Smartbus Route 900 Rowville- Caulfied

[tonyw]

Talkback caller on ABC 774 yesterday pointed out that the new timetable commencing 27/08/2017 reduces services from 68 per day (Mon- Fri) to 35 per day.
I couldn't believe it so I checked online myself and it's true! With gaps of one hour between buses at 12:17, 1:17, 2:17, 3:16 and 45 minutes during the afternoon peak.
The timetable is also erratic, with no consistency of frequencies.
Is this for real or is it an error?

[burrumbus]

If thats true that is a crazy decision.The patronage on 900 is one of the best in the eastern suburbs

[Thebusofdoom]

The frequencies are all over the place with trips between 15 minutes and an hour apart. It looks like an error to me. A number of the new timetables have had errors and formatting issues. The timetable for the 411/412 towards Laverton had every second trip terminating at Central Square SC, even though every trip towards Footscray began at Laverton. This has since been rectified.

[MAN 16.242]

Its simply an error. There are many errors with new TTs online. I think you find new 900 TT is missing one of operators trips hence only 35 trips appearing.

[Craig]

If you have been documenting the various issues I have been coming across on my Twitter account - https://twitter.com/craig_halsall

The 900 had made my list.

PTV been working through the issues to fix them, but in doing so have created more in some cases...I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt for a few days before adding to the list.

The 900 timetable isn't changing, and it seems the easy fix was to just change the end date of the existing timetable.

The website database is linked to the myki database and it seems they have a lazy approach of uploading timetable data for an entire depot where there are changes and in doing so, breaking the timetables for many routes with no changes, either where there are multiple depots/operators, or footnotes and day restrictions dropping off.

Kind Regards


Craig

[V981]

If you have been documenting the various issues I have been coming across on my Twitter account - https://twitter.com/craig_halsall

The 900 had made my list.

PTV been working through the issues to fix them, but in doing so have created more in some cases...I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt for a few days before adding to the list.

The 900 timetable isn't changing, and it seems the easy fix was to just change the end date of the existing timetable.

The website database is linked to the myki database and it seems they have a lazy approach of uploading timetable data for an entire depot where there are changes and in doing so, breaking the timetables for many routes with no changes, either where there are multiple depots/operators, or footnotes and day restrictions dropping off.

Kind Regards


Craig

Speaking of which, does having duel operators provide any benefits in the case of the 900? Maybe they should just give the contract to CDC and have a single operator, given their depot is conveniently located smack bang in the middle of the route.

[krustyklo]

Speaking of which, does having duel operators provide any benefits in the case of the 900?

I suspect the cost of removing the bullet holes from the competing companies' bus panels outweighs any benefits...