Upcoming change to LinkSA route numbers in the Northern Adelaide Hills and Barossa. Moving away from the traditional 3-digit route numbers to a new 4-digit scheme. Potentially they want to reuse the 800 series of numbers for Adelaide Metro services? I think both the 800 and 810 routes have had these...

Looks like YP Coaches have changed their name to just Peninsula Coachlines

Interesting their website now has a Port Lincoln and KI tab. When you click on them, it says information coming soon effective 1 October 2023.

Also new 1258 route from Cape Jervis to Goolwa 7 days a week is good to see.

Also now additional Goolwa/Victor to Adelaide City services too.

Stateliner and Yorke Peninsula Coaches have also published updated timetables effective from October. Nice fresh new format from Stateliner too.

Also LinkSA have some initial details up regarding the new Mt Gambier town loop service that they won the contract for.

I suspect that the contracted service to Cape Jervis refers to one (return) trip daily, as shown on the Sealink website at https://cms-cdn.travellink.com.au/volumes/sealink/documents/2023-2024-Website-PDFs/SeaLink_Public_Coach_Service-2023-24.pdf. It wouldn't surprise me if Sealink continue to oper...

I’ve heard too that Premier Stateliner have won the Riverland towns services & LinkSA has won the SeaLink bus service to & from Cape Jervis Wow that's a big change if LinkSA won the Cape Jervis bus service? Presume that it might be altered to run from Seaford Railway Station like the LinkSA...

Source for the above information. Its good to see a South Australian company winning both Whyalla and Port Augusta. It looks like maybe Port Pirie Bus service found Port Augusta a little too much for them- that is my opinion. Keolis Downer aka Link SA for Mount Gambier is interesting because wasn't...

Would be good to see what span of hours and frequency for the Riverlea services and what other changes at Northgate to compensate for the Go zone or whether the go zone will be feeder in off peak and peak direct to city. The details are all at the above AdMet website link. 3 x AM peak hour services...

BusFan23 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 08, 2023 10:41 pm Some dedicated school services are being modified. I know of one particular route which will be servicing an entirely different area and set of schools. It’s interesting to see re-use of a current route number.

Interesting to see that occur!

Presume new timetables will be out sometime this week?

With the next round of timetable changes due on Sunday 23rd July, the only 2 major service changes hinted at so far are the 230/232 route changes and a new Lightsview Go Zone via the O-Bahn. Any others people know of?

Some good news in the State Budget with $1.3 to $1.5 million being spend each year for four years on a City to Lightsview Go-Zone should be completed by June 2023 Quarter (so really soon)- probably a July 2023 timetable change coming up. Regional bus services get a boost of between $5.5m to $6.2m e...

Also $10 million from last budget for the increased direct City to Mt Barker express buses. Looks like this will occur by June 2024.

Some good news in the State Budget with $1.3 to $1.5 million being spend each year for four years on a City to Lightsview Go-Zone should be completed by June 2023 Quarter (so really soon)- probably a July 2023 timetable change coming up. Regional bus services get a boost of between $5.5m to $6.2m e...

Many routes have timetable updates from Monday: https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/service-disruptions/bus-timetable-changes-from-1-may-2023 Mainly seems to be removing trips from the timetable that haven’t been run anyway. I do notice 2 new round 835 trips between Mt Barker and Lobethal in the middl...

It's been over 6 months since the tenders closed for the Regional Bus Contracts https://www.tenders.sa.gov.au/tender/view?id=238881 I thought they were meant to commence on July 1, 2023. Does anyone have any updates? Will be interesting to see if there are any changes to operators from LinkSA and Pr...

Not sure if anyone has tried this app - it is free and currently tracks in real time LinkSA Barossa and Murray Bridge services. From memory it also provides fleet numbers. Soon to also show their Fleurieu and TTP to Mt Pleasant runs as well. This is part of the LinkSA smartcard roll out starting fro...

About time some penalties started being dished out for this ongoing drama, the contractors might take more notice of it then. It's no good banging the "COVID" and "staff shortage" drums anymore, people are sick to death of those excuses; it's time to start thinking about ways ou...

Interesting...so sounds like TT have been getting their regular contractual payments even though they're running less services and paying less drivers due to the Covid service reductions?

Adelaide Metro put some fairly minor timetable changes up on the website today, to take effect before the new school term

https://www.adelaidemetro.com.au/about- ... 29-january

With the consultation on amendments to the 230/232 timetable hinting at service changes in July 2023, has anyone had any insight onto what other changes may occur? Potentially the Gawler train timetable and feeder buses with more 4000 class trains running by then? Mt Barker service improvements give...

From memory the regional bus service tender closed in October 2022 and are due to commence operation in July 2023.

I would presume an announcement will occur soon...any one have an update on this?

Original tender package info here - https://www.tenders.sa.gov.au/tender/view?id=238881

Not much information here but interesting that it looks like LinkSA are introducing a new fare system on January 30.

https://www.linksa.com.au/transportme/

I presume there will be a new timetable issued for the Gawler line when it reopens? This may lead to new northern suburbs feeder bus timetables too?

Noticed some interesting service gaps this leaves e.g. 557 route. Now a gap from 546pm until 752pm on weekday evenings from TTP to Paradise.

Any other large gaps others have noticed?

Is this due to a shortage of bus drivers (given the big recruitment effort going on now) or is it due to positive covid cases and isolation requirements for drivers?