Month: January 2013
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Our final PT Problem of the Day for now: Buses along side streets = confusing, slow routes
Bus drivers have real difficulty manoeuvring their buses down side streets, between parked cars. Apart from slow trips, it also means journeys for passengers are along indirect routes and that services are confusing for first-time users. A PTUA study last year found that on average, Melbourne bus routes were 70% longer than the most direct…
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PT Problem of the Day: Regional Rail Link closure – lack of low-floor buses, and poor information
The Sunbury, Ballarat and Bendigo lines have just had a two week closure for Regional Rail Link works. While reports suggest the replacement services ran pretty smoothly, there were two issues of note that we’re highlighting: Low-floor buses: PTV made a pledge that Ninety per cent of replacement buses will be Disability Discrimination Act (DDA)…
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PT Problem of the Day: Wrong #Myki information on some trams (can they tell a bus from a tram?)
On December 29th, Melbourne became a Myki-only city. You’d hope they’d have ensured all the information posted around the system would be as accurate as possible. But this tram (number 205 if anybody from Yarra Trams is reading) got the wrong signage. It’s clearly intended to be placed in a bus. Apart from mentioning that…
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Train, tram, bus users slugged to pay for Baillieu’s roads
7% fare rise cannot be justified, says PTUA The Baillieu Government appears to be using its predecessor’s budgeted fare hikes to help bankroll its destructive East West motorway, the Public Transport Users Association said today. The 7% fare rise takes effect today, three days after the government abolished Metcard, forcing all passengers onto the troubled…