PTA / Transperth & Private Observations - 2020

[Squiddy]

A prime example of this, is its not uncommon to see a Dolphin on normal road running. Saw Dolphin 3 on a 549 a few Saturdays ago.

And yet, the person who's lived in Rockingham for a good few years is still yet to see any of the dolphins on anything but!

One day!

[Enviro 500]

PATH receiving a large portion of Midi's was for the Northern Suburbs Rail Feeder Services. The idea was that they would spend their days pottering between Glendalough and Kinross on the station to station feeders as well as less patronized routes. Same reason I believe Bayswater got the 1864-1875 batch. 1328, 1330 and 1331 were obviously for the Subi Shuttle, with 1352-1354 as spares. 1178-1180 used to have special radios that could selcall each other on the Freo CATS. 1211 and 1212 also had these radios, for use on the Freo CATS.

1353 later wound up at Canning Vale. Later, when Swan Transit clinched the Marmion deal, some of the 1800s at Karrinyup were swapped for the standard-length NHs from Beckenham and Canning Vale. Joondalup's 1828 and 1829 also did a brief stint at Palmyra, along with their LWB brethren 1733-1735 after the changeover from Path Transit to Transdev.

Also, there is a photo of 1836 on 36. Was it covering a shift at Midvale or Kalamunda?

[Enviro 500]

A prime example of this, is its not uncommon to see a Dolphin on normal road running. Saw Dolphin 3 on a 549 a few Saturdays ago.

And yet, the person who's lived in Rockingham for a good few years is still yet to see any of the dolphins on anything but!

One day!

What about RCCTS4? Is it on normal service now or still 555 perm?

[Squiddy]

What about RCCTS4? Is it on normal service now or still 555 perm?

4 has been a regular service bus for many years now

[Bus Suggestions]

Was Path doing any rail replacement work today? 2313 ran down Wanneroo Rd not in service but displaying 906 on the desto - driver probably just forgot to switch his desto over.

[TP1462]

Was Path doing any rail replacement work today? 2313 ran down Wanneroo Rd not in service but displaying 906 on the desto - driver probably just forgot to switch his desto over.

There was a technical issue on the northern line PTA probably ordered rail replacement but got services running back in time


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[Bus Suggestions]

However 906 is the Fremantle Line RR route number, and the Freo line had scheduled works today which I assumed Swan would cover, given the work is on Claremont Station.

[Zidanehartono]

Today's rail replacement buses between Karakatta and Fremantle on the Fremantle Line as far as i know are:

1684
3055
3061
3066
2318
2714
2833
2323
1680
2401
2654
3073
3043
3094
2936
3067
3075
3060
2288
2915
3081
110
1682
1567
3027
2160
3033
3034
3042
2883
3016
2652
2866

Anymore to add?

[Off The Rails]

Yes, all 3 operators had plenty of buses out. Some of the Path buses included 2311, 3027, 1567, 110 and 1874.

Cheers!

[Squiddy]

Today's rail replacement buses between Karakatta and Fremantle on the Fremantle Line as far as i know are:
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Anymore to add?

Perhaps, perhaps not! *For future reference it would be much more helpful if you post your list in number order to make it easier for others to compare what they saw. But with that said, there was a good mix of operators and depots, but other than Morley NH 1567 there really weren't any specific buses worth talking about imo

[pasha241]

saw 1470 on great eastern highway burswood dont know why midvale bus goes that far or maybe today there are some special event or this bus move to beckenham

[the c man]

saw 1470 on great eastern highway burswood dont know why midvale bus goes that far or maybe today there are some special event or this bus move to beckenham

I'd say it's most likely doing covid running. Few weeks ago I spotted 2553 down at vic park transfer stn not In service and few days later saw 1695 near Costco heading to T3/4

[TP1462]

Drove past truck centre earlier this morning and I’m pretty sure like 99% sure I saw 2780, 2978 & 3207 in the workshop


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[Zidanehartono]

1GVN863, which is Ex-ACTION BUS711 BYD K9RA, is now painted into the "Transport Canberra" base livery.

[Squiddy]

2975 delivered to rocky

[Bus Suggestions]

2039 and 2040 are back from refurb (yet to see 2041), marking the end of rigids wearing the 1999-2009 livery that adorned 10 years worth of deliveries. The final buses wearing that livery are the 3 oddball artics, namely 3000-3002.

[Shoudy Chen]

I know that the Scania L94UA, MAN NG313F and Iveco Citelis CNG buses have the old livery. I've never been on the articulated CNG buses but I believed that the seats are outdated and needed to be refurbished at the end of the year. Do you know when will these three units be refurbished?

[Merc1107]

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.

[Bus Suggestions]

Their seating isn't outdated per se, 3001 and 3002 just use different seats from the rest of the fleet. 3001 uses whatever seat BT used back in 2009, while 3002 uses what looks like the Styleride Premier Protean. 3000 however uses McConnell Centra seats, prevalent on the later O405NHs and on all the OC500LEs.

[Bus Suggestions]

Additionally, 2780, 2976 and 3206 have been registered.

[Bus Suggestions]

1347 returned to service at Shenton Park, still in Tommy Hilfiger AOA.

[Squiddy]

1347 returned to service at Shenton Park, still in Tommy Hilfiger AOA.

Are you sure it's returned to service? 1347 was withdrawn from service and has been doing COVID shuttle runs for months and months now

[Bus Suggestions]

Ah, my mistake, just saw it on the freeway thought it was dead running...

[Enviro 500]

1347 returned to service at Shenton Park, still in Tommy Hilfiger AOA.

Are you sure it's returned to service? 1347 was withdrawn from service and has been doing COVID shuttle runs for months and months now

Which others are on Covid shuttle duties other than 1347?

[Squiddy]

Are you sure it's returned to service? 1347 was withdrawn from service and has been doing COVID shuttle runs for months and months now

Which others are on Covid shuttle duties other than 1347?

It's pretty random, but 1346-1348, 1569-1571 have all been seen running them, along with random B7s (mostly from Beckenham).