In my honest opinion, the 901 should have been kept as a Frankston - Ringwood service.

I don't believe the Orbital bus routes really deliver the benefits that were intended with their implementation.

Thanks Mick.Why the change ?? I believe some concerns have been raised about the reliability of some of the older Volvo B7RLE vehicles, some of which have required major engine overhauls at less than the 500,000km mark. These 5 Mercedes buses are initially a trial purchase and they are being monito...

MAN 16.242 wrote:Seem 601 patronage keeps growing. A few months ago CDC made facebook post that extra bus in AM. Now CDC undertaking a trial with some seats removed to create more standing room.
http://www.cdcvictoria.com.au/services/601-trial

Might be time to bring on the Double Deckers for the 601.

If you have been documenting the various issues I have been coming across on my Twitter account - https://twitter.com/craig_halsall The 900 had made my list. PTV been working through the issues to fix them, but in doing so have created more in some cases...I'm going to give them the benefit of the ...

RailwayBus wrote:The rear of the bus only has the fleet number, because the plate is visible. The sides have both, because the sides don't have plates.

LOL Thanks for clearing that up.

I understand they are already using drop-on drivers at Sandringham in the peaks. Despite being one of the shorter lines, about 5 AM peak trains breach the load standards (see PTV stats ) - Frankston Line fluctuates but is overall on par, while Dandenong has about 12 AM peak trains overcrowded. Just...

Correct. I remember a few years ago, myself along with around 8 of my colleagues from Grenda Charter were doing a job for a special events company at the Melbourne Cup. We were all parked up in the bus area when the compliance officers from Transport Safety Victoria rolled up to do a blitz. They di...

I am guessing the operators caught up in this were most likely of Chinese origin and servicing the inbound tourism market.

Personally I think The Pines should have a "Donald Trump" style concrete wall build around its perimeter and the residents be prevented from ever entering the civilized society that surrounds it. I see more crime reports in the media involving a certain suburb between Springvale and Dande...

Every 60 minutes on weekends, just perfect for suburbia! Personally I think The Pines should have a "Donald Trump" style concrete wall build around its perimeter and the residents be prevented from ever entering the civilized society that surrounds it. Once the wall is complete I would cu...

The 2013 contracts have demonstrated that Melbourne people are inherently dirty creatures. Just look at the buses concerned and the areas they pass through. Will new or revised operations be able to keep vehicles clean? Why worry about facts when hyperbole is so much more interesting? :D Interestin...

Personally I put this proposed second airport in the same category as the proposed rail link to Tullamarine Airport. We will still be discussing the proposals in 40 years time.

For two people that would add up to $152 return. More than two weeks of long term parking. There is a $120 couples fare - http://www.fapas.com.au/fares As for demand, a friend tried to book a seat on the 14:45 ex Frankston today and was told they could not guarantee him a seat and advised him he'd ...

Here is a novel idea. Why doesn't PTV just implement some kind of "single day" ticket so that people who are infrequent users or first time users can more comfortably use our public transport. This would include visitors to Victoria/tourists. The fact of the matter is, the lack of ability ...

The beauty of the eastern suburbs. It's a bit unfair to tarnish the whole of the Eastern Suburbs. :lol: The problem for the 901 route is that given it travels through Frankston, Dandenong, Ringwood, Greensborough, Roxburgh Park and Broadmeadows, it is basically a "Contiki tour" of all of ...

As Pokemon Go is all the rage this past couple of weeks, I noticed that quite a number of the kids on one of my school runs seemed to be buried in their phones on Monday afternoon of last week. I quickly cottoned on that they were all playing Pokemon Go. (Which made for a rather peaceful school run ...

Does anybody know if the CDC Deckers are out on the weekends? I've really been meaning to get out and go for a ride.

The works are about to begin, with the big crane going in. I wonder how long it would take to do that one section? While the machines are in that area, why not do Rowville and Alamein - Hugesdale too? I actually like your thinking Tranzitjim. Let's face it, Daniel Andrews and his government are cop...

Caught bus 964 today on a route 305, noticed Transdev's new anti-scratch trial on the vehicle. It covers all the windows behind the rear door( the upper section), it is a series of fully transparent colour graphic stickers featuring the same style of graphics used by the posters on board buses. Not...

boronia wrote: Just leave the "cross" off the top so as not to offend anyone.

Or leave the cross on because offending people is enjoyable.

It's all ok.

The Watermelon bus stops will fix this problem.

The gimmicks will do bugger all to change people's behaviour. It reeks of being seen to do something when the desired end result is actually that nothing changes. That seems to be what all levels of politics is all about these days. Screw practical solutions, lets go for the gimmicks. This is quite...

I don't know what Uber is proposing, is it a scheme solely to benefit the disabled or will it be the same as the maxi taxis which are only ever seen at the times and places where a disabled passenger is least likely to be cos of their group carrying ability? I'm not privy to the exact details of th...

You've basically described the concept of Kickstarter. The entrepreneur requests an amount of funding, which people pledge towards the project (Kickstarter holds the funds until the funding goal is reached), with no ironclad guarantee that the seller actually deliver. You would need a lot more than...

I tend to agree with Krustyklo, for the most part in Melbourne, many bus routes would be adequate if they had a half hour frequency....including during the daylight hours on weekends at a minimum. There are some other routes with higher demand which could probably do with an upgrade to "Smartbu...