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sylar wrote:I spotted 1974 at Cockburn Central early this morning, I haven't seen it around the Rockingham area for a fair while now so might be on loan or been moved to Freo.
CoastLive Article wrote:Pinjarra bus depot set for construction
Wednesday, September 4th, 2019 9:27am
By Hannah Salt
A $2.3 million project to build a new bus depot in Pinjarra will begin construction this week.
So far, 47 per cent of subcontractor work has been granted to local Peel and South-West businesses.
The Harries Way bus depot is expected to be completed by early 2020 and will initially house nine buses. Once fully-developed, it will be able to hold around 30 buses.
The new site is expected to take significant pressure off of the Mandurah Depot, which is currently at capacity.
Member for Murray-Wellington Robyn Clarke said the new bus port is a win for the Pinjarra community.
"I speak to local Pinjarra residents all the time and they continually raise the issue of public transport with me," she said.
"While this is a big step forward, I know how important increased bus services are to our community, and that's something I am continuing to fight for."
Currently, Pinjarra buses must travel 18km from the Mandurah depot before entering service, as well as travel back at the end of the shift.
Operating without passengers for a long distance each day creates significant costs for extra fuel and maintenance.
Reducing this will also minimise the risk of timetable delays if a bus gets stuck in traffic on the way to its starting point.
Bus-1809 wrote:1399-1413 have moved to Malaga.
Bus-1809 wrote:Word on the street is that 1399-1413 have moved from WP to M, in exchange for 2700-2710, 2727 and 2728.
Squiddy wrote:I could only see the tiniest glimpse of it in the back of the workshop. It has a reversing camera, but it doesn't look like a standard fitting so I would assume it's for training purposes more than anything, but other than that it seems pretty much the same as the B8s we have. I assume most of the differences would be in the driver's cab, ie. button layouts and such.
Zidanehartono wrote:Squiddy wrote:I could only see the tiniest glimpse of it in the back of the workshop. It has a reversing camera, but it doesn't look like a standard fitting so I would assume it's for training purposes more than anything, but other than that it seems pretty much the same as the B8s we have. I assume most of the differences would be in the driver's cab, ie. button layouts and such.
While it also has cameras, B8RLE's delivered from this contract has the Thoreb display on the left of the gauge cluster rather than above the driver. It's also equipped with a fire suppression system and a sensor which detects an object within the door threshold and that it reopens the door if it does.
Zidanehartono wrote:While it also has cameras, B8RLE's delivered from this contract has the Thoreb display on the left of the gauge cluster rather than above the driver.
sylar wrote:I spotted 1974 at Cockburn Central early this morning, I haven't seen it around the Rockingham area for a fair while now so might be on loan or been moved to Freo.
Bus-1809 wrote:So far 2960 has been to at least: Malaga, Welshpool, Southern River & Canning Vale.
Changes so far, from the B7's:
Centre Door Camera
Reverse Camera
Side Cameras that activate when the indicators are switched on (display on the Thoreb)
Fogmaker Fire Suppression System (Has Fogmaker status panel on dash, same as fitted to some private operator buses)
Thoreb C90+ Display has been moved to left wing of the dash, below the Volgren Touch Panel. Space for the Two Way Radio is below the Thoreb unit.
New door control mechanisms.
Bus-1809 wrote:So far 2960 has been to at least: Malaga, Welshpool, Southern River & Canning Vale.
Changes so far, from the B7's:
Centre Door Camera
Reverse Camera
Side Cameras that activate when the indicators are switched on (display on the Thoreb)
Fogmaker Fire Suppression System (Has Fogmaker status panel on dash, same as fitted to some private operator buses)
Thoreb C90+ Display has been moved to left wing of the dash, below the Volgren Touch Panel. Space for the Two Way Radio is below the Thoreb unit.
New door control mechanisms.
Bus-1809 wrote:I see... I always thought a 4 speed Semi-Auto and Arm Strong Steering were acceptable in 2019
Bus Suggestions wrote:Any ideas where 2960 might be headed next? Judging by the current movement, I suspect it'll be at either Rockingham or Palmyra before long.
TP1462 wrote: Yeah but the technology safety packages such as AEB...
Now I'm not sure of how a train depot runs, but if the service was a substitute and they were short on rolling stock, then it seems conceivable the train you wound up with had to be put into service before some defects could be rectified.TP1462 wrote:... the A sets are really starting to show their age now the doors (both sides) aren’t working on set 246 Armadale C pattern to Perth the trailer door is jammed so it’s very noisy and to top it off the speaker isn’t working and this was a substitute for the 13:00 3car it’ll probably get cancelled when we get it into the city
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