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

[Kramden]

No I didn't spot you 400.  Too focused on dogding pedestrians as they dart or daydream across in front of bus traffic.

Yes both runs are VERY quiet...except along Goreen St when the bus rattles and jumps around on the uneven surface of 'old Canberra'.

I've not been trapped at the Hospice.  Any potential for making that blunder was pointed out in training.

[Snorzac]

Yesterday (Mostly Trains):
S1 (Kograh to Central)
A3 (Central to Revesby)
A3 (Revesby to Wolli Creek)
S119 (Wolli Creek to Kograh)
T1 (Kograh to Central)
S76 (Central to Gordon)
Forest O405 m/o7127 (Railbus 48/Railbus 49)
T63 (Gordon to Central)
T?? (Central to Kograh)

[Bus 400]

378-900
421-951 (Sounded a bit sick)
391-956
434-900

[CNG]

334 (900)
411 (900)

[CNG]

862 (434)
349 (494)

[Snorzac]

320 (313)
929 (56)
451 (200)
334 (314)
408 (56/111)
100 (314)
467 (313)

[smitho]

719

&

817 (good bus - sounds great)

[CNG]

974 (434)
400 (494)

[CNG]

877 (434)
400 (494)

[King of Buses]

Last Week...
711 (665)
702 (500)
725 (665) :) I love this bus!
702 (500)
713 (665)
700 (500)
722 (665)
714 (500)
716 (665)
714 (500)

Yesterday
711 (665)
720 (500)

Today
701 (665)
714 (500)

[Snorzac]

Tuesday:
472 (313)
353 (56)
880 (200)
98? (313)
853 (313)
449 (56)
835 (51)
95? (51)

Today:
417 (313)
865 (56)
333 (200)
444 (314)
360 (313)
405 (313)
359 (318)
143 (57)
452 (200)
445 (314)
343 (318)
970 (30)

[Kramden]

A variety of 2s and 3s this week.

Mon: 953, 899
Tue: 836, 915
Wed: 996, 100
Thu: 992, 952
Fri: 107, 950

AM runs, 17 and 44
PM runs, 52 and 10

[Snorzac]

992... That sucks!!!

470 (313)
338 (56)
345 (200)
396 (313)
842 (313)
449 (56)
968 (51)
905 (51)
955 (13)


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[Barry Drive]

Wednesday 7 September (Sydney):

8431 - Volvo B7 (Westbus 780)
1023 - Bustech MAN 18.320 (Busways 750)
2178 - Merc O500 CNG (Metrobus M52)

[Kramden]

#405 for:

958
981
942
900 south
967
900 north
951

[Bus 400]

Bus 327 (900) *via Tuggeranong Parkway
Bus 427 (934) *via Queen Victoria Terrace-Old 39N section
Bus 969 (980)
Bus 418 (980)
Bus 392 (980)
Bus 428 (900)
Bus 348 (900)
Bus 408 (900)
Bus 417 (900)

[Snorzac]

348 (905)
401 (900) leaky turbo + full load= one slow bus!!!
377 (900)
392 (958)
343 (952)
438 (952)
443 (905)

[Snorzac]

354 (313)
439 (56)
141 (51) Just what I wanted to ride to work... a packed dart having to stand where the flooring had rotted away, so I was standing...slowly sinking!!
981 (51)
452 (16/16/17)

[CNG]

804 (434)
371 (494)

[Snorzac]

468 (313)
323 (56)
405 (200)
452 (200)
345 (200)]
326 (313)
847 (313)
395 (56/111/300)
446 (15/15/16/16)

[Snorzac]

430 (313)
956 (56) Should be withdrawn!!!
964 (56)
343 (313)
335 (313)
371 (56)
397 (200)
342 (30/7)
312 (56)
132 (52)
134 (51)
886 (13/13)

[Bus 400]

Bus 348 (63)
Bus 876 (267) *Just as we arrived at Woden services resumed to the rest of Canberra.
Bus 466 (314)
Bus 908 (59)
Bus 981 (56) *Went via Gundaroo Road & Barton Highway.
Bus 308 (7)
Bus 443 (314) *The first bus I've been in with the new radio system & that 20 (or so) minutes was the quietest time on the ACTION Two-Way all day. I wonder what this says.....
Bus 429 (313)
Bus 384 (200) *Went via Barton Highway & Gundaroo Road.
Bus 384 (200) *Went via Mapleton Avenue/Horse Park Drive/Federal Highway.
Bus 320 (315)
Bus 347 (11)


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[Kramden]

A week of Darts in the AM and Mk Is in the PM.  Routes 9 and 52 respectively plus SR 415

Mon: 132, 864
Tue: 144, 867
Wed: 141, 845
Thu: 144, 840
Fri: 144, 841 (best performer of the week)

While I wouldn't like going around in a Dart all day, they seem fine for a few light runs.  A good thing I've warmed to the little buggers because I've got a another week of them ahead of me.

[Snorzac]

Yesterday:
451 (313)
112 (56)
369 (200)
466 (313)
414 (313)
913 (51)
393 (200)
817 (30/7) HEAP OF SHIT
855 (313)

Today:
414 (315)
940 (56)
357 (200)
326 (313)
898 (88)
432 (318) a/c broken
440 (313) a/c also broken
406 (313) a/c working :O
152 (52)
452 (13)

[Buzz Killington]

817 (good bus - sounds great)

817 (30/7) HEAP OF SHIT

hmmm....

Yesterday:
898 (88)

??

[Snorzac]

LOL, 817 had idle set to low and had an air leak, every time it sat still for too long the driver was unable to release the handbrake without revving the tits off it. and due to the air leak the rear tyres were rubbing against the wheel arch.

The 88 was used to get to Swinger Hill as it was the first bus heading that way to depart.

[Kramden]

Most of the 840s are pretty good with 841 & 846 the better ones.

I'd have to agree with you, in particular on 841.  Obviously my driving experience across the entire fleet is limited at this stage but I really liked this one.  Good steering, suspension and the retarders kicked in gently which doesn't seem to be the case with a few of the others.

It was all the better having it yesterday given that I was driving a 52 northbound.  Due to the Mitchell fire diversions I got to drive up the Federal Highway. The regular passengers seem to like the change of plan too.  Just for a moment it seemed we were escaping the drudgery of our daily lives and heading to Sydney...so said one of them.

[Bus 400]

Bus 349 (300)
Bus 309 (9) (7)
Bus 313 (
Bus 323 (319)
Bus 873 (52)
Bus 353 (200)
Bus 927 (57)
Bus 374 (200)
Bus 856 (59)


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[Snorzac]

946 (52)
851 (56)
426 (313)
418 (15/15/16/16/17)

[Bus 400]

Bus 356 (227)
Bus 129 (732)
Bus 475 (313)
Bus 998 (17)
Bus 856 (43)
Bus 453 (73)
Bus 468 (318)
Bus 437 (319)
Bus 422 (314)
Bus 303 (22)
Bus 887 (64)
Bus 121 (65)
Bus 472 (314)
Bus 883 (729) *This bus is a flyer, took off from a stop on Hindmarsh Drive & took no trouble or time to get up to 80k's.

Back to work tomorrow, so ACTION Bus drivers can relax until the weekend.


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[lukeo25]

I saw you getting on the 732 in woden this Morning :)

[Snorzac]

472 (313)
338 (56)
345 (200)
343 (313)
850 (313)
450 (56)
490 (51) It's not bad, it's Leyland bad!!!
450 (16/16)

[King of Buses]

Heres the list of my buses oevr this month

Wednesday 7th Sept
711 (665)
720 (500)
Thursday 8th
701 (665)
714 (500)
Friday 9th
712 (665)
726 (500)

Monday 12th
710 (665)
719 (500)
Tuesday 13th
712 (665)
700 (500)
Wednesday 14th
710 (665)
715 (500)
Thursday 15th
717 (665)
701 (500)
Friday 16th
987 (665)
987 (Charter)
722 (Charter)
719 (Charter)
720 (500)

Monday 19th
717 (665)
714 (500)
Yesterday
717 (665)
725 (500)  
Today
726 (665)

[Snorzac]

Wednesday:
473 (200)
333 (314)
143 (58)
981 (56)
897? (51)
428 (16)

Yesterday:
433 (313)
867 (56)
345 (200)
473 (313)
439 (313)
950 (56)
866 (56)
447 (56)
936 (30/7)
117 (313)
923 (13)
447 (15/15/16/16/17)

[Kramden]

Another week of Darts in the AM and various types in the PM.  Routes 5, 749, 10, 57 and 701 covered.

Mon: 134, 303
Tue: 144, 994
Wed: 138, 4??...er, senior's moment!
Thu: 138, 852
Fri: 138, 409 and two AM charters in 864

So that completes my first month in the chair on my own.  Life is good on the buses.

[Snorzac]

Yesterday:
468 (313)
963 (56)
902 (313)
417 (56)
978 (30/7) The AOA has seen better days.
309 (313) There's been some work done on this since I was last on it, it's gone from what I rated as poor for an Iris to been close to the best one in the fleet.
417 (15/15/16/16/17)

[CNG]

Another week of Darts in the AM and various types in the PM.  Routes 5, 749, 10, 57 and 701 covered.

Mon: 134, 303
Tue: 144, 994
Wed: 138, 4??...er, senior's moment!
Thu: 138, 852
Fri: 138, 409 and two AM charters in 866

So that completes my first month in the chair on my own.  Life is good on the buses.

What was min bus required for the pm part of the shift- an euro?

[Kramden]

What was min bus required for the pm part of the shift- an euro?

An Iris actually, but it's slim pickings in the sheds around 15.30.  The reason I got a MAN for two of the days is that the shift was being occupied on those days by a driver on gradual return to duties after injury and it was decided that the driver should use one of those buses.  I tagged along in case things went pear-shaped.  All was fine though.

[Bus 400]

Wed: 138, 4??…er, senior's moment!

As shown by my records (ie Mitchell Fire thread), it was Bus 426.


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[Bus 400]

Bus 454 (938)
Bus 448 (981)
Bus 911 (956)
Bus 318 (934)
Bus 307 (934)
Bus 444 (900)

[Snorzac]

Yesterday
448 (952)
428 (905)

Today
911 (952)
448 (905)

[CNG]

903 (434) I must say i love this bus
349 (494)

[Snorzac]

403 (313)
944 (56)
969 (56) For a .2 this is pretty nice
427 (313)
956 (13) Ordinary to say the least...
837 (51)
930 (51)
448 (16/16/17)

[smitho]

725 and 970...both good buses.

[Buzz Killington]

Spotted 970 on a 65 late morning, but I suspect you had her in the arvo.

956 (56) Should be withdrawn!!!

956 (13) Ordinary to say the least...

Make up your mind!!

[Snorzac]

139 (51)

[CNG]

803 (434)
397 (494)

[CNG]

125 (610)
399 (64)

[King of Buses]

725 and 970...both good buses.

I really do LOVE 725!!!

Wednesday 21st
721 (500)
Thursday 22nd
701 (665)
701 (500) What luck.
Friday 23rd
724 (665)
712 (500)

Monday this week
723 (665)
711 (500)
Tuesday
717 (665)
723 (500)
Wednesday
722 (665)
702 (500)
Yesterday
722 (665)
700 (500) She still is going strong!
Today
723 (665)
7##(500)

[Snorzac]

Wednesday:
391 (56)
109 (58)
885 (56)
961 (56)
393 (313)
956 (51)
405 (16/16/17)

Yesterday:
394 (313)
854 (56)
345 (200)
474 (313)
988 (74)
930 (51)
959 (56)
430 (313)