The 154 & 155 were on the Western 40 timetable. The PDF is accessible on the
Wayback Machine.
I don't have much experience with Lakelands, but here are my opinions of
Squiddy's Lakelands plan.
Squiddy wrote:Route 558: Not much change here, except a straight deviation down Lake Valley Dr to Lakelands Station, returning back the same way, similar to the existing deviation to/from Warnbro Station. This will also provide an alternative route towards the train to those living in Secret Harbour or Golden Bay, and at a glance would seem to offer comparable travel times to Perth compared to catching the 558/561 from these suburbs to Warnbro Station.
The only issue I see here is that the 558 shares the same road both entering and exiting Lakelands to and from Mandurah/Warnbro. This could result in some confusion/frustration for people who can't be bothered reading destos who might want to catch the 558 to Secret Harbour but get on the bus to Mandurah instead, if there are stops along Lake Valley Dr.
Squiddy wrote:Route 584: A minor route change on the Madora Bay foreshore sees the existing terminus removed, and route 584 extending past Lakelands Shopping Centre to Lakelands Station via Bedgerup Ave and Lake Valley Dr, providing access to Lakelands Station for those in Madora Bay.
No problems with this one, this seems a sensible idea.
Squiddy wrote:Route 587: Had a bit of trouble with this one, but opted for a moderate route change in Lakelands, deviating off Yindana Blvd down Badgerup Ave to the existing 587 terminus at Lakelands Shops, then returning back via the existing 587 route, turning down Lake Valley Dr to terminate at Lakelands Station. While this change does mean the Southern part of Yindana Blvd is no longer serviced, I feel it's worth noting that a lot of these households will be within walking distance of Lakelands Station which offsets this somewhat, and it avoids a lot of doubling back if the 587 is to service Lakelands Shops as well as Lakelands Station. There's also the possibility of leaving the route mostly unchanged, simply deviating the 587 to/from Lakelands Station and continuing to the existing Lakelands Shops terminus, but I much prefer having services terminate at stations when given the chance, especially when the 'extension' to the shops is less than a kilometre.
Again, your route does a double-back for a bit. The extension to the shops doesn't seem needed; it would be covered by your 584.
Network map 9 is actually slightly outdated; the dashed out subdivision to the east of the railway has already been built. After scaling Google Maps and redrawing the subdivision, my plan would be:
CURTAILED Route 558: Rockingham - Lakelands via Warnbro Stn & Secret Harbour
Route 558 would operate via its current route to north of Lakelands SC, then turn left onto Banksiadale Gate, right onto Yindana Blvd and left onto Lake Valley Dr to Lakelands Station, and travelling vice-versa to Rockingham. The 558 would service the current Lakelands SC terminus of the 587, allowing the 587 to turn into Lakelands Station instead.
EXTENSION Route 584: Mandurah - Lakelands via Madora Bay
Route 584 would follow the current route to Challenger Rd, then left onto Albion Rd, right Bengal St right Cornwallis Rd, left Assam St, right Caspar Rd and left Madora Beach Rd to follow Squiddy's extension to Lakelands. This would bring a bit more of northern Madora Bay into the catchment of route 584.
NEW Route 585: Mandurah - Lakelands via Mandurah Rd
Route 585 (an anagram of 558) would service the portion of route 558 from Lakelands to Mandurah, exiting Lakelands Station via Lake Valley Dr and turning left onto Mandurah Rd to follow the current route 558 to Mandurah. My original plans had the 559 taking over the 558 route from Rockingham to Lakelands and the 558 be curtailed from Mandurah to Lakelands. However, a quick search revealed a gap in the 58x route numbering, allowing the retention of the 559, curtailing of the 558 and the new route 585, which fits nicely in the route numbering system, with 584 being coastal and 587 most inland. Deviations would run to/from Mandurah Baptist College before/after school.
MODIFIED Route 587: Mandurah - Lakelands East via Lakelands Stn
Route 587 would follow the current route from Mandurah to Yindana Blvd before turning right into Lakelands Station, and then exiting the station via Lake Valley Dr, turning right to follow Lake Valley Dr to the Moonee St roundabout, where it would terminate. The extension brings the eastern Lakelands area into catchment of the bus service, and allows easy extension when further subdivisions are built to the east. The current route and Lakelands SC terminus would be serviced by the curtailed route 585 and extended route 584. This extension is exactly one kilometre in length. If a connection of Gordon Rd/Meadow Springs Dr to Mandjoogoordap Dr is built, the 587 would probably be curtailed to Lakelands Station with another route (possibly 587, with the current route renumbered to 586) running via Oakmont Ave, Mandjoogoordap Dr and Lilydale Dr servicing the Lakelands East portion.
MAP:
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The 501/507 merger sort-of makes sense, but would probably only be considered if both Fremantle and Canning contracts become held by one operator. As Merc1107 says, Cannington's layover situation isn't any better than Bull Creek's. While Bull Creek has (judging by Google Maps) 8 layover bays, Cannington only has 4 (three if an artic is thrown in) bays, located off-site along Cecil Ave.