[July/Aug 2017] SA transport observations

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Fleet Lists wrote:And a couple of days earlier I got this at Adelaide airport

It does not appear in the fleet list but it could be the Higer which is listed as SB70JR - SB70JR in a rego check shows as a Scania but unfortunately SB70JZ shows as make unknown.
I found SB70JR duplicated in the fleet list - the Scania is
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Light-City Buses St Agnes depot appear to have at least 5 O-Bahn Artics out of action. 1109 is at an engine reconditioning workshop at Wingfield.,whilst 1124/1128/1154/1166 have all been out of service for some time,with some of them parked along the western fence.
Bad luck at the moment for anyone trying to work out which bus goes from where at Tea Tree Plaza Interchange today? There is no signage anywhere with the digital information board out of action.
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jibb wrote:Light-City Buses St Agnes depot appear to have at least 5 O-Bahn Artics out of action. 1109 is at an engine reconditioning workshop at Wingfield.,whilst 1124/1128/1154/1166 have all been out of service for some time,with some of them parked along the western fence.
Bad luck at the moment for anyone trying to work out which bus goes from where at Tea Tree Plaza Interchange today? There is no signage anywhere with the digital information board out of action.
1109 is at heavy automatics at wingfield recieving a transmission rebuild
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jibb wrote:Light-City Buses St Agnes depot appear to have at least 5 O-Bahn Artics out of action. 1109 is at an engine reconditioning workshop at Wingfield.,whilst 1124/1128/1154/1166 have all been out of service for some time,with some of them parked along the western fence.
Bad luck at the moment for anyone trying to work out which bus goes from where at Tea Tree Plaza Interchange today? There is no signage anywhere with the digital information board out of action.
I never thought of the info board being vulnerable to power issues. I still don't understand what was wrong with the original boards that listed the routes that served that particular stop.

It's not like they are changed every 3 months, and they were much more useful than having to walk to a computer screen, then back to the stop one initially thought that the bus departed from.

Are there any other major interchanges in Australia that don't have signage at stops that list the routes serving it?
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New Scania at Morphettville Depot is 1827.
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TA3001 wrote:Are there any other major interchanges in Australia that don't have signage at stops that list the routes serving it?
Technically, Perth Busport doesn't have specific bus routes departing from specific stands (unless the dynamic stand allocation dies, in which case it does). It does have set routes from a range of 4 stops, but will randomly allocate stands to different routes.

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jibb wrote:New Scania at Morphettville Depot is 1827.
Will it be receiving guide wheels, or not?
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Have to wait and see I guess.Its been sitting in the same spot for over a week-never seems any urgency to get new buses on the road at Morphettville Depot.
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Light-City Buses new Scania 1827 entered service yesterday.
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Fleet Lists wrote:
Fleet Lists wrote:Missing from the Sealink fleet list is (50) SB25HG Toyota Coaster seen at Hahndorf last Friday. Will be adding a photo to the photo gallery in the next week or so.
Here is the photo of the missing SB25HG
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This was added as SB50HG instead of SB25HG
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Port Depot's 1231 is on a Camden Park shift right now. Is this an emergency bus swap, or is has it been sent to Camden Park for a few days, which has happened with a few buses this year?
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jibb wrote:Light-City Buses St Agnes depot appear to have at least 5 O-Bahn Artics out of action. 1109 is at an engine reconditioning workshop at Wingfield.,whilst 1124/1128/1154/1166 have all been out of service for some time,with some of them parked along the western fence.
Bad luck at the moment for anyone trying to work out which bus goes from where at Tea Tree Plaza Interchange today? There is no signage anywhere with the digital information board out of action.
1154 and 1166 both seen in service today
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AdMet have released their changes from the "Bus Stop Management Plan - Anzac Highway". These take affect from Sunday September 10.

These are:
Stop 6 will be removed on both sides
Stop 7 on the northern side will be moved to a location approximately 200m northeast between the entrance to the Kurralta Park Shopping Centre and Warwick Avenue
Stop 9 to remain on both sides of the road in response to significant community feedback
Stop 11 on the northern side and stop 12 on the southern side to remain
Stop 19 on the southern side will not be relocated
Stop 20 on the northern side will be relocated approximately 90m west to the front of the Holdfast Bay Bowls and Croquet Club, near Darwin Street
Stop 20 on the southern side will be removed
Stop 21 will not be relocated, but will now be serviced by all Anzac Highway routes.
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coach driver 1981 wrote:
jibb wrote:Light-City Buses St Agnes depot appear to have at least 5 O-Bahn Artics out of action. 1109 is at an engine reconditioning workshop at Wingfield.,whilst 1124/1128/1154/1166 have all been out of service for some time,with some of them parked along the western fence.
Bad luck at the moment for anyone trying to work out which bus goes from where at Tea Tree Plaza Interchange today? There is no signage anywhere with the digital information board out of action.
1154 and 1166 both seen in service today
Thanks for that info.Saw 1154 yesterday in service. 1109 is also back in service.
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I've noticed Citadis trams 201 and 203 sporting a new destination format for trams going to the Entertainment Centre. Previously these scrolled through the words "Entertainment", "Centre" and "Hindmarsh". They are now displaying "Entertain/Centre" without any scroll. It's possible these trams have had new destination programs installed in preparation for the City tram extensions.
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The Phonj wrote:I've noticed Citadis trams 201 and 203 sporting a new destination format for trams going to the Entertainment Centre. Previously these scrolled through the words "Entertainment", "Centre" and "Hindmarsh". They are now displaying "Entertain/Centre" without any scroll. It's possible these trams have had new destination programs installed in preparation for the City tram extensions.
Whereas the Flexity's add "via City'!
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Bus stops at the following locations are in the process of being replaced / upgraded,
have not been past for a few days to check.

zone C Colley terrace - Glenelg -- as of wednesday just gone, slab only no shelter, and electrical work in progress
Stop 21B Anzac Hwy Southern side - Glenelg, as of last check ,metal base frame only.
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Speaking of stops, when is W1 North Tce due to be reopened? It's a bit inconvenient having it so far west.
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Timetables for Royal Adelaide Show services(Friday 1st September to Sunday 10th September) are now available on the Adelaide Metro website--Announcements/Events.
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Looks like at least1 --possibly 2 new Scanias at LCB's Morphettville Depot.
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jibb wrote:Looks like at least1 --possibly 2 new Scanias at LCB's Morphettville Depot.
To replace the diesel SL202s presumably?
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jibb wrote: Bad luck at the moment for anyone trying to work out which bus goes from where at Tea Tree Plaza Interchange today? There is no signage anywhere with the digital information board out of action.
They should change the pieces of paper into digital stops with static displays that at least run on batteries as back up. It is the stupidest interchange design I have ever seen in Australia so far.
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