PTA / Transperth & Private Observations - 2021

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sylar wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 10:53 pm
Enviro 500 wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 10:47 pm
So are we expecting 2255 in Trigg anytime soon?
Yep, it's already been updated on perthbus.info
Should I assume 2992 is taking its spot?
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Enviro 500 wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:03 pm
sylar wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 10:53 pm

Yep, it's already been updated on perthbus.info
Should I assume 2992 is taking its spot?
I don't think 2990-2992 have been delivered yet.
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Enviro 500 wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:03 pm
sylar wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 10:53 pm

Yep, it's already been updated on perthbus.info
Should I assume 2992 is taking its spot?
If you looked at previous messages, you'll see 2090 is now at Rockingham, replacing 2255.

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Off The Rails wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:59 am
Enviro 500 wrote: Thu Sep 16, 2021 11:03 pm
Should I assume 2992 is taking its spot?
If you looked at previous messages, you'll see 2090 is now at Rockingham, replacing 2255.

Cheers! :wink:
More like 2090 is replacing 1969 now that 1251 has been laid up.
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Enviro 500 wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 8:23 am
Off The Rails wrote: Fri Sep 17, 2021 1:59 am
If you looked at previous messages, you'll see 2090 is now at Rockingham, replacing 2255.

Cheers! :wink:
More like 2090 is replacing 1969 now that 1251 has been laid up.
No, 2090 is swapped for 2255

1969 is technically swapped for 2987, which I saw out in service this morning
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i was thinking why does transdev send their 22xx fleet to swan for swap with karrinyup not 26xx and 29xx considering some of this series already at SWan. is it because they send the volvo optimus to karrinyup based on aged. Also speaking of volvo optimus will 2156 (only 21xx normal livery optimus that not going to transdev) moves also to swan as part of Swap or they just use 22xx.
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I think it's because 2156 is a MH bus. 2249-55 were all Rocko ones.
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Enviro 500 wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:52 am I think it's because 2156 is a MH bus. 2249-55 were all Rocko ones.
2246-50 we're MH buses, 2251-55 we're based at Rockingham.

Some of the 2900 series B7s (2935-38, 2959) from Freo got sent to MH to replace 2246-50.
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komen_413 wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 4:00 am
Enviro 500 wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 2:52 am I think it's because 2156 is a MH bus. 2249-55 were all Rocko ones.
2246-50 we're MH buses, 2251-55 we're based at Rockingham.

Some of the 2900 series B7s (2935-38, 2959) from Freo got sent to MH to replace 2246-50.
2246-2255 were all originally based at Rockingham however earlier this year as the last of the Mandurah NH's were being withdrawn 2246-2250 were moved to Mandurah with Rockingham receiving new deliveries to replace them. 2246-2250 wern't at Mandurah for very long as they were then moved again to Karrinyup to faciliaite the current cascade of movements. From my observations (i could be wrong) it appears the PTA is distrubuting it's fleet amoungst the depots based on age these days.
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That's a valid point Sylar.
Even if Karrinyup are getting older 2200s, these are still several years younger than the gas buses they replace. And in turn, the 2000s are newer than the 1900s, which are newer than the 1200s presently being parked up, awaiting their fate.

Now whether that is the rationale, or if the idea is to consolidate the remaining gas buses to just a small number of depots, I have absolutely no idea.
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Merc1107 wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 11:32 am That's a valid point Sylar.
Even if Karrinyup are getting older 2200s, these are still several years younger than the gas buses they replace. And in turn, the 2000s are newer than the 1900s, which are newer than the 1200s presently being parked up, awaiting their fate.

Now whether that is the rationale, or if the idea is to consolidate the remaining gas buses to just a small number of depots, I have absolutely no idea.
Well, it was earlier mentioned by someone that the CNG contracts for KP and WP weren't getting renewed, so only diesel buses would be based there eventually.
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Yesterday morning I saw tp0100 bus being involved in an incident along manning road. I noticed that the bus windscreen was shattered.
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Shoudy Chen wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 8:03 pm Yesterday morning I saw tp0100 bus being involved in an incident along manning road. I noticed that the bus windscreen was shattered.
If it ain't repairable it would be the first documented case of a Path Transit OC500 being written off in an accident.
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Spotted 2097 in Mandurah this arvo. Didn't realise they sent gas buses down here - probably a Rockingham bus. I don't usually take any notice of buses when I'm not at work but it caught my eye as I last drove it when it was at Southern River in November last year.
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busdriver12 wrote: Sat Sep 18, 2021 10:48 pm Spotted 2097 in Mandurah this arvo. Didn't realise they sent gas buses down here - probably a Rockingham bus. I don't usually take any notice of buses when I'm not at work but it caught my eye as I last drove it when it was at Southern River in November last year.
yeah they did for 558. The interesting thing some of this shift after doing 558 then do (592/593/594) (forget which one) then return to mandurah then 558.which goes far south of transperth network region.
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1344 has paid a visit to midvale depot today, only on driver training
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Was driving and saw that 2199 has moved south not sure which depot but saw it running a 519 earlier this arvo on Armadale road


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TP1462 wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:32 pm Was driving and saw that 2199 has moved south not sure which depot but saw it running a 519 earlier this arvo on Armadale road


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It is at Canning Vale I'm pretty sure.
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TP1462 wrote: Mon Sep 20, 2021 7:32 pm Was driving and saw that 2199 has moved south not sure which depot but saw it running a 519 earlier this arvo on Armadale road


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2992 made a visit to Big Wheels Welshpool earlier this morning.
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1472 came back from refurb today, appears as it's not going to regional depot for now.
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2988, 2989 and 2990 all entered service at Rockingham today
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Both 2696 and 2440 have been retrofitted with new CCTV cameras, which are in a completely different style to both the new B8 contract cameras and the previous silver ones. They look like the ones to the right in the image below:
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1429, 2790 Welshpool > Malaga
1878,1879 Bayswater > Malaga
:D
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Woolies_truck wrote: Wed Sep 22, 2021 7:26 pm 1429, 2790 Welshpool > Malaga
1878,1879 Bayswater > Malaga
Abit ironic as I photographed 2790 on a 34T just this Monday!
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