Personally, I don't feel the CAT contributes much to the greater Fremantle community in its normal form (with both the Red & Blue loops running). Overcrowding often occurs on both due to the one-way loop routes they both take, but considering the numerous bus services in and out of Fremantle, it's e...

Trackless tram business case given the green light 30th October 2020 WA’s first trackless tram between Scarborough Beach and Glendalough has been given a federally-funded boost with a $2 million business case set to commence within months. The initial proposal is set to extend for seven kms from th...

Just curious, how do you get the info for the 177-179 & 930, was that by manually checking through the website, or is there some feature I don't know about?

Why on Earth are paper timetables even still used at bus stops? There are far more durable (and thus passenger-friendly) ways of providing the information. These are a neat idea, but must be expensive if they're vandalised.

City of Fremantle to launch free CAT bus review, considers service changes Adam Poulsen, Fremantle Gazette October 27, 2020 2:08PM The City of Fremantle is considering adopting free public transport and doing away with its CAT buses, as part of a review of the service. Fremantle City councillors vo...

I am unsure of the environment TfB operates in (i.e. are they contracted by Translink in a competitive arrangement? Or do they have exclusive rights to run buses in specific areas in/around Brisbane City?), so was curious as to how they could purchase additional articulated buses but not have the fu...

What is the funding issue, specifically?

Agreed. Especially considering there are vehicles in the pipeline made here.

Does your Facebook page give the impression of belonging to a Transport operator though (name, cover photos, etc?)? If that is the case, little wonder people are mistaking you for someone you're not. That does remind me of something that bugs me a tad; is that many of the transport videographers see...

I find the Transperth notices a bit vague this time around. Instead of saying more direct path to Glendalough Station, it should clearly state the Joondanna deviation is being deleted I've also found whilst updating my timetable database that some changes don't make it onto the web site. Absolutely...

Gas buses are now a lot more expensive to run compared to diesel as stated here https://youtu.be/cbDGxn0yYfA. A piece I found from searching Hansard some time ago suggested gas buses in Perth (a decade ago) cost about 30¢/KM more to operate than the fleet of diesels at the time. What the cost is to...

What's the story with the Metro - will its introduction result in a mass withdrawal of buses that previously serviced the busway, or will there be massive service enhancements outside the busway?

Swift wrote: ↑Sun Oct 18, 2020 12:46 pm The problem was in my BUNNINGS $300 WAS 3 1988 bi - centenary $10 notes she had never seen one thought they were FAKE!

Think those bicentennial $10 notes might be collectible, if so, they could be worth more than a total of $30 these days!

What part of their seating is 'outdated'?

3001 has the seat moquette of a typical Brisbane bus of the day (to be expected given it was supposedly diverted from their order), but otherwise, I cannot see what the issue with the present interior condition of any of those buses is.

In Perth there is three main ingredients that make there services fast, well patronized: 1. Stations are presented modern and clean 2. Successsful Bus Feeder services 3. The station spacing between stations is quite high especially on the Mandurah and Clarskon lines (North). As a Perth resident, I ...

Bus Suggestions wrote: ↑Sun Oct 11, 2020 11:04 am R Kings Park Rd to resume current route to Fremantle.

Turning left there is pretty tricky in the peak with a bus - wouldn't want to do the right turn in a bus without some alteration to the intersection.

That's a really tight turn for the 60. The drivers often turn left on to Newcastle from the right lane of Beaufort St. Driver probably hasn't seen cyclist and cyclist hasn't realised the bus was turning left. Intersection needs to be upgraded (same for Newcastle and William) or the new 60 routing n...

I do not believe such provisions exist anywhere on the Perth network at present. Sometimes, the turnarounds are even 1 or 2 minutes - on paper. In practice, it may be more or less than this depending on the trip and how much recovery time there is at the end (and if the bus was running late).

It's almost exactly like the Perth system, a rapid transit system - high average speed, with high frequency and an all-stopping pattern. Perth is hardly high frequency, 10 minutes peak and 30 minute off-peak frequency on some lines, and multiple stopping patterns with stations skipped. 3mins peak o...

There have been precedents of buses switching operators during normal times. The movements of 2007-08 between Malaga, Palmyra and Wanneroo are the finest example. It was a complicated reshuffle (presumably owing to the fact that CNG buses were being moved to displace diesels) but I believe it ultim...

That definitely explains why they've had to impose that restriction, then.

It doesn't look like any new timetables have been uploaded yet, and there was supposed to be a reschedule to smooth out the departures from the city to prevent bus congestion, so this presumably hasn't occurred yet?

... I've been informed only 1 artic, 122 I assume is going to be used, and sparingly from now on and neither Arctic's are allowed to depart from the city, they are allowed to run inbound to the city provided it does not then continue on an outbound route. Along with this 120 is now only to be used ...

Lovely to see, thanks for sharing.

The aim of removing the 67 and 68 from William St. is probably to make room for the stand changes at EQ, and reduce congestion on William St. Unfortunately, this feels like a repeat of what happened to the 16 - only time will tell.

What are these 'new requirements', exactly? They don't seem to have cropped up as an issue for gas fleets elsewhere - obviously gas tanks have a finite lifespan (somewhat more than what some have told me) but that doesn't seem to be the issue here.