Darwin Bus Cancellations.

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Darwin Bus Cancellations.

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Due to ongoing driver shortages the following services will not run between the 6th and 10th of February. Timetables will supposedly be update weekday as more services recommence. This change is to prevent different services being cancelled everyday and provide more certainty. Updated timetables can be found: https://nt.gov.au/driving/public-transp ... s-and-maps

Services cancelled
i1 - 3 - 0748, 0902, 0930
i1H - 3 - 0718, 1915, 2130L
i2 - 6 - 0830, 1130, 1226, 1435, 1510, 1730
i3 - 6 - 1035, 1230 (C), 1340, 1720 (D), 1800 (B), 1832L (B)
i4 - 10 - 0635, 0735, 0825, 0855, 1123, 1200, 1408, 1433, 1515, 2140L
o4 - 5 - 0725, 1221, 1600, 1712, 2045
i5 - 1 - 0800
o5 - 4 - 0624F, 1020 (D), 1602, 1805L
i6 - 2 - 0710, 0800
i7 - 1 - 1035
i8 - 2 - 0635, 0720
o8 - 5 - 0630F, 0725, 0805, 1435, 1600
i9 - 5 - 0635, 0805, 0835, 0910, 1335(e)
o9 - 2 - 0635F, 1730
i10 - 9 - 0725, 1246, 1300, 1340, 1358, 1510, 1640, 1805, 1934
o10 - 9 - 0813, 0950, 1200, 1255, 1427, 1600, 1625, 1650, 1720
i11 - 2 - 0710, 1230 (A)
i12 - 0715, 0817, 0915, 1215, 1555, 1645, 1800
i14 - 3 - 0958 (C), 1358 (C), 1500 (C), 1710 (C)
i24 - 2 - 0625F, 1227
i70 - 3 - 0555F, 0902, 1705
i71 - 4 - 0640, 0722, 1640, 1734
i72 - 7 - 0756, 1051, 1145, 1502, 1835, 1922, 2125L
i73 - 6 - 0840, 1546, 1610, 1625, 2015, 2053
i74 - 3 - 0715, 0805, 1802
i76 - 3 - 0717, 0747, 1817L
i77 - 2 - 1220, 1254
i78 - No cancellations
i87 - 3 - 0741, 1513, 1547
i88 - 3 - 1516, 1531, 1550
Orbital Link 1
Only the following are operating
0615 - OL1P
0745 - OL1D
1515 - OL1C
1515 - OL1P
1645 - OL1D
1645 - OL1C
Orbital link 2
Only the following are operating
0615 - OL2C
0745 - OL2D
0745 - OL2C
All afternoon orbital 2 services are operating

Where F represents the first service of the day and L represents the last service of the day on the given route. Letters in brackets are deviations.

There are a number of altered school services operating. Rural urban services are not currently affected.
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Re: Darwin Bus Cancellations.

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Some of those cancellations are pretty rough, when they're consecutive trips.

This issue could be alleviated, even completely avoided, if NTG/DIPL bothered to review the timetables more than once in a generation, and retimed the services to run at consistent frequencies with proper connections. The way things are currently run means far more buses (and drivers, which aren't in great supply anywhere presently!) are needed to run the services.
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Re: Darwin Bus Cancellations.

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Judging by the cancellations shown on CDC's Facebook Page, which are on top of those already made 'permanent' in the modified timetables, the problem is only growing worse.

Some time ago on NT Tenders I noticed a contract had been awarded for a K9 Unit to join the security teams, on a trial basis with an option for multiple extensions. I wonder if this is having any impact on the long-standing dramas with anti-social behaviour on the network?
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Re: Darwin Bus Cancellations.

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Since the 20th March it appears the full timetable has been running again in Darwin. Assuming no timetable changes occur in the coming months, my prediction is service cancellations will begin to creep in again by Christmas if ongoing (and worsening) safety and security issues are not adequately controlled.
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