What bus did you get today? (2007-2018)

[Snorzac]

418 (313)
115 (56)
368 (200)
401 (313)
454 (313)
940 (56)
981 (56)
966 (52)
908 (51)
952 (13)

[Merv319]

Wednesday
368 (200 to DFO, Gungahlin @9:30am...shared the same bus with Metrobus)
354 (59 to GMP, Belco Westfield @5:50pm)

Today
384 (200 to DFO, Gungahlin @3:01pm)
310 (59 to Belco, City @5:57pm...SO FREAKIN' FAST IRIS THAT ACTUALLY CAUGHT UP AN EURO5 RED RAPID)

[Snorzac]

Friday:
470 (313)
338 (56)
345 (200)
963 (10)

Yesterday:
422 (952)

[CNG]

870 (434)
120 (610)
119 (6)

[Kramden]

A MAN-ly week with some good ol' Renos for o/t runs.  Shift consisted of a 3, 30, 2 x 9 and a 56
Mon: 434
Tue: 417
Wed: 416 and 958
Thu: 392
Fri: 411 and 847 (ran very well for an old beast on S/R 848 and Expresso 702)
Last Sat I picked up 407 for a detail that included: 942 City, 931 ADFA loop, 939 Watson loop, 906, Spence loop, 903 Fraser West loop and 902 Spence loop.

[Snorzac]

966 (56)
425 (200)
418 (313)

[CNG]

A MAN-ly week with some good ol' Renos for o/t runs.  Shift consisted of a 3, 30, 2 x 9 and a 56
Mon: 434
Tue: 417
Wed: 416 and 958
Thu: 392
Fri: 411 and 847 (ran very well for an old beast on S/R 848 and Expresso 702)
Last Sat I picked up 407 for a detail that included: 942 City, 931 ADFA loop, 939 Watson loop, 906, Spence loop, 903 Fraser West loop and 902 Spence loop.

was it a part time straight am shift, lucky if u got that instead of the usual broken

[Kramden]

was it a part time straight am shift, lucky if u got that instead of the usual broken

No. Actually it was a straight PM shift finishing just after midnight.  Nice for a change.

[Kramden]

Almost the entire spectrum this past week on a shift that consisted of a 300, 315, 8 and 757.
Mon: 448, 142
Tue: 425, 132
Wed: 427, 134
Thu: 428, 309 (Never thought I'd like an Iris, but I'd be keen to take this one out again).
Fri: 394, 867

[Bus 400]

Bus 864
Bus 300


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[Merv319]

Almost the entire spectrum this past week on a shift that consisted of a 300, 315, 8 and 757.
Mon: 448, 142
Tue: 425, 132
Wed: 427, 134
Thu: 428, 309 (Never thought I'd like an Iris, but I'd be keen to take this one out again).
Fri: 394, 867

Was that actually you, Mr Kramden!?
I'm the asian guy who took 757s from Limestone to Gungahlin!

[Snorzac]

309 is a very good bus, it used to be a heap of shit, but they have really worked on it

Tuesday:
470 (313)
338 (56)
355 (200)
400 (313)
414 (313)
448 (56/111/300/15/15/16/16)

Wednesday:
418 (313)
865 (56)
426 (51)
864 (13)
430 (15/15/16/16/17)

Thursday:
4?? (313)
864 (56)
345 (200)
464 (313)
379 (313)
417 (52)
433 (16/16)

Today:
472 (313)
330 (56)
437 (200)
326 (313)
449 (56)
994 51)

[Kramden]

Was that actually you, Mr Kramden!?
I'm the asian guy who took 757s from Limestone to Gungahlin!

I cannot tell a lie... it was me, little old me. I guess I look older and fatter in person than the real Kramden in my avatar, LOL!

Merv319 eh?  You must be an Iris fan with a name like that.  I'm yet to drive 319.  Is she any good?

Just while we're on the Iris subject - and apologies for being off topic - but I'm wondering is it a proven statistic that they're prone to breakdowns more than most other bus types in the fleet. If so, why is that?

[Snorzac]

Just wait for summer, you'll see...

[Buzz Killington]

309 is a very good bus, it used to be a heap of shit, but they have really worked on it

Caught it earlier in the week, it certainly bucks the Iris trend of being heaps of shit.

[Kramden]

Just wait for summer, you'll see...

OK thanks, so I take it they're poorly engineered for ACTION requirements, i.e. can't hack the pace in the heat.  Thanks for the tip.  Hmmm, best avoid them this summer if poss.

[Bus 400]

Bus 357 (900)
Bus 342 (934)
Bus 387 (931)
Bus 429 (900)
Bus 363 (906)
Bus 357 (900)
Bus 361 (962)


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[lukeo25]

34?
39?
455

[Kramden]

415, various northside runs plus a 934 and a 938.

[Bus 400]

Bus 903 (62)
Bus 465 (300)
Bus 414 (319)
Bus 811 (57)
Bus 950 (58)
Bus 417 (2)
Bus 363 (315)

[Snorzac]

Monday:
441 (313)
391 (56)
843 (56)
414 (56/111/300/15/15/16/16/17)

Yesterday:
469 (313)
338 (56)
308 (58)
407 (313)
419 (56/111/300/15/15/16/16/17)

[CNG]

tuesday
862 (434)
372 (494)

[Snorzac]

Wednesday:
411 (313)
900 (56)
400 (200/312)
384 (200)
145 (51)

Yesterday:
404 (313)
852 (56)
379 (200)
469 (200)
955 (56)
367 (44)
149 (74)
904 (51)
845 (56)
434 (56)
925 (30)

[Merv319]

Merv319 eh?  You must be an Iris fan with a name like that.  I'm yet to drive 319.  Is she any good?

Yep, 319 is the coolest bus with the great name logo at the rear of the bus-and it's smooth as well.

So, today,

405(59 to City, 8:18am in Katherine Avenue)
946(411, 3:13pm @Campbell High)
374(200 to GMP, 3:23pm @City)
405(59 to Belco, 3:55pm @GMP)
377(200 ended up at City, 5:01pm @GMP)

Details about 377 are posted on minor maintenance thread.

[Kramden]

The past week's shift consisted of runs 30, 39, 43 and 17.
Mon: 111, 997
Tue: 849 (a beauty), 963
Wed: 103, 853
Thu: 998, (quite good...for a .3!) 849 (Really really like this one)
Fri: off

[lukeo25]

So far today
413
380
374
425
388

[Bus 400]

Bus 380 (900) *Spotted lukeo25
Bus 380 (958)
Bus 404 (952)
Bus 446 (980)
Bus 359 (900)


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[Snorzac]

Friday:
479 (313)
338 (56)
452 (58)
327 (313)
448 (17)

Sunday:
392 (900)
DTG 55 (830)

[Snorzac]

Yesterday:
470 (313)
338 (56)
396 (200)
303 (318)
888 (313)
449 (56)
414 (51)
449 (16/16/17)

Today:
4?? (313)
855 (56)
465 (200) has the new radio system installed
449 (200)
435 (56)
105 (314) shat itself at the cnr of Coulter and Nettlefold...good thing I got off at Coehn!

[Kramden]

The past week's shift consisted of runs 10, S/R 668, 2 x 63, 749 and 56.  Good geographic variety.
Mon: 316, 855
Tue: 991, 854
Wed: 117, 867
Thu: 992, 853
Fri: 110, 846

[Bus 400]

Bus 414
Bus 490
Bus 908
Bus 427


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[Snorzac]

Yesterday;
387 (313)
902 (10) 15 late into the City, over an hour late at Majura Park
925 (13)
434 (300/15/15/16/16/17)

Today:
475 (313)
338 (56)
450 (58)
333 (313)
420 (313)
435 (56)
895 (51)
959 (51)
435 (16/16/17)

[CNG]

The past week's shift consisted of runs 10, S/R 668, 2 x 63, 749 and 56.  Good geographic variety.
Mon: 316, 855
Tue: 991, 854
Wed: 117, 867
Thu: 992, 853
Fri: 110, 846

Was the morning half of the shift requiring a .3 or iris?

[Kramden]

AM part was a .3.  I was assigned 993 on Monday but it wouldn't start and I was close to being due out so they fixed me up with an Iris.  Fortunatley a reasonably good one.

[CNG]

AM part was a .3.  I was assigned 993 on Monday but it wouldn't start and I was close to being due out so they fixed me up with an Iris.  Fortunatley a reasonably good one.

Gee that was lucky

[Bus 400]

Bus 432
Bus 333
Bus 449
Bus 426
Bus 448
Bus 380

[Kramden]

426 on:
942, 958, 907, 903

[Bus 400]

So I've finally spotted you Mr Kramden. I jumped off the 903 at Fraser West Terminus.

I will praise you for that very nice thing you did for that young lady at Dunlop. Not many drivers would go out of there way to do that. Just a pity you took that direction out of Fraser West (without saying too much).


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[Snorzac]

Yesterday:
375 (900)
438 (937/935/958/934)

Today
391 (951)
429 (905) Irisbus rider would be enthused...

[Snorzac]

Monday:
961 (13)
470 (7)
467 (3)
956 (51)
425 (52/59)
435 (15/15/16/16/17)

Yesterday:
470 (313)
338 (56)
345 (200)
363 (313)
379 (313)
431 (52)

[Bus 400]

Bus 371
Bus 129
Bus 878

[CNG]

Yesterday
871 (508)
871 (30)
871 (7)
871 (5)
871 (27)

[Snorzac]

Wednesday:
849 (58)
455 (200)
448 (313)
413 (313)
332 (318)
304 (57) Better than 309
413 (56)
871 (30/7)
457 (313)
413 (15/15/16/16/17)

Yesterday:
405 (313)
356 (200)
880 (52)
332 (313)
847 (313)
153 (52)
981 (51)
458 (16/16/17)

[Kramden]

The past week's shift consisted of runs 2 x 7, 10,  S/R 546, 701, a few school charters and covered a route 28 Woden-Cooleman.
Mon: 990, 853
Tue: 103, 854
Wed:  856, 852
Thu: 119, 110
Fri: 112, 867

COMMENT: 112 was the pick of the 3s, but I still can't say I enjoy operating them.  They seem cumbersome...awkward.  Apart from all the annoying rattles, the door switches are notoriously dysfunctional. By contrast, all of the old Mk Is mentioned above were quite good; very responsive.  Echoing the words of many long-serving drivers I've met, they're a damned good bus...especially considering their age.

[Bus 400]

Bus 304
Bus 841


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[Snorzac]

409 (313)
305 (57)
429 (200)
454 (51)

[Bus 400]

Bus 322
Bus 321
Bus 323

[The Love Guru]

409 (313)
305 (57)
429 (200)
454 (51)

Scored the Tokaji mobile again i see

[smitho]

I took out 817 the other day as it was the only Mark 1 left when I turned up to do my afternoon runs; had been under the impression that it was a bit of a snail, but in fact it went pretty well - it was a pleasure to operate for the afternoon.

Mechanical side seemed faultless, Air conditioning was good, AM-FM worked well, internal presentation was reasonable, externals were reasonable too. Would much rather see Mark 3s being sold off than these venerable old girls.

[Snorzac]

Yesterday:
900 (951) After waiting at the stop for the best part of 45 minutes due to the breakdown of the 952
370 (900)
455 (981/958/900/961/927/927/922)