Archive for November, 2009

SmartBus stops short

November 22nd, 2009 (Media releases, Melbourne metro)

Most of the Victorian government’s flagship SmartBus routes fail to meet the defined SmartBus service standard, which itself is well below the level of service provided by Melbourne’s trams, a study by the Public Transport Users Association (PTUA) has found.

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Myki Q+A: Straight answers to your questions

November 18th, 2009 (Melbourne metro)

Updated 4/3/2010
Amidst continuing speculation about the future of the Myki system, more and more people want to know answers to basic questions, such as how much they will get charged when they travel.
This web page is an effort to help people understand how the system will work, and answer the questions we’ve been getting about [...]

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