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Hopefully someone can explain the (at times) conflicting route descriptors that are bandied about. BUZ is obviously straightforward enough, as is CityExpress and Bullet (is the P142 the only one of those?).

I'm thinking more along the lines of the difference between a Rocket, City Precincts and (peak-only) Express service. Many of these are not consistently all-stops or limited stops - some service all stops, some run all-stops then limited stops, others run limited stops then express. It's a lot to get your head around.
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I have used eastern suburbs examples.

All stops – services all stops on a corridor (example: route 230)
Express (peak only) – peak-only variation of an all stops service with an express section (example: route P231)
Express – full-time service that does not service every stop (example: route 220). Some full-time express services are all stops for part of the route (example: route 215). Formerly branded CityExpress.
BUZ (Bus Upgrade Zone) – a full-time high frequency service running at least every 10 minutes in peak and every 15 minutes off peak (example: route 200). Most services run express, some are all stops (routes 196, 199).
Rocket – peak-only variation of a full-time express service, usually with limited stops closer to the city (example: route P201)
City Precincts – peak–only variation to a full-time express service, which serves multiple destinations surrounding the city centre (example: route P206).
Bullet – Peak-only direct shuttle service between the city centre and Browns Plains/Greenbank park and ride with no intermediate stops (route P142).

The branding is a mess, as is the legibility of the network generally. Every rule of thumb has an exception. Multiple express services on the same corridor can have different stopping patterns (examples include: routes 100/110/115, 200/222, 215/220, and 325/345/359). Some all stops services have express runs during peak but do not change route number (examples: routes 320 and 322).
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ABS wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:20 am
The branding is a mess, as is the legibility of the network generally. Every rule of thumb has an exception. Multiple express services only the same can have different stopping patterns (examples include: routes 100/110/115, 200/222, 215/220, and 325/345/359). Some all stops services have express runs during peak but do not change route number (examples: routes 320 and 322).
not only that some all stops service actually not stops at all stations (Take a look at GCL and 590) and also Blue Glidder.
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ABS wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:20 am The branding is a mess, as is the legibility of the network generally. Every rule of thumb has an exception. Multiple express services only the same can have different stopping patterns (examples include: routes 100/110/115, 200/222, 215/220, and 325/345/359). Some all stops services have express runs during peak but do not change route number (examples: routes 320 and 322).
Thanks for your examples, ABS. That clears things up a bit. It certainly seems that every major corridor out of the city is plagued with the same tangle of routes, with different frequencies, stopping patterns and hours of operation.
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I can also add some Rockets services (examples: 181 and 186) are peak-only variations on an all stops service (185).
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Merc1107 wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:49 pm
ABS wrote: Tue Aug 16, 2022 12:20 am The branding is a mess, as is the legibility of the network generally. Every rule of thumb has an exception. Multiple express services only the same can have different stopping patterns (examples include: routes 100/110/115, 200/222, 215/220 geometry dash world and 325/345/359). Some all stops services have express runs during peak but do not change route number (examples: routes 320 and 322).
Thanks for your examples, ABS. That clears things up a bit. It certainly seems that every major corridor out of the city is plagued with the same tangle of routes, with different frequencies, stopping patterns and hours of operation.
I'm really looking forward to an upgrade to solve this problem.
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