Coming to Perth in August, 2012.

[Bradley]

Hi.

Hopely, comes to Perth sometimes either July or August or in between this year.

I never been to Perth before, I need a good advice which a good spots to photograph buses (Especcially the low floor artics like TP 3000, 3001, 3002, 3003, 3004) Mercedes 305G & renault PR180.2 or 3 artics, New volvo's B7RLE & others high floor buses (& coaches) as well as trains (both mertotrains & Locos freight trains) & ferries, I might head to Rottnests Island by ferry as well.

I need to by smart card for public transports for a few or so days to stay in Perth. (Which fares I need for a week).

Anyone want to meet me, please pm me.

Thanks

Cheers

Bradley.

[Mr OC Benz]

There'll be at least a TP3014 by the time you plan to come to Perth so finding a Volvo B12BLEA will be easier. The demonstrators (3000-3002), as they are one-offs, they spend quite a bit of time off-road as they do on-road, but the City is generally the best spot, rail replacements or any special events.

There'll be plenty of B7's by the time you arrive, most those high floor artics are fairly easy to find and even the Reno PR100.2's are still fairly easy to find.

You'll find that if you explore a bit, you'll bump into quite a bit.

I won't be in Perth during that time, but hopefully you enjoy your trip here...

[Cat]

Hi.

Hopely, comes to Perth sometimes either July or August or in between this year.
...

I need to by smart card for public transports for a few or so days to stay in Perth. (Which fares I need for a week).

It depends on how long you intend to travel around Perth really. If you will be here during the school holidays - 7th July to 23rd of July - and traveling with a companion, the best option is to ignore the smart card (SmartRider) and purchase a "FamilyRider" paper ticket each day you travel, so long as you start each day after 9 in the morning. (The FamilyRider is valid on all Transperth-branded services, all day on weekends and public holidays, after 9 am on school holidays, after 3 pm on school Fridays and after 6 pm school Mondays to Thursdays.) At present, this costs $9.30, although it is just about a given this will rise by around 3% at the beginning of July.

In other situations, it gets more complicated. If you will be traveling a lot - meaning frequenting the extremities of the network for extended periods of time - then a "DayRider" cash ticket is available - it is the same as the FamilyRider, except valid after 9 am every weekday (including school days) but only for one person. If travel is less intense, the SmartRider smartcard would be appropriate as this applies a 15% discount to regular cash fares, plus caps fares for each day at the DayRider price. It should be noted however that the adult/standard SmartRider does not discount the DayRider cap, however it is 'harder' to reach so will often cost less than the cash ticket. SmartRider is available at Transperth InfoCentres at Perth and Perth Underground train stations, plus Wellington Street and Esplanade bus stations, as well as at authorised Retail Sales Outlets listed at http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares/SmartRider/BuyingSmartRider/RetailSalesOutlets.aspx. The SmartRider costs $10 to purchase ($5 for a concession card, although you need to register for these), plus money needs to be added to the card - see http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares/SmartRider/AddValueMethods.aspx for details on this. Once purchased, the SmartRider works exactly like myki money in Melbourne - tag on and off all buses, ferries and trains (special rules apply at Whitfords and Warwick train stations, where tagging on a bus will automatically tag off the train, and vice versa.) Unfortunately, the $10 fee is non-refundable, as far as I'm aware.

Unless you will only be in Perth for a couple of days, I would steer clear of the cash 'zone' fares and 2 sections fare - even with the card fee, SmartRider will generally come out in front.

More information - as if this waffle wasn't enough - can be found at http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/TicketsandFares.aspx

PS. None of the above applies to the Rottnest ferry, which is not a Transperth service and has its own fare structure, or to any regional train services i.e. Australind and Prospector. SmartRider can be used on some regional buses though.

[Mr OC Benz]

Put it simple, any TransPerth or TransRegional (Bunbury, Busselton, Albany (soon), Geraldton and Kalgoorlie) can use smartrider. TransWA fares are different.

Don't forget about the many free services we operate, and the free tranzit zone, take advantage of that. The City boundaries is a free tranzit zone meaning any bus you board in that zone is free and on trains with a smartrider. We also operate Central Area Transit (CAT) buses in Perth, Fremantle and Joondalup. The 300 service in Midland is free, and as long as your ticket is valid, you can use it on any transperth service providing it is within the set amount of zones if purchasing a cash ticket. Smartrider automatically calculates where you travel and gives you the lowest fare possible providing you use it properly, (i.e. tagging on and off).

[L3113]

If you want to get some local freighters, I can help you with that.

[Bradley]

Thanks for advice guys, hopely looking forward coming to Perth around late July to/or August.

Thanks

Cheers

Bradley.

[Bradley]

Hi.

I'll be in Perth flight from Melbourne Wednesday 22 August to Monday 27 August.

I'm looking forward for my first trip to Perth.

Thanks

Cheers

Bradley.

[E.L.Wood]

Good luck with Security over here as Man Lover and Windy can testify! They seem to be everywhere