B7RLE wrote: Spotted this today at Dandenong Station On G251

Sadly, this blatant lack of competence is becoming the norm in a wide range of industries and professions. And it seems that those in power think its ok.


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Noted Peninsula 138 (or maybe 139) Volvo B10BLE being used on nightrider this evening. Rather strange as it has been a long while since i have seen a bus that old out on nightrider. Now that you mention it, I noticed another old-ish Grenda low floor on the 3.30am Night Rider to Dandenong last night...

Uncle Travo wrote:I always like to see something new as it inspires others to do more. Just look at when we moved from 2 windsceens in buses to just one.

Yes......what a massive leap in design evolution that was.

Again didn't it just come back or was this a victim of last weekend hand brake incident got a run down of that hand brake incident today something like 4 buses and some explaining to do by volvo That all depends on whether the bus is at fault...or the driver who last used it and subsequently parked...

its all rubbish I tend to agree..... Easter boredom at work, I think. Think you have probably hit the nail on the head there. Anybody here who is a regular contributor/reader to this discussion board, will agree with my obverstation that Uncle Travo only pops up once every six months (possibly when...

Nice photos.

Am I correct in assuming that this is the run that is now operated by Premier Coaches as part of their Melbourne-Sydney route??

Count me in for the May 16th Meeting.

Uncle Travo wrote:I have an Irish hertiage and I'm a steering wheel attendant too!

Lovely.

Cutting costs by streamlining , example being common livery across all fleet makes sense. Im just curious if some of the cost cutting happening within recent weeks would be partially due to the ATE's loss of 2 massive contracts areas in their Perth operations which are being taken over by Swan Tran...

id say it more got to do with making every thing uniform so they can transfer a bus from Lily day to Cardinia and just change the depot letter and its ready for service less down time That is more feasible. Alot of people dont realise, it actually costs money to have one company trading under sever...

So virtually that means 3 years of permanent afternoon/night shift?, no AM shifts at all. How do Ventura's shifts and rosters work?, at the smaller depots like Knox and Croydon? Depends on the depot. To my knowledge, Oakleigh and Knox depots hire drivers who then become full time relief drivers. Th...

Dear all Does anyone know if someone had their 2 driving offences or only 5 points left in his pocket, will he still get th V.T.D. passed?? Forget about drink driving or drug taking. If only speeding or run through red light for 1 sec Thanks It really depends on the offences on your record, how ser...

rumour has it that grendas track operation will be sold to cdc as all depots are slowly being changed to grenda before the move If I was a betting man, I would be putting my money firmly on the trifecta of Hell freezing over, pigs learning to fly and me becoming a multi millionaire overnight, befor...

I disagree Mercedes, We get the picture Grendas are rebranding their entire fleet as GRENDA. Its the consistant crap being posted in these threads which puts people off reading the board because they know all they will reading is the same rubish everyday. Cmax (I know this post is tough, but after ...

Its a toss up as to which situation is more refreshing. The fact that there were some low floor Skybuses at Avalon for a change, or the fact that Tiger Airways actually provided transport for its passengers under the circumstances, rather than their usual "oh well stiff XXX, its your problem no...

If the last photo isnt on a Postcard for sale in every Souvienir shop in Victoria by the end of the year, Ill be very surprised.

My guess is it wont be long before every second bus driver at any given depot will soon be driving their newly purchased diesel Mazda CX7.

Gee...with those experiences behind you, you might fall into to the other end of the spectrum.....Overqualified. Companies dont like workers who are smart arses.

Only joking of course.

I wish you best of luck with your interview.

It may also be some of the many drivers that Ventura took on when they started 902 have decided that bus driving isn't for them, they've gotten the s**ts with the early morning starts or they've moved onto another career or another company. I considered this possiblility myself, but then it just br...

dex wrote:I dont think its a big deal, seems like a few companies only employ drivers/steering wheel atttendants from a certain sub-continent?

LOL!! Dont get me started on that one. Ill only end up banned outright.

Please keep in mind, my last comment wasnt a dig at Ventura. But I have seen in my time, many people who have had a crack at driving buses and then realised the job wasnt for them. If you were one of these people, there could be nothing worse than being bound by a contract when you desperately want ...

If Ventura provides training to you for you to get your licence, you are obligated to work for a minimum period of time, which is in some ways fair enough. If it is at all possible, I would suggest trying to get your licence independently so that you aren't bound by any contractual obligations shoul...

I'd personally recommend any potentially interested Irish bus drivers do check out other options available too, which will possibly be more beneficial to them long term. Moving abroad is a big move, and not something that should necessarily be done just because you happen to be flavor of the month w...

...are the Irish drivers going to be paid any less than their counterparts who are Australian Citizens? ... No, not any more. These will be 457 Visas which were introduced under Howard. Subsequently, WorkChoices allowed employers to make individual contracts with the worker, usually while the worke...

I know, so much for having an opinion. I would have thought if Ventura wanted to help its situation, perhaps the experiences highlighted might actually be of assistance to them. After all, they seem to be only bus company in Melbourne with staff turnover rates the size they seemingly have. Everybody...