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I don't recall hearing any more about the heated windows.Rattler 148, November 1984 wrote:One of the latest Mercedes has been painted in a new livery for "System 88". This is a new concept, designed to carry passengers more quickly to the city. Routes will be at a limited stops nature, with "park & ride" facilities at some stops. The buses used will have some other special features such as additional luggage space and (except for the first six buses) heated windows. Twenty-two buses will be painted in this livery - twelve Mercedes and the ten new Leyland B21s.
The O305s were soon replaced with new B21s.Rattler 149, December 1984 wrote:Week commencing 25th November saw a number of alterations to MTT bus routes, the most significant being the introduction of the first of the "System 88" routes from Bi-centennial funds. Numbered, appropriately, 881, the new limited stops route goes from Munster, via Rockingham Road, Carrington Street, Marmion Street, Booragoon, to Perth Central Bus Station. The buses used are in a new livery of white, with a thick red band, with the name CITYLINK. The seating on these buses has been reduced by the fitting of a luggage rack either just behind the drivers cab, or ahead of the centre door. Buses for this service are 491-5 and 469, this last having already entered service at Trigg. It had to be repainted into the CityLink livery.
Rattler 150, July 1985 wrote:A second CityLink service, numbered 882, started on 1 July from Gosnells to Perth. Gosnells Depot operates the route with a mixture of new Leyland B21s and Mercedes Benz O305s.
MTT384 wrote: The seating on these buses has been reduced by the fitting of a luggage rack either just behind the drivers cab, or ahead of the centre door.
The PTA, in their annual report, wrote:The PTA continued to operate one diesel-electric hybrid bus on Perth City CAT services. The hybrid bus was commissioned in February 2013 by Volvo Bus Australia and was brought into service in March 2013. It is undergoing an 18-month trial and assessment to help shape future hybrid bus strategy. During the trial it will operate on all Perth CAT routes and its performance is being assessed against standard Volvo diesel buses and Mercedes CNG buses operating in the same environment.
900 series wrote:With new railcars continuing to come online are there any timetable enhancements or even just changes planned, or will there only be lengthened services and A sets replaced with Bs on the Whitfords-Cockburn shuttles? (Other than time changes to support Aubin Grove when it opens)
theenglishguy wrote:1) Services every 15 minutes for all stations on the Fremantle and Midland lines at peak times. I think it is unacceptable that most stations of these lines have a worse service during the peak that off-peak.
2) Earlier Sunday morning services. The first service getting to Perth after 8am is too late - Perth has changed.
3) Joondalup/Mandurah line off-peak frequency increase. Trains every 10 minutes would be great and might help encourage people to commute outside peak times (this is unlikely, but I couldn't help adding it)
theenglishguy wrote:900 series wrote:With new railcars continuing to come online are there any timetable enhancements or even just changes planned
pasha241 wrote:can i ask you. is 3034-3035 gerabox is Voith like other most of Volvo Bus or ZF like 3033, 2214, 2314, 1662. because i saw 3035 and the heart the engine sound is a bit different with Volvo artic or Renault Artic.
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