Buses with the New Ticketing System

Snorzac · November 24, 2009, 05:12:46 PM

Today I can bring you news that as I post BUS 999 is been fitted with the new ticketing system. This thread is here to discuss all aspects of the fitting of the system to the buses and which buses have it.

Buzz Killington · November 24, 2009, 06:13:50 PM

Oh really? I didn't think it was due for a while yet..

Snorzac · November 24, 2009, 07:05:57 PM

It is only going into a couple of buses (999 is the first) to test the fitting of the system and for training. From what I gathered we can expect at least one of each model of bus will have one

Irisbus Rider · November 24, 2009, 08:59:18 PM

I too am pleased they have already begun the roll-out of this trial, but I was under the impression the ticketing system would begin in the last quarter of next year? Isn't this a tad too premature?

Snorzac · November 24, 2009, 10:54:22 PM

Well trainers start training in December and drivers with the equivilant seniority to Ed are due to be trained by April. So no, not really, they have to make sure it fits properly, etc.

I heard that in August.

Busnerd · November 25, 2009, 09:31:29 AM

I'd assume they would be doing a live trial, perhaps selecting certain members of the public to try out the system as well which will usually happen.

Barry Drive · November 25, 2009, 11:30:29 AM

Way too early for a live trial. To see how the project is planned to proceed, take a look at the project plan.

Line 105 "Bus Modifications" is scheduled for 15/10/09 to 10/12/09. WBS 1.6 (Line 76) shows a pilot project from Jan to Jul 2010. WBS 1.9 (Line 138) shows the Smart Card trial running 27/10/10 to 23/11/10.

Perhaps this is advance work for the pilot. Having said that, when I saw 999 yesterday there were no obvious changes.

Snorzac · November 25, 2009, 09:14:47 PM

I had a look at it today, they haven't fitted the system but the poles that will hold the console and tagging devices have been fitted.

Buzz Killington · February 18, 2010, 08:02:36 PM

Martin reports via Twitter that 885 has been fitted with smartcard readers.

Snorzac · March 25, 2010, 03:44:09 PM

131 now has readers

Snorzac · March 26, 2010, 11:17:07 PM

143 has a reader (Martin's twitter feed)

Barry Drive · March 31, 2010, 07:02:40 PM

Had a closer look at 885 - it is only the bracket that has been installed not the reader.

Snorzac · April 03, 2010, 03:54:51 PM

and I am pretty sure 954 has the actual readers. The are larger than the ones seen in other and they are not covered with yellow plastic, picture to come later on

Barry Drive · April 03, 2010, 06:19:45 PM

If it's the same as those fitted to the other buses, then it is just the bracket. The reader will (should) have a circular, colourful device and a screen - what is fitted is just a dull black/grey box.

Snorzac · April 03, 2010, 06:35:04 PM

yeah, a grey box

Barry Drive · April 05, 2010, 01:42:51 PM

Based on the project plan, 10 buses are due to be fitted with the equipment for a pilot running 16 April - 14 May 2010. No idea what the pilot is actually testing. Buses known to have been fitted out are: 754, 760, 763, 885, 954, 102, 131, 143. Which means there should be 2 more (Irisbus & MAN maybe?).

The driver console will be the Wayfarer 200

and the extra smart card readers will be the Axio model.

Snorzac · April 06, 2010, 07:36:05 PM

756, 929, 949 and one other (ask Irisbus Rider) were sighted with the new brackets in today.

smitho · April 07, 2010, 01:02:35 PM

Logo quite similar to that of the Oyster Card used on public transport in and around London (Oyster Card is a pioneer of this type of public transport smart card).

Irisbus Rider · April 07, 2010, 10:25:41 PM

Quote from: Scania K320UB on April 06, 2010, 07:36:05 PM
756, 929, 949 and one other (ask Irisbus Rider) were sighted with the new brackets in today.

That'd be 875. Apparentlyu a few of the earlier 7** buses also are receiving brackets in the near future.....

Barry Drive · April 08, 2010, 12:00:40 PM

Quote from: smitho on April 07, 2010, 01:02:35 PM
Logo quite similar to that of the Oyster Card used on public transport in and around London.

That logo is the Parkeon logo. Expect that it will have the ACTION 'sperm circle' logo in that location.

Buzz Killington · April 08, 2010, 06:12:46 PM

Quote from: Martin on April 08, 2010, 12:00:40 PM
ACTION 'sperm circle' logo

Circlejerk? :circlejerk:

Sir Pompously · April 11, 2010, 11:42:04 PM

It will either have the ACTION Sperm, or the MyWay logo. I am itching to see this system up and running! I am starting to get annoyed with the current system after being used to smartcard systems around the place!

Barry Drive · April 12, 2010, 12:25:38 PM

Will MyWay have a logo of its own? Will it still be called MyWay considering that a similar name is being used in NSW?

In 6 months or less we will know the answers.

smitho · April 13, 2010, 09:18:25 PM

Yeh, I seem to recall seeing something in the staff newsletter about the name of the new ticketing system - and it is MyWay or something very similar to that - name reminded me of "Myki'...the ill-fated Victorian system which they are still struggling with.

Snorzac · April 14, 2010, 04:01:01 PM

851 and 959 now have the system

The Love Guru · April 14, 2010, 04:11:53 PM

991

Barry Drive · April 15, 2010, 05:10:14 PM

304 is the first Irisbus I've seen fitted out. Still not seen any in the MANs or K320s.

The Love Guru · April 15, 2010, 09:42:20 PM

Does 304 retain the reader by the rear door.

Barry Drive · April 16, 2010, 11:15:26 AM

Yep. Just like the one in the Darts.

Snorzac · April 19, 2010, 02:14:15 PM

824 and 933.

As Martin has said pretty much every bus that ends up in the Belconnen workshops ends up with it.

Maxious · April 21, 2010, 06:59:58 PM

Quote from: Martin on April 12, 2010, 12:25:38 PM
Will MyWay have a logo of its own? Will it still be called MyWay considering that a similar name is being used in NSW?

In 6 months or less we will know the answers.

893 has the mysterious grey boxes added front and back doors BUT with stickers on them! I only saw them on my way off so no camera phone action

The MyWay logo is "MyWay" styled to be very pointy so the My sits above in the word Way... reminded me of the CityRail logo except with letters.

Barry Drive · April 23, 2010, 01:09:20 PM

NEW PHOTO

This photo is from 958 (taken 15 May 2010).

Buzz Killington · April 23, 2010, 09:49:36 PM

"For more information visit www.action.act.gov.au"

Admittedly I only had a very quick look, but I couldn't find any info on MyWay on the ACTION site.

lukeo25 · April 24, 2010, 01:13:37 AM

i had a good look through and there is nothing up as yet about MyWay yet but it sounds very exciting :)

CNG · April 24, 2010, 08:39:09 AM

I have been told that 975 will be trialling the new system

Bus 400 · April 25, 2010, 05:07:46 PM

These are from Bus 873

At the bottom of the current wayfarer is the bracket for the new driver module. There is also one at the rear door & it looked similar to the one at the front.

CNG · April 28, 2010, 05:45:29 PM

bus 860 now has it, saw it on the 434 today

smitho · May 02, 2010, 04:47:02 PM

Drivers are now being invited to nominate themselves if they wish to take part in the trial.

Buzz Killington · May 11, 2010, 10:41:02 AM

993 has them, with the MyWay stickers on both.

Barry Drive · May 19, 2010, 11:37:51 PM

Metrobus [Stacka] reports (on twitter) that 392 has now been fitted out. Unlike the older buses, the rear validator will be next to the rear door, not across the aisle.

Snorzac · May 19, 2010, 11:45:04 PM

There's now a lot of Tuggy buses fitted out can't remember them all but 803, 804, 861, 862, 922 and 942 come to mind.

I also believe that 990 has the fittings

Busnerd · May 20, 2010, 02:33:00 AM

At least theyre moving quickly with this, can't wait to have it all done, working and launched, will be a slap in the face to cities STILL trying to get it working like Sydney.

Although an article in todays MX has stated that the new MyZone system has seen huge increases in sales of multi tickets and also passenger increases on all modes of transport, good news!

Buzz Killington · May 20, 2010, 06:18:13 PM

805 has been fitted

Barry Drive · May 21, 2010, 06:17:32 PM

335 has been fitted. I still haven't seen any on artics.

Bus 400 · May 22, 2010, 06:42:36 PM

Bus 328 has also bee fitted.

Snorzac · May 22, 2010, 06:43:25 PM

320, 324, 326 and 327 all have it now

Bus 400 · May 28, 2010, 02:25:27 PM

Bus 862 also has been fitted.

Now I haven't seen it yet, but is there a page on wiki where we can see which buses have been fitted?

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Barry Drive · May 28, 2010, 04:29:14 PM

There are many more buses with the MyWay (TM) fittings than are listed. As every bus will eventually get fitted, IMO there's little point in listing them on the wiki or even in this topic. Only notable changes (such as the first artic or buses which have the system fully installed) should be mentioned from hereon (again, IMO).

Buzz Killington · May 28, 2010, 10:20:41 PM

Yep, agreed.

Bus 400 · June 06, 2010, 06:11:36 PM

It would appear that there may be some variances as to where the tag machines at the front of the bus are to be as Bus 371 has it in a different location to the other Scania's I've seen (to date).

I know the picture is sideways, but after many attempts at trying to get the picture the right way up, I've given up.

Also for those that haven't yet seen the tag machine layout in the newer ACTION buses (this was in Bus 336). This is where the rear machines are in the entire TransPerth fleet.

Also going by the holes pocked in Bus 326, whatever is being attached to these "things" will be attached by 4 screws. I suspect a bus driver has pocked the holes to have a better look.