. This is the route that the CAF trams in use suffered cracks. After a service hiatus several Alstom trams were, together with the route infrastructure, adapted, and are now use for up to 1/4 hourly service until the CAF units return to service.
Back to Mulgrave via Lakemba, Cabramatta, Schofields.
'Waratah' cl B set 25, car D1225
'Waratah' cl B set 37, car D1237
'Millenium' cl M set 6, car D1011 (4 car set)
'Waratah' cl A set 27, car D6327
(Happily, Cattai Creek had gone down giving shorter access to the train network. There was a bus strike on Mon plus Cattai is very poorly served.)
Quote from: triumph on April 14, 2022, 10:59:38 PM'?' cl ferry Me-Mel (aboriginal for Goat) Barangaroo - Blackwattle Bay trial non-opal F10 ferry route. Me-Mel is a mini-ferry acquired for a trial 'on demand' service which coincided with pandemic onset. F10 is a brand new timetabled trial.
Update - 'Minicat' class.
Correction - Me-mel is the aboriginal name for Goat Island, not necessarily meaning 'goat'.
Still in Sydney
Travel to Mulgrave by car, thence public transport to NSW Art Gallery, followed by round trip to Mona Vale, and then back to Mulgrave. Some buses today.
'Waratah' class A set, car N5635 Mulgrave - Town Hall
Rte 441 Bus 2054 QVB (Queen Victoria Building) to Art Gallery
Rte 441 Bus 8383 Art Gallery to QVB. After a couple of blocks finally noticed, this bus is fully electric! It is a BYD D9RA with Gemilang Eco City Bus body, operated out of Leichardt Depot.
Rte 3 Alstom LRV 21 Module C1, led by LRV 22, QVB to Wynyard.
Rte B1 Express (limited stops) operated by a double decker fleet, Wynyard to Mona Vale. Great ride at front, top deck. Unsure of fleet number, but probably 2869. A several decades since a similar double deck ride to Brookvale.
Rte 199 Bus ???? Mona Vale - Manly. Damn, thought I had recorded bus number but apparently not. Older single deck.
'Freshwater' cl Freshwater Manly - Circular Quay. Noted the small Gen 2 'Emerald' cl catamaran vessels providing Manly services also.
'Waratah' cl B set 21, car N1821 Quay to Wynyard
'Waratah' cl A set 55, car T6555 Wynyard - Schofields (terminated here)
'Waratah' cl A set 12, car N5312 Schofields - Mulgrave
Highlights of public transport today scoring an unexpected electric bus, and the DD bus trip to Mona Vale.
Quote from: triumph on April 19, 2022, 11:04:09 PMRte 199 Bus ???? Mona Vale - Manly. Damn, thought I had recorded bus number but apparently not. Older single deck.
Did record it. 2824.
Sydney still
Metro Set 13 car 2 Tallawong - Chatswood
'Waratah' class, A set 42, car D6442 Chatswood - Town Hall
Alstom LRV 32 Module M2 in lead, coupled to LRV 31 rte L3 Town Hall - Circular Quay
'Emerald' 2nd gen cl ferry Balmoral Circular Quay to Manly
"Emerald' 2nd gen cl ferry Clontarf Manly to Circular Quay. Took close to 15 min to let passengers off and board waiting throng at Manly. Narrow gangplanks. Due wet weather all inside with many standing. Social distancing? Ignored. Likewise mask mandate. Actual trip time wharf to wharf over 20min. Ride noticeably more responsive to waves. I am not impressed, clearly not a suitable alternative to the Freshwater class. Freshwater was in use but no sign of Collaroy (Narrabeen is getting a major engine overhaul/renewal and Queenscliff was retired last October).
It also seemed that Fred Hollows, an original Emerald class was also on the Manly run.
"Emerald' cl ferry Bungaree Circular Quay to Balmain East (Pyrmont Bay service) with calls at Milsons Pt and McMahons Pt.
Rte 442 bus 8403, another BYD electric type, Balmain East to Queen Victoria Building (Market St set down).
Alstom LRV 46, Module M1 in lead, coupled to LRV 45 rte L3 QVB - Central Chalmers St
Alstom LRV 17 Module M2 in lead rte L1 Central to Rozelle Bay
Alstom LRV 51 Mondule M2 in lead rte L1 Rozelle Bay to Central (See note in post 795 re Alstom LRVs in use for L1)
'Waratah' cl, A set 75, car D6375 Central to Town Hall
Rte 610X Double deck bus 6886 QVB to Castle Hill
Metro set 21 car 3 Castle Hill to Tallawong
Additional information/comment re double deckers
The B1 route to Mona Vale is operated by MAN ND323F units with Gemilang Eco Double Deck bodies.
Rte 610X to Castle Hill (and 607X to Bella Vista) are operated by a mixture of buses, but Bustech CDi bodied Cummins ISL double deckers operate quite a few of the services.
Both double decker types are 3 axle units but the Mona Vale buses have 2 axles at the rear, whereas in contrast the Castle Hill/Bella Vista buses have the 2 axles at the steering end. The mass carried at each end must vary accordingly - and have quite subtle mass distributions involved.
They appear to be particularly suited to limited stops/express services (but note use in ordinary multi stop services in Britain).
If you have the opportunity, try one out.
Still more Sydney
Another Art Gallery outing, this time parking again at Tallawong.
Metro set 13, car3 Tallawong to Chatswood
'Waratah' class A set 58, car N5358 Chatswood to Town Hall
Rte 441 bus 1941 QVB to Art Gallery. This bus is also less common, a Mercedes O500 LE CNG, powered by natural gas.
Rte 441 bus 8400, a BYD electric (saw quite a few so there must be a small fleet), Art Gallery to QVB
Alstom LRV 41, no 2 end leading, Module NP. LRV 42 in trail. QVB to Circular Quay
'Emerald' cl ferry Pemulwuy Circular Quay to Watsons Bay return calling at Rose Bay both ways.
(Noted 2nd gen 'Emerald' types Clontarf and Balmoral, with Freshwater close behind approaching the Quay - wondered which other vessel was at Manly end.)
'Waratah' cl (near inevitable it seems) A set 43, car N5543 Quay to Wynyard
'Waratah' cl A set 50, car T6550 Wynyard to Chatswood
Metro set 4, car 5 Chatswood to Tallawong.
Back to normal - in Canberra.
599 (R3)
630 (57)
355 (57)
649 (R5)
006, 010, 014, 004 (R1)
421 (R8)
583 (R1)
486 (R3)
After recovering from being sick again for a week I decided to attend the premire of the Doctor Strange movie at Limelight this evening. I've known since the start of the 'School Interim Bus Timetable' that the final R4N of the weeknights was supposedly a Renault, but each time I think I've seen it, it hasn't been one.
Tonight it was one ;D - what a way to lift my spirits.
Quote from: triumph on May 04, 2022, 09:24:27 PMBack to normal - in Canberra.
599 (R3)
My condolences, the driver of that bus was in a foul mood that morning having been allocated an inferior bus 😬
Quote from: Snorzac on May 08, 2022, 01:00:14 AMMy condolences, the driver of that bus was in a foul mood that morning having been allocated an inferior bus 😬
Well, I didn't notice. In fact I noted what seemed to be pause(s) to match the TT and a prompt arrival in the City after a smooth trip. What I did notice was that there were not many passengers despite it being what I thought would be a busy time, and certainly the road traffic was busy.
But, a later trip featured a cheerful mature lady driver with a surprisingly leaden foot. Skillful, so quite OK.
I can certainly confirm that the trip departed on time for the reasons you outline and certainly required enroute stops to not run early as the driver had the same thoughts regarding patronage