The Random Admet Question Thread

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transenthusiast wrote:
busrider wrote:If they're not sitting around one of TT's depots, then they've probably been scrapped...
Shame if they have been, I maybe would've thought they'd go to a private operator perhaps in WA if not here
Sorry if this is obvious to some but what kind of buses were they?
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They were the ex Brisbane MAN SL202's with Volgren bodies.
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transenthusiast wrote:They were the ex Brisbane MAN SL202's with Volgren bodies.
Ooh I remember them. They were some of my favourites too. Thought they were too nice to be scrapped even though it was inevitable haha
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transenthusiast wrote:
busrider wrote:If they're not sitting around one of TT's depots, then they've probably been scrapped...
Shame if they have been, I maybe would've thought they'd go to a private operator perhaps in WA if not here
They were too old to be used as charter buses here, and being on CNG seriously limits their potential for resale anywhere.
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One of them, can't remember whether 1641 or 1642, had a car run into the back of it causing considerable damage and it never went on the road again after that. Wasn't much use to anyone except as scrap.
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For anyone who may be interested, I've just posted some pics of 1641/2, they can be viewed here: http://busaustralia.com/forum/viewtopic ... 45&t=84476
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I'm not sure if anyone knows but when would the next timetable changes expect to be released? And if so any idea what could happen? Thanks
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mmosca447 wrote:I'm not sure if anyone knows but when would the next timetable changes expect to be released? And if so any idea what could happen? Thanks
I doubt there will any until the obahn project is complete, whereby there will be some changes to Obahn routes. There might be timetable changes to routes servicing Bedford Park area to improve on time running on many routes. Might be some changes in Andrews Farm too as there are new homes being built west of Andrews Road by the Curtis Road freeway interchange , also Penfield Eyre is getting a shopping centre with supermarket and other shops.
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In my opinion, adding any time to the current G10, 200(B), or W90 timetables would just cause more early running, and more dawdling. I have already seen plenty of Newton drivers sit on 30kph in open 60 zones. It wouldn't really improve road safety if this become 20 or 25kph. Surely 60-70 minutes to get to Marion from the city at 5PM is sufficient....

I know the latter doesn't serve Flinders, but it's stil revelant to the topic.
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Light-City Buses on-time running on their North-South routes is the lowest just about every week compared to the other 2 operators.
The G10-G20-G21 routes seem to be the worst of their routes which to a large degree isn't helped by all the roadworks particularly South Road Bedford Park, Sturt Road, Flinders Drive and Ayliffes Road.
No amount of timetable adjustment will overcome this-it will be a fact of life for another 2 years until the Darlington upgrade is complete. Toward the end of next year the Tonsley line will become Flinders Link when it is extended to Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University.This may result in changes to some of these and other services whereby passengers might be encouraged to use train to Tonsley or Flinders, then a feeder bus service to their destination.
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I'm planning on riding a few routes tomorrow and I was just wondering what anyone would recommend for a route from Marion to anywhere? I know they are mostly all inner city runs but if there are any it'd be nice to know. Thanks
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There are plenty of routes that start from Marion:

You could get the 645 and 646 done with in under an hour on a Saturday, assuming you catch the 646 first, and then the 645 which leaves Marion soon after.
241, 248 to city, which turn into a 202 and 203.
263 and 265.
There's also the G10, 200 (no 200B on weekends), and obviously the M44
The 733 starts from Marion, and the 681 goes by there.
There's also the W90, but it's got a very loose timetable. Lots of laying over on the western portion.
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TA3001 wrote:There are plenty of routes that start from Marion:

You could get the 645 and 646 done with in under an hour on a Saturday, assuming you catch the 646 first, and then the 645 which leaves Marion soon after.
241, 248 to city, which turn into a 202 and 203.
263 and 265.
There's also the G10, 200 (no 200B on weekends), and obviously the M44
The 733 starts from Marion, and the 681 goes by there.
There's also the W90, but it's got a very loose timetable. Lots of laying over on the western portion.
I think I might do a 241 then a 202 and back home on the M44.
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If you do that you will have to get from Ingle Farm to either get a bus to TTP or Paradise Interchange. If you catch a 248 it becomes a 203 in the City then goes to TTP.
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jibb wrote:If you do that you will have to get from Ingle Farm to either get a bus to TTP or Paradise Interchange. If you catch a 248 it becomes a 203 in the City then goes to TTP.
I could certainly do that but that area is a little foreign to me. I might even do the 646 and 645 then when I get back to Marion catch a 265 to the city then any bus home
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Not really an AdMet question but when I take photos of buses on my phone it says they are too large when I try to put them on ATDB. Is there a way to resize them or another way to fix this problem? Thanks
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Does anyone exactly which CNG NL202s are at Mile End that are numbered from 1660 to 1668?

I suspect that 1660, 1665 and 1667 are all at Newton, going by obs, but the fleet lists says otherwise.
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mmosca447 wrote:Not really an AdMet question but when I take photos of buses on my phone it says they are too large when I try to put them on ATDB. Is there a way to resize them or another way to fix this problem? Thanks
Find out what the ATDB guidelines are for image sizes and then search for an image resizer online. There are a few of them out there; http://www.resizeimage.net appears to have what you need based on a search I did.
TA3001 wrote:Does anyone exactly which CNG NL202s are at Mile End that are numbered from 1660 to 1668?

I suspect that 1660, 1665 and 1667 are all at Newton, going by obs, but the fleet lists says otherwise.
1660-1668 frequently appear on both Mile End and Newton runs, but I don't know why those buses specifically are dispatched like that. It could be that Mile End covers certain runs that are on Newton shifts, mainly J1s in my observations.
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I personally believe that 1660-1667 are at Newton & 1668 at Mile End.
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I was just wondering if 3000 class trains are still able to be run on the Seaford line as I think I spotted one from a distance the other day but I'm not sure.
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Yes, they can. The 2000/2100 class railcars weren't allowed to run on the Seaford line due to cabin height, but that's no longer an issue, since they've all been retired.
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Hey everyone, I was just wondering if anyone had any info on the Seacombe Heights and Seaview Downs to city routes of days gone by. I moved to that area about 10 years ago after those services had ceased operation and it would be cool to know any info about that. Thanks
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Hi!!

There is a history thread which has excellent details of the history of routes around the Seacombe area.

If you are using the PC version, you can go to the thread and look up Seacombe or the route numbers (630/243/M44, 640/246, 641/247 and the service which is now 248 which is a hybrid of 640/641.)

It is an interesting read.


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I think it's just a phrase for not in service. It doesn't really fool anyone, and is less boring to read. I'm yet to see it on anything but hills buses I think.
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