Mighty Bus services from Brisbane Transit Centre

Post by **T1200** » Fri Jun 30, 2006 7:50 pm

bunza wrote:And now the website is down... Says "Service unavailable".

Works fine for me, now. I swear it's had an update to provide links to destination info, this is great stuff.

peter.watts · Post by **peter.watts** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:08 am

sparticus wrote:hi peter. this is definitely the freshest thing to hit in years. i wish you well.

are you the general manager? is this just an intro deal or will you be able to keep these prices? do you have owner drivers or are there positions available for bus drivers?

cheers

I'm one of the management team.

These aren't some special intro deal, these are our regular prices.

Food for thought: Think about the airlines a few years ago, when it was just Qantas and Ansett...

peter.watts · Post by **peter.watts** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:10 am

bendertiger2 wrote:What body is on the man midi?

I wish you the best of luck!

Thanks.

The body is by AB Denning. As for the specific serial number, I'd have to ask our drivers or mechanics.

peter.watts · Post by **peter.watts** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:12 am

sparticus wrote:hi peter

im amazed your buses can get from toowoomba to brisbane so quickly. ive got a pretty decent car but can only do that time late at night. its always the traffic which slows me down

do you have a secret you could share with other motorists. maybe you use the brisbane river?

Haha! Well we've given the estimated travel time based upon not stopping for other pickups or dropoffs, of course we're subject to the same traffic as everyone else.

peter.watts · Post by **peter.watts** » Sat Jul 01, 2006 10:16 am

T1200 wrote:
bunza wrote:And now the website is down... Says "Service unavailable".
Works fine for me, now. I swear it's had an update to provide links to destination info, this is great stuff.

Yes, that would be correct. We've also provided links to Google Maps to clearly indicate where people can find our stops.

We will be updating our site every few days with new content and exciting new features for our booking system. Watch this space.

By the way, thanks to everyone for all the feedback.

ajc · Post by **ajc** » Sun Jul 02, 2006 4:56 pm

There's leaflets everywhere in Byron advertising the services.

Dog Whisperer · Post by **Dog Whisperer** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 7:46 pm

i hope the leaflets didn't say they were starting on the 3rd of July like their website.....what happened, all the fanfare... then nothing....

Super Dude · Post by **Super Dude** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 9:15 pm

I wonder if Peter can share some information on what happened to Mighty Bus today!

Did they start or not?

Post by **T1200** » Mon Jul 03, 2006 10:55 pm

The aforementioned website definitely states that services will begin in August.

peter.watts · Post by **peter.watts** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 5:00 pm

Mighty Bus is still here. We've had a massive couple of weeks and have been swamped with phone calls and emails.

We've had a lot of great feedback and huge demand for services outside of our initial timetable, as a result, we're re-working our timetable and launching in August.

sparticus · Post by **sparticus** » Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:44 pm

hi peter! glad to see it wasn't just a big expensive hoax and you're still around

what are your thoughts on greyhound's response? they are obviously taking Mighty Bus as a serious threat. they advertised $8 walk up fares in the toowoomba chronicle on saturday and are running to your previously advertised times in mitsubishi rosas

bendertiger2 · Post by **bendertiger2** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:05 am

Screw greyhound.....I'm going on mightybus! I just wish I could of ridden on max express when it was around.......but yeah, I always like to 'root' for the underdog.

peter.watts · Post by **peter.watts** » Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:06 am

sparticus wrote:hi peter! glad to see it wasn't just a big expensive hoax and you're still around

what are your thoughts on greyhound's response? they are obviously taking Mighty Bus as a serious threat. they advertised $8 walk up fares in the toowoomba chronicle on saturday and are running to your previously advertised times in mitsubishi rosas

Hi Sparticus. I've written a reply in the other thread as well. The short answer is that we're not the slightest bit suprised.

Volvo B12BLEA · Post by **Volvo B12BLEA** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 10:32 pm

The buses / coaches for Mighty Bus are provided by LTD.
They are white with the Mighty Bus & LTD logo on each side.

T1248 · Post by **T1248** » Mon Jul 31, 2006 11:34 pm

Currently the website is saying a August 10 start date. But only for Toowoomba and Byron Bay Services first up. Sunnie and Gold Coast coming soon. Has anyone heard how well Mcafferties express is doing on the similar routes??

Cheers James

bunza · Post by **bunza** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 5:12 pm

Saw a bus leave Roma Street today while waiting for a 333, had a grand total of 1 passenger.

Sb617 · Post by **Sb617** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 6:15 pm

T1248 wrote:Currently the website is saying a August 10 start date. But only for Toowoomba and Byron Bay Services first up. Sunnie and Gold Coast coming soon. Has anyone heard how well Mcafferties express is doing on the similar routes??

Cheers James

McCaffs Express canned the Brisbane-Gold Coast and Brisbane-Sunshine Coast services due to poor loads, they're only doing the Brisbane-Toowoomba direct run.

sparticus · Post by **sparticus** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:07 pm

yep. mccaffs express ran with $8 fares for direct services between sunshine coast - brisbane - gold coast and couldn't attract more than a handful of passengers on any service. i doubt mighty bus will try these runs unless they are willing to lose several $100k whilst building reasonable numbers

Super Dude · Post by **Super Dude** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:02 pm

I have noticed that the Mighty Bus website is now unoperational. Peter, where are you now to answer what happened? It all seems very suspicious, as though you may be having a go at Greyhound!!!! Are you actually going to start running buses at all?

T1248 · Post by **T1248** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 5:22 pm

Important notice

Mighty Bus services have been put on hold until further notice.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

customer.service@mightybus.com

All that is on the website atm. Yeah maybe they are having a go at greyhound. But maybe they are legit. I will believe it when i see a rosa or whatever they are going to use, with mighty bus on the side and a toowoomba on the front, pulling out of the transit centre at roma street.

Cheers James

Post by **T1200** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:22 pm

Did many (any) services actually run at all? Been through this whole thread - nowhere does it say a single service actually ran.

I'm looking forward to peter.watts or even superace to tell us what is going on!

T1248 · Post by **T1248** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 10:50 pm

I dont think so. They always seem to have delayed just before they were due to start services again

. I wanna give these guys the benefit of the doubt. But it seems like it could be a never ending saga that fizzels out into nothingness. Pity they actaully seemed to have put some effort into the company and the website. I wonder if anyone has actaully booked with them?? Try and get there money back, and probably jump on McCafferties Express. While they delay McCafferties continues to gain reputation and a customer base.

Cheers James

Sb617 · Post by **Sb617** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 11:02 pm

Then again Mccafferties express proved that there is no space for competition on the Brisbane-Sunshine Coast, and Brisbane - Gold Coast corridors due to poor loads, but then again there was the lack of advertising (which the lack of advertising could be said for MightyBus on the Sunshine Coast/Gold Coast).

There are many people that regularly take CityTrain/Sunbus/Surfside, and there are those that take Greyhounds other (although much expensive fares) coach brand.. Suncoast Pacific to Sunshine Coast/Gold Coast.

Super Dude · Post by **Super Dude** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:49 pm

Did anyone see Today Tonight about the scams that are currently circulating on the Internet? Mighty Bus seems to be fitting this profile. I hope people did not get caught if it is a scam!!! If it is a legitimate business, Peter seems to be awfully quiet. If Mighty Bus is planning to start up, they are slowly destroying their reputation with the public. I wouldn't mind if Peter's business partner Kevin answered some of these questions for Toowoomba.

ABS · Post by **ABS** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 9:22 pm

Firstly you should NOT be watching crap like Today Tonight!

Mighty Bus services from Brisbane Transit Centre

Where's Mighty Bus?