PTA / Transperth & Private Observations - 2021

[Merc1107]

RE: Destos - Personally find it somewhat redundant to have destos that say "Fremantle Station / Terminates Fremantle Station". Isn't obvious that the bus terminates at Fremantle if it isn't "Via Fremantle"?

[pasha241]

I saw Path bus change a bit of their "Not In Service" desto. The new one seem to be put In Service 2 dot upper and also has a dot point after Service. However i only saw on bus From Kalamunda contract (Kalamunda/Redcliffe/Welshpool)

Although following the same style, each operator's destos are slightly different, and have been noted before, as the operators are responsible for making destos rather than the PTA. A fairly observable difference is the destos on the CircleRoute; Path and Transdev use the smaller 7x5 font for the top, whereas Swan use the larger 7x8:

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yeah but i not wrong the 7x5 font only use for destination place where it has long words/words that not enough to put on volvo bus. Because there some route that they use 7x8 on mercy desto while 7.5 on volvo desto. 7.8 is actually the nornal bold desto that transperth use. like u said before Swan tend not to use 7.5 (except for Aubin Grove route) where Path route destination tend to use 7.5 version (except Mirrabooka and 950 QEII)

[Enviro 500]

I remember Path Transit used to have a ship icon for Scarborough routes. Seen those being used in the old 400.

Now they have a plane icon for airport services.

[the c man]

Rail replacement today done by both swan and path
3234, 2902, 3085, 3016, 3027, 2313, 1874, 2734, 3077, 3028, 2772. Swan is only helping out today due to football match at optus stadium

[TP1462]

2430 out today doing 245s and a few local Armadale/Kelmscott- Byford services first time that I’ve seen the SR Volvos out on weekends sighted on 7th road


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[pasha241]

2430 out today doing 245s and a few local Armadale/Kelmscott- Byford services first time that I’ve seen the SR Volvos out on weekends sighted on 7th road


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2426-2430 at SR while 2431-34 are at Joondalup

[Zidanehartono]

Rail replacement today done by both swan and path
3234, 2902, 3085, 3016, 3027, 2313, 1874, 2734, 3077, 3028, 2772. Swan is only helping out today due to football match at optus stadium

Though I've missed out as I had a day trip somewhere, It was nice to see Swan Transit assisting with today's rail replacement. One to thing to add is that 2718 was also doing rail replacement too.

2 Adams (Rottnest) buses now carry these regos:

B92 = 1HEP192
B93 = 1HEF563

[tonyp]

RE: Destos - Personally find it somewhat redundant to have destos that say "Fremantle Station / Terminates Fremantle Station". Isn't obvious that the bus terminates at Fremantle if it isn't "Via Fremantle"?

I guess they do that for those unfamiliar with the system, catching a bus from say north of Fremantle to south of Fremantle and expecting to stay on the same bus right through.

Again I came across a 103 stopped for ages on the highway at Mosman Park with the driver engaged in some extended negotiation with a boarding passenger. I guess these things stand out to an east coaster and I have to remind myself that Sydney/Newcastle/Wollongong suffered the same problem too for many years!

[busdriver12]

RE: Destos - Personally find it somewhat redundant to have destos that say "Fremantle Station / Terminates Fremantle Station". Isn't obvious that the bus terminates at Fremantle if it isn't "Via Fremantle"?

In my experience, the majority of passengers don't look at the destination text, only the number - also bear in mind there is a proportion of the population that can't read.

This is where separate route numbers should be used to save confusion amongst the travelling public. A good example of this is when there was a 400 and 408 service. It was clear that the 408 terminated at Glendalough station and the 400 continued on into the city. In July 2013 the 408 trips were renumbered to 400 and the confusion starts - some 400 trips were terminating at Glendalough and anyone travelling further had to get out of the bus and wait for the next service. A similar thing happens in the evening at Thornlie station where some 206 services terminate at the station and does not continue to Cannington.

[Enviro 500]

I thought 400 and 408 merged to form 990?

Also, there are some trips on 935 that don't enter King's Park. Sometimes I have been caught unaware when I boarded the bus.

[komen_413]

Yes I'm pretty sure 400 was remembered to 990 in 2014 I think.

[busdriver12]

408 weekday services were reduced and replaced by 400 on 21/7/13 and both routes were renumbered to 990 on 4/5/14. This info was gleaned from my timetable database (link in my sig).

I think this discussion is getting off topic for this thread and may be best continued here

[komen_413]

Only sighted 3106 and 1409 on rail replacement earlier today

[TP1462]

The recently announced 2 zone fare structure will come into affect from 01/01/2022 also no increase to fares and charges including TransWA services


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[Squiddy]

The recently announced 2 zone fare structure will come into affect from 01/01/2022 also no increase to fares and charges including TransWA services


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Not an observation.

Transdev newbie 2978 spotted in service this afternoon on a 530

[actually]

The recently announced 2 zone fare structure will come into affect from 01/01/2022 also no increase to fares and charges including TransWA services


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Not an observation.

Transdev newbie 2978 spotted in service this afternoon on a 530

Saw 2979 and 80 heading off from TCWA this morning

[TP1462]

3081 has been involved in a quite serious prang on leach highway involving a truck on a 502 credit to 6PR



https://www.6pr.com.au/school-children- ... ths-south/


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[Enviro 500]

Looks like the area in front of Melville SHS.

[sylar]

Looks like the area in front of Melville SHS.

I've posted a reply in the General Discussion thread to avoid going off topic in the observations thread, viewtopic.php?p=1078877#p1078877

[Squiddy]

2095 and 2096 spotted in Rockingham Depot this afternoon

[Transperthpaperbus]

2095 and 2096 spotted in Rockingham Depot this afternoon

Is 2247 now at Karrinyup as a result?

[Enviro 500]

Karrinyup is ditching its gas fleet from the looks of it.

[komen_413]

2095 and 2096 spotted in Rockingham Depot this afternoon

Is 2247 now at Karrinyup as a result?

2247 and 2248 are at KYP in exchange.

[pasha241]

it look like 2179 move to south to either Welshpool or Kalamunda from Morley. saw yesterday park at Carousel bus stop then do 294.

[pasha241]

i just want to ask what the point of moving OC gas to rockingham then move the diesel to karrinyup. is it because karrinyup need more bus or related to withdrawn of 12xx gas. because when Morley get 21xx is still make sense because they need more bus for new route. Also will they swap more bus with Rockingham or maybe next is swap with path. (For example: 20xx karrinyup moving to path welshpool/morley while some diesel move to SWan)