What happens when your driver misses a turn?
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Bus ride detour
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501 shuttle to Donnybrook
Sorry, it’s quiet on the blog due to being so busy. I’ve got a bunch of half-written drafts, but will try and finish some of them soon. Another x01 shuttle service has joined the fold. So far we have: Bus routes 701 (Bentleigh to Oakleigh) and 901 (Frankston to Airport) aren’t shuttles. There is currently ... [More]
It’s possible to find Myki machines and regular route buses at Melbourne Airport – but it’s a bit of a walk.
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Sovereign Hill transport options
Not authentically Gold Rush are the full car parks outside Sovereign Hill – the horseless carriages is the main mode of access.
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Bus PID improvements
A small but useful upgrade
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Something went wrong
If you try and browse the PTV web site over the long weekend for a timetable, you might see this: “Something went wrong, please try refreshing the page”. There are two problems here. Firstly, the error is wildly misleading. You can try to keep refreshing the page right through the long weekend. It won’t work ... [More]
I was exploring when I found this very fine accessible bus stop near Yarraman station, in Railway Parade. Two routes serve it, but it’s in a residential area, and is not a major stop. Phillip Mallis’s bus stop patronage map showed it got 8 boardings a day in 2017-19. Looking at the site on Google ... [More]
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Boxing Day buses at Chadstone, 2022
Boxing Day is probably the single busiest shopping day of the year at many of the big department stores and shopping centres, and I’ve taken a look at Chadstone and how its public transport copes several times in recent years: 2019; 2018; 2017. I went for a look again this year. From what I can ... [More]
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Confusing bus routes
What are some of Melbourne’s most confusing bus routes? There’s pretty strong competition.
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Electric buses are coming
On Saturday I had my first brief ride in an electric bus. The electric bus seemed much quieter than itâs diesel cousins. And no engine vibration while idling. And no fumes of course.Great to see more electric buses coming into service – hopefully with ongoing investment in route reform and more frequent services.đ pic.twitter.com/AsVFhGWdKI â ... [More]
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Night train to bus connections
With the very welcome revamp of the Night Bus network last year, I wondered how the train to bus connections are now that most bus routes are 24-hour versions of regular routes, rather than the previous arrangement of confusing special routes that virtually nobody used. Here’s a quick look at a couple of my local ... [More]
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Buses: Small vs big
Happy new year! We’re all used to the standard size buses (pictured above). Bigger buses either go to double deck, requiring higher bridge clearances, or longer articulated buses, needing longer bus bays and larger turning circles. Spotted recently on the Western Freeway near Melton: a smaller FlexiRide bus. The aspect ratio on this pic is ... [More]