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#91

The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...

Last post by triumph - February 04, 2026, 11:55:56 PM

874 (72) Validator out of use.
816 (R5)
885 (71)
878 (71) Validator out of use. PID 'TC' only.

#92

Routes and Timetables / Re: Network update from Monday...

Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - February 04, 2026, 09:25:40 PM

So true. They keep saying they want to encourage people to stop using cars and use the buses with each new network, but people won't when they keep doing sh*t like this - and because those people opt out and keep using their cars, the rest of us suffer because TC aren't getting the actual valuable myway data to design the future networks...

#93

The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...

Last post by L94UBbusfan - February 04, 2026, 06:54:07 PM

That R8 with 864 would have been an interesting ride...the driver was in a hurry to go home (so I hear 😂)

It was a quick but interesting ride, especially towards the end in Gungahlin near the carpark 😂. Nearly caught that service again today but decided to try something else out.

398 (30) - today's Radford traffic was slightly better although that didn't stop the driver continuing along Haydon Drive and performing a 3 point turn in the middle of Battye St, which was quite thrilling (although nothing like my ride on 864 yesterday    )
486 (R4)
603 (R8)
668 (26) - more about this trip on the network update thread, too much to put here.

#94

Routes and Timetables / Re: Network update from Monday...

Last post by Bus 400 - February 04, 2026, 06:14:26 PM

This is why most Canberrans drive. No point when they play with the timetable every year.

I'm seeing an increase in cars coming from Belconnen, Inner North, Gungahlin & Monaro Highway heading towards the National Triangle & Russell Offices. Make of that as you will. 

#95

Routes and Timetables / Re: Network update from Monday...

Last post by L94UBbusfan - February 04, 2026, 05:57:22 PM

So far I'm very displeased with the changes that affect me, mostly because of the reduced R4 frequency - the last change where it becomes a non-rapid after 7pm was annoying enough to deal with, so now it's weekend frequency but with stags and artics. It's only day 2 and I've already noticed significant connection issues that are going to force me to rethink everything/leave home earlier again... again.

I'm also extremely unhappy with the changes made, while yes the bus allocations are much better for me, the frequencies definitely aren't. I just realised if I want to get to where I'm going on time, I have to leave home at 7:15am (used to be able to leave as late as 8am before btw) because the 26 afterwards is always over 5 minutes late and packed, meaning I miss the R8 connection. But if I leave at 7:15, then I arrive in Gungahlin way too early, I really can't win.

Today the 26 I caught was probably the most packed and overcrowded bus I've ever been on. I hopped on at the Gundaroo Dr stop and the bus was relatively full (standing room only). I thought "hey they've cut frequencies, it's a busy time, fair enough the bus is almost full". That was until we reached JPC, and a whole other bus load boarded an already standing room only bus. The driver actually had to stop people boarding at Casey, the bus couldn't physically fit another human on board it was THAT full. I had people pushing up against me on both sides. I wondered why they were all on my bus, then I realised the 26 before departs 1 minute after school ends, so all the students are forced to wait nearly 45 minutes for the next bus, because someone thought it was a good idea to time the buses so that the JPC students would miss the 26 before by a minute, and cut the dedicated 26 that started at JPC. Not to mention the bus ended up around 15 minutes late. I'm considering putting in a complaint to TC about this because it is disgraceful that an unsafe amount of passengers are forced to cram onto one standard bus because of the horrible planning, not to mention the risks of leaving patrons behind forcing them to wait another 40 minutes for a bus (if they're lucky, because half of the 25/26 services are running quite late because the services are packed because they've cut frequencies). This service needs an artic at least, if not another extra dedicated JPC 26 school bus like what was in place before, because this is not ok.

#96

Routes and Timetables / Re: Network update from Monday...

Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - February 03, 2026, 10:28:25 PM

Yeah man look at all those stags, sheesh. My worst nightmare from my CIT days has finally come true, I'm getting PTSD from the day I had to wait 45 minutes for a racked bus - although that was back when artics didn't have them either. When is Lightrail coming to Tuggeranong again?

I arrived at the Learmonth Dr stop (#2) this evening to see the bike rack being full for the first time in like ever... I wonder if it was because the people who put them there would usually take their bike to work, have a cycle during their break and then ride home but couldn't because their normal routine has now being screwed over by a dramatic increase of rackless buses... time will tell I guess.


So I'm seeing now that, yes, I was wrong to think that the whole network would be affected (I mean how was I supposed to know that without seeing it in action...), I will need to make another adjustment to my passenger warning or remove it depending on the other thing I'm seeing. So after yesterday's newsworthy catastrophe, I've noticed a ton of rapids throughout the day running 15-30 minutes early. Did they after all that planning end up unintentionally allocating way too much additional time to get through the Commonwealth Avenue stuff or is it the crappy gps that's still acting up?

So far I'm very displeased with the changes that affect me, mostly because of the reduced R4 frequency - the last change where it becomes a non-rapid after 7pm was annoying enough to deal with, so now it's weekend frequency but with stags and artics. It's only day 2 and I've already noticed significant connection issues that are going to force me to rethink everything/leave home earlier again... again.

#97

The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...

Last post by CBRFlyer - February 03, 2026, 09:58:32 PM

That R8 with 864 would have been an interesting ride...the driver was in a hurry to go home (so I hear 😂)

#98

Routes and Timetables / Re: Network update from Monday...

Last post by CBRFlyer - February 03, 2026, 09:55:47 PM

Radford will be a first day of school issue rather than an ongoing issue, I believe a lot of private schools used a traditional new students on Monday and returning students Tuesday rather than the government schools Friday/monday 

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#99

The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...

Last post by L94UBbusfan - February 03, 2026, 06:39:49 PM

First trip of the updated network 
460 (30)
476 (R5) - felt weird catching the R5 in Belconnen, also weird seeing the R2/3/6 now terminating in Belconnen
517 (R2) - MyWay+ readers out of order, and a very nice and noisy ZF 
481 (R5)
864 (R8) - MyWay+ readers out of order
725 (26)

#100

Routes and Timetables / Re: Network update from Monday...

Last post by L94UBbusfan - February 03, 2026, 06:35:29 PM

They're really taking this stag/artic use during peak to heart. Tuggeranong bike users are going to have to suffer now with up to an hour (or sometimes longer) waits between racked buses on the R4 and R5 between 6-10am, this is horrendous.

Capacity wise, having the R4/5 as majority STAG/Artic is great, but geez I forgot the STAGs don't have bike racks. I looked into it and if you have a bike and want to catch the R5 northbound, there isn't a single bus with a bike rack between 6:15-8am    the R4 northbound is just as bad, no racked buses between 7:03-8:39am. Although I suppose the R5 isn't as bad as you can get an 80/81 to Tuggeranong then get an R4.

Went out today and I definitely have some thoughts about this updated timetable. Firstly there were several buses which got stuck in traffic at Radford (including mine), which led to the following services being very late, one in particular was 15 minutes late and had the following service overtake it. While the traffic isn't the timetable's fault, it is the timetable's fault that the runs are bundled so tightly that there's less than 10 minutes between route and it isn't allowing for traffic (outside of the bridge works, which seems like the allocated time is pretty accurate). Secondly from what I saw today and what I've been seeing on the Anytrip capacity indicators most Gungahlin loop services are packed, mainly because they've cut a service per hour on each of the loops. Not sure about the loops elsewhere, but I'd assume its the same