Bus delays, cancellations ...

[HappyTrainGuy]

Outbound 321, 325, 330, 335 ??

[James]

Outbound 321, 325, 330, 335 ??

My thoughts exactly. 124/125 are by far the goofiest in that list though.

Confused as to why the 412 is included, yet the 411/433 weren't included - they follow the exact same routing Adelaide Street - Toowong (so do the 415, 416, 417 and the 445 but they've all stopped running so it doesn't matter ).

The 444, 470 and 475 are the only actual western suburbs bus routes which travel past Suncorp, yet none of them are included. Oh well, can't blame them, so far I haven't seen a single person get the bus spaghetti along Coro Drive correct.

Bus spaghetti, bus spaghetti
Bus spaghetti, bus spaghetti
Bus spaghetti, bus spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti, spaghetti!

Whooo, wiggy wiggy wiggy
Whooo, wiggy wiggy wiggy
gimme that, gimme that, gimme that, direct trip to the CBD on hourly frequency!

Whooo, wiggy wiggy wiggy
Whooo, wiggy wiggy wiggy
gimme that, gimme that direct trip!

[Golliwog]

Pretty sure there were some crossed wires in that announcement RE: delays on Tuesday. I'm sure there were some delays due to Suncorp, but there were also delays due to an accident on the Story Bridge. It took me 10 minutes on the Blue Cityglider to travel from Commercial Rd near Leopold St, stop 12 to Ann St at James Street, stop 6 (which is timetabled as 1 minute, because it's all of 413m away) before I hopped off and walked to FV train station.

I also overheard on the bus radio before I got off that there was a bus stopped at one of the Cultural Center busway platforms (I think they said southbound one) because of a passenger having a medical incident, which I'm sure didn't help the usual CC congestion.

[James]

No traffic on the roads according to the 10 News Traffic Helicopter, but BCC bus conga line running right through QSBS and along the Victoria Bridge northbound, causing massive delays.

All due to one broken down bus. Wheeeeeeeeeeeee........ Merry Christmas Brisbanites! Enjoy your bus cost explosion and rate rise!

[minbrisbane]

Yep, I'm stuck in it!  Fun!  Thanks Mayor Quirk!

[ozbob]

[ozbob]

Twitter

Nine News Brisbane ‏@9NewsBrisbane 1h

Half hour bus delays in the city after a breakdown on the corner of Grey and Melbourne Streets #bnetraffic #9NewsAt6 http://t.co/DXmdbCJ7bc



==================

Oh dear ... 

[ozbob]

A Dow maxim ..

Buses are buses, trains are trains ... 

================

Use each to best effect ...

[ozbob]

Twitter

Michael Coombes ‏@MichaelCoombes

The Queen St bus station tunnel. Broken down bus cleared, still 30 min delays @7NewsBrisbane http://t.co/HbLYbshN0z



================

[HappyTrainGuy]

 

[ozbob]

Funny side aside. It is rather sad the public transport system was allowed to get into this situation ...  everything is on knife edge ...

[ozbob]

Twitter

TransLink SEQ ‏@TransLinkSEQ

Delays of up to 10 mins for buses heading inbound between Upper Mount Gravatt and Griffith University bus stations due to a broken down bus.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/5621/details
   
Delays of up to 25 mins: Adelaide St and Wharf St, City

Last updated: 5.57pm Wednesday 22 January 2014

All buses travelling in both directions from CBD will experince delays of up to 25 minutes due to an emergency roadworks at the intersection of Adelaide Street and Wharf Street, City.

Affected services

Buses

    Blue CityGlider
    192
    195
    196
    199
    300
    301
    306
    321
    322
    370
    375
    379
    380

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/5691/details

Delays due to traffic incident, Warrego Highway

Last updated: 4.09pm Thursday 23 January 2014

Due a traffic incident on the Warrego Highway at Dinmore, the following services are experiencing delays of up to 15 minutes:

    500
    502
    503
    506
    509
    512
    514
    515

[ozbob]

Twitter

Spencer Howson ‏@SpencerHowson 4m

RT @tommygreenard: Bus drivers being told by controllers to stop if wheels are in more than 15cm of water #bne #rain @612brisbane

[ozbob]

 

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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/5706/details

Bus delays due to wet weather

Last updated: 4.41pm Thursday 23 January 2014

Due to wet weather conditions, many buses across the network will experience delays of 25 to 30 minutes.

Please be patient as we wait for the weather to clear.


Affected services
Buses

    Blue CityGlider
    Bribie Island school bus
    Brisbane Bus Lines school bus
    Brisbane Transport school bus
    Buslink school bus
    Caboolture school bus
    Clarks Logan school bus
    Hornibrook school bus
    Kangaroo school bus
    Loop (Brisbane City)
    Loop (Spring Hill)
    Maroon CityGlider
    Mt Gravatt school bus
    Park Ridge school bus
    Surfside school bus
    Thompson school bus
    undefined
    Veolia school bus
    Westside school bus
    TX1
    TX2
    3
    TX3
    4
    5
    TX5
    10
    14
    15
    16
    18
    18a
    20
    20a
    N21
    21
    29
    66
    77
    100
    N100
    101
    102
    103
    104
    105
    106
    107
    108
    110
    111
    N111
    112
    113
    114
    115
    116
    117
    118
    P119
    120
    121
    122
    123
    124
    125
    126
    P129
    130
    N130
    131
    132
    P133
    134
    135
    136
    P137
    138
    139
    140
    P141
    P142
    145
    150
    P151
    152
    153
    155
    156
    P157
    160
    161
    162
    169
    170
    171
    172
    P173
    174
    175
    P176
    177
    178
    P179
    180
    181
    183
    N184
    184
    185
    186
    P189
    191
    192
    193
    195
    196
    198
    N199
    199
    N200
    200
    P201
    202
    203
    204
    P205
    P206
    P207
    P208
    209
    210
    P211
    212
    213
    p213
    214
    215
    P216
    P217
    220
    P221
    222
    223
    224
    225
    N226
    227
    230
    P231
    232
    233
    234
    235
    P236
    240
    241
    242
    243
    N250
    250
    251
    252
    253
    254
    255
    257
    258
    260
    261
    262
    263
    264
    265
    266
    267
    270
    271
    272
    273
    274
    275
    276
    277
    278
    279
    280
    281
    282
    285
    299
    300
    301
    302
    303
    304
    305
    306
    307
    308
    310
    N310
    311
    312
    313
    314
    P315
    320
    321
    322
    325
    326
    327
    329
    330
    P331
    P332
    333
    334
    335
    336
    337
    338
    N339
    P339
    340
    P341
    P343
    P344
    345
    346
    350
    351
    352
    353
    354
    357
    358
    359
    360
    361
    362
    363
    364
    367
    369
    370
    372
    373
    375
    376
    377
    378
    379
    380
    381
    382
    383
    P384
    385
    N385
    390
    N390
    391
    393
    396
    397
    398
    399
    402
    411
    N412
    412
    414
    415
    416
    417
    425
    P426
    427
    428
    430
    431
    432
    433
    435
    P443
    444
    445
    446
    450
    451
    452
    453
    454
    P455
    P456
    P457
    P458
    P459
    460
    P461
    462
    463
    N464
    465
    466
    467
    468
    470
    471
    475
    476
    500
    501
    502
    503
    504
    505
    506
    507
    509
    510
    511
    512
    514
    515
    517
    520
    521
    522
    523
    524
    525
    526
    527
    529
    534
    539
    540
    541
    542
    543
    545
    P546
    547
    550
    551
    552
    553
    554
    555
    N555
    560
    561
    562
    563
    564
    565
    566
    567
    568
    P569
    570
    571
    572
    573
    574
    575
    576
    577
    578
    579
    P581
    582
    590
    598
    599
    600
    T601
    602
    T602
    603
    T603
    604
    T604
    T605
    605
    606
    T606
    T607
    607
    T608
    608
    609
    610
    612
    614
    615
    616
    617
    618
    619
    620
    622
    623
    626
    627
    628
    629
    630
    631
    632
    636
    639
    640
    641
    642
    643
    644
    649
    651
    652
    653
    654
    655
    656
    657
    660
    663
    664
    665
    667
    668
    669
    670
    671
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    673
    674
    675
    676
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    679
    680
    681
    682
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    684
    685
    686
    687
    688
    689
    690
    693
    694
    695
    696
    697
    698
    699
    700
    701
    703
    704
    705
    706
    707
    709
    710
    711
    712
    713
    714
    715
    716
    717
    718
    719
    720
    721
    722
    723
    725
    726
    727
    728
    729
    731
    N732
    S733
    735
    736
    737
    738
    739
    740
    741
    742
    743
    744
    745
    746
    747
    748
    749
    750
    N750
    751
    752
    753
    754
    755
    756
    757
    758
    759
    760
    761
    762
    763
    764
    765
    766
    767
    768
    769
    777
    N798
    923
    5701
    5703
    5707
    5718
    5755
    5775

[ozbob]

Twitter

RACQ ‏@RACQOfficial

Ann St, Brisbane CBD affected by flash flooding. Take the train, they're still running to schedule! #bnetraffic #bnestorm

[James]

Yes, take the train! Got off the train at 4:35pm (running within 2 minutes of timetable) to connect to a horseless carriage home... Now stuck in traffic on Moggill Road! My good old feet would be almost home now...

No doubt the 400 series network is in a bit of a meltdown... Thank god it's holidays still!

[SurfRail]

^ Jackpot!

Although there are a distressingly high number of routes on that list which no longer exist - and this pearler:

undefined

[ozbob]

^ Jackpot!

Although there are a distressingly high number of routes on that list which no longer exist - and this pearler:

undefined

Yo, copied it verbatim .. worth preserving .. lol

[HappyTrainGuy]

Damn 314 delays!

[ozbob]

Damn 314 delays!

Oh no! Not the 314 ...

[James]

P461 is delayed too! Goodness, so much inconvenience from that one being delayed. As is the 450 - looks like I'll be waiting over a day for it at this rate.

[longboi]

^ Jackpot!

Although there are a distressingly high number of routes on that list which no longer exist - and this pearler:

undefined

Yo, copied it verbatim .. worth preserving .. lol

undefined is when it is applied to all routes.

Hence why some like the 450 appear.

[SurfRail]

^ In the context of that list it really is the least of my concerns.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/6596/details

Delays: Western Freeway, inbound

Last updated: 8.03am Tuesday 11 February 2014

Buses travelling on Western Freeway, inbound, are delayed up to 20 minutes, due to heavy traffic congestion.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/6991/details

Queen Street station: 15 min delays due to breakdown

Last updated: 7.28am Wednesday 19 February 2014

Buses travelling through Queen Street station are delayed up to 15 minutes in both directions due to a breakdown.

[ozbob]

I kid you not team,  this is up on the TL site ..


=====================

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/8301/details
   
All CBD buses delayed 20 minutes

Last updated: 8.33am Tuesday 11 March 2014

At police request all the CBD buses have been delayed up to 20 minutes due to an accident near Wharf st.
Affected services
Buses

    Blue CityGlider
    Bribie Island school bus
    Brisbane Bus Lines school bus
    Brisbane Transport school bus
    Buslink school bus
    Caboolture school bus
    Clarks Logan school bus
    Hornibrook school bus
    Kangaroo school bus
    Loop (Brisbane City)
    Loop (Spring Hill)
    Maroon CityGlider
    Mt Gravatt school bus
    Park Ridge school bus
    Surfside school bus
    Thompson school bus
    undefined
    Veolia school bus
    Westside school bus
    TX1
    TX2
    TX3
    29
    66
    77
    N100
    100
    101
    102
    103
    104
    105
    106
    107
    108
    110
    111
    N111
    112
    113
    114
    115
    116
    117
    118
    P119
    120
    121
    122
    123
    124
    125
    126
    P129
    N130
    130
    131
    132
    P133
    134
    135
    136
    P137
    138
    139
    140
    P141
    P142
    145
    150
    P151
    152
    153
    155
    156
    P157
    160
    161
    162
    169
    170
    171
    172
    P173
    174
    175
    P176
    177
    178
    P179
    180
    181
    183
    184
    N184
    185
    186
    P189
    191
    192
    193
    195
    196
    198
    199
    N199
    200
    N200
    P201
    202
    203
    204
    P205
    P206
    P207
    P208
    209
    210
    P211
    212
    213
    p213
    214
    215
    P216
    P217
    220
    P221
    222
    223
    224
    225
    N226
    227
    230
    P231
    232
    233
    234
    235
    P236
    240
    241
    242
    243
    N250
    250
    251
    252
    253
    254
    255
    257
    258
    260
    261
    262
    263
    264
    265
    266
    267
    270
    271
    272
    273
    274
    275
    276
    277
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    279
    280
    281
    282
    285
    299
    300
    301
    302
    303
    304
    305
    306
    307
    308
    310
    N310
    311
    312
    313
    314
    P315
    320
    321
    322
    325
    326
    327
    329
    330
    P331
    P332
    333
    334
    335
    336
    337
    338
    P339
    N339
    340
    P341
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    351
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    353
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    357
    358
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    360
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    367
    369
    370
    372
    373
    375
    376
    377
    378
    379
    380
    381
    382
    383
    P384
    385
    N385
    390
    N390
    391
    393
    396
    397
    398
    399
    402
    411
    412
    N412
    414
    415
    416
    417
    425
    P426
    427
    428
    430
    431
    432
    433
    435
    P443
    444
    445
    446
    450
    451
    452
    453
    454
    P455
    P456
    P457
    P458
    P459
    460
    P461
    462
    463
    N464
    465
    466
    467
    468
    470
    471
    475
    476
    500
    501
    502
    503
    504
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    524
    525
    526
    527
    529
    534
    539
    540
    541
    542
    543
    545
    P546
    547
    550
    551
    552
    553
    554
    N555
    555
    560
    561
    562
    563
    564
    565
    566
    568
    P569
    570
    571
    572
    573
    574
    575
    576
    577
    578
    579
    P581
    582
    590
    598
    599
    600
    T601
    602
    T602
    603
    T603
    T604
    605
    T605
    T606
    607
    T607
    T608
    609
    610
    612
    614
    615
    616
    617
    618
    619
    620
    622
    623
    626
    627
    628
    629
    630
    631
    632
    636
    639
    640
    641
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    643
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    700
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    713
    714
    715
    716
    717
    718
    719
    720
    721
    722
    723
    725
    726
    727
    728
    729
    731
    N732
    S733
    735
    736
    737
    738
    739
    740
    741
    742
    743
    744
    745
    746
    747
    748
    749
    N750
    750
    751
    752
    753
    754
    755
    756
    757
    758
    759
    761
    763
    764
    765
    766
    767
    768
    777
    923
    5701
    5703
    5707
    5718
    5755
    5775

[ozbob]

 

[#Metro]

Who was in the bus? The transport minister? Must have been given that it is listed as taking down the ENTIRE Gold Coast system as well... all from a prang on Wharf st eh??

Auto announcements like this should ideally be phased out. People might think the entire city transport network has collapsed when it hasn't.

[Otto]

WOW !!!
Never knew 1 little accident in the City could affect the whole SE QLD pt network.

another dog post using Tapatalk paw.

[HappyTrainGuy]

Hopefully the 314 wasn't delayed too badly.

[ozbob]

The ' disruption ' to the 524 wasn't too traumatic thankfully ..   

seriously, it is time they got this sorted.  It might actually confuse the infrequent traveller  ..  most of the regulars would probably deduce it is a furphy ..

all together ... Q U E E N S L A N D E R !

[Arnz]

Hopefully the 623 wasn't delayed too badly either, that's assuming it turns up..

Oh wait.. what? they cancelled it a few years ago?  Blast! 

[#Metro]

150
    P151
    152
    153
    155
    156
    P157
    160
    161
    162
    169
    170
    171
    172
    P173
    174
    175
    P176

OMG! Paris Hilton's limousine was delayed !!

[SurfRail]

There has got to be a more logical way of tagging routes affected by disruptions. 

[HappyTrainGuy]

Don't you like the Ctrl+A option of selecting routes? 

[James]

Look at all those delayed NightLink routes! These delays must be expected to extend on to the early hours of Saturday and Sunday morning!

I could maybe accept listing all CURRENT BCC bus routes (for goodness sake, no need to list the P461 when its last run was Friday morning on October 11 2013), but no, they just had to go ahead and list every single route - even the Elanora local routes and the ones which go between Noosa and Nambour/Cooroy!

There has got to be a more logical way of tagging routes affected by disruptions. 

Logic? In Brisbane?

[ozbob]

I have been quietly reflecting ....  I had this thought that even if you set about establishing the worst public transport network you could design, it would probably be better than this present network that has evolved in Brisbane, 'world class' and all ...

Have received feedback that a lot of punters are reporting buses not stopping, either fulls or the driver just doesn't seem to see the hapless punter hailing the bus ...

[bcasey]

There has got to be a more logical way of tagging routes affected by disruptions.

The question is what is the most logical way of tagging the routes that are affected by a disruption. It really depends how far into the future you want to tag routes for disruption, and how deep you want to go with knock-on effects.

Probably the most obvious filter would be to tag the routes that are directly affected (i.e. go through that section of road within a certain time interval, e.g. next 5, 10, 15 minutes). This might be a bit naive though.

With these vehicles/drivers being delayed, they will be late for the next route that they will be driving (although for at least some of these vehicles and drivers, they may be reassigned to a later route, with backup vehicles and drivers taking over their original next route). You would need access to the operations system that the bus company is using to get this kind of information.

You may also want to consider the vehicles that don't go along the affected road, but are still affected by any congestion that has spilled out along neighbouring roads caused by the road being partially or fully blocked. This isn't a simple problem to solve, as it would require real-time information of the current traffic situation, plus prediction algorithms to estimate travel time along the congested roads.

I agree that Translink should be more precise with the list of affected routes when it comes to situations like this, but there is also the issue of missing out routes that may not necessarily be directly affected by the disruption, but are still delayed from knock-on effects.

Real-time tracking of buses would definitely help a lot in this regard though, both in generating the list, and also providing individualised information for users who are only interested in the list of routes that they will need to use to get to their destination.