Bus delays, cancellations ...

[James]

I'd actually call the 425 the worst bus in the westside. Some of the reactions I've got from people catching the 425 include "The bus is ALWAYS running late", "Chapel Hill buses make me so angry", and even one person who said "catching the [425] bus makes me want to kill myself." The reason why we probably don't see many complaints is because the folk of Chapel Hill see the bus running 10 minutes late as the norm. There is a reason why Moggill Rd is so congested.

Unrelated: Bad night to be catching a 412. 11:38pm Inbound 412 stuck behind a maxi taxi at the William Jolly Bridge off-ramp, which to my fleeing glance looked to be some kind of drunken argument with a taxi driver (hint: pull into the side street, DON'T stop on the off-ramp!), and the 11:45pm outbound 412 was stuck broken down at Cribb St.

Thankfully James just drove into the CBD this evening. Unlike the frequent network, my car does not stop running 1km from my house.

[ozbob]

>>  https://twitter.com/TransLinkSEQ  continues ...

[ozbob]

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TransLink SEQ ‏@TransLinkSEQ now

Buses travelling outbound on Coronation Drive will experience delays up to 25 minutes due to heavy traffic congestion

[pandmaster]

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TransLink SEQ ‏@TransLinkSEQ now

Buses travelling outbound on Coronation Drive will experience delays up to 25 minutes due to heavy traffic congestion

If only there were some sort of alternative transport along that corridor that avoided road congestion...

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/40956/details

Missed stops: Routes 553, 550, 568.

Last updated: 5.17pm Sunday 22 March 2015

As a result of localised flooding the following bus routes are on diversion:

Route 553 buses in both directions will miss the following stops:

    Clarks Rd near Meadows Cct, Loganholme
    Clarks Rd near Dewar Dr, Loganholme

Customers are advised to use to the following stops:

    Alamein St near Juniper Ct, Beenleigh
    Drews Rd near Hampton St, Loganholme

Route 550 buses in both directions will miss the following stops:

    Tamarind St at Marsden Park Shops, Marsden

Customers are advised that the bus will use an alternative stop on the other side of the Marsden Park Shops.

Route 568 loop buses will miss the following stops:

    Holmview Rd near Logan River Rd, Holmview
    Holmview Rd near Jeetho St, Holmview
    Holmview Rd near Jarvis St, Holmview

Customers are advised to use to the following stops:

    Grove Rd near Lima St, Holmview
    Logan River Rd near Alexandra St, Beenleigh

[ozbob]

There are too many bus delays etc. to note all.  I tend to just try and record the more unusual/signficant.

eg.  o/night

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TransLink SEQ ‏@TransLinkSEQ 33 hours ago

At police request, 111,120,180 & 222 buses on diversion due to police incident at Buranda station.

[ozbob]

SEQ South East Busway resurfacing works --> http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/43351/details

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/44646/details

Coronation Drive, Milton Delays 60 minutes

Last updated: 5.31pm Friday 24 April 2015

Buses travelling inbound along Coronation Drive, Milton will experience delays of up to 60 minutes due to heavy traffic congestions.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/44836/details

Woolloongabba bus station closed

Last updated: 5.03pm Monday 27 April 2015

Woolloongabba bus station has been temporarily closed due to a traffic incident.

Customers are advised to catch their services from Mater Hill bus station.

Customers can expect delays of up to 30 minutes.

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See >> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=195.msg155422#msg155422  bus head on collision  ...

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/45206/details

60 minute delays: Brisbane CBD

Last updated: 6.16pm Thursday 30 April 2015

Buses travelling in both directions from Brisbane City and Coronation Drive, Toowong will experience delays of up to 60 minutes due to heavy traffic congestion.

[techblitz]

very rare sight....the 599 on granard rd heading to the motorway.........just wondering if it will head down to oxley on the motorway then double back to sherwood via oxley rd.....

[HappyTrainGuy]

Saw a 325 on Sandgate road heading towards the Virginia state school. Also passed a 340 on Kirby Road. Saw a couple 97x buses aswell. Those kids are going to be home late! Thank god lane splitting is legal here now

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/45526/details

Last updated: 7.06am Saturday 2 May 2015

Wet weather impacting services

Buses

General delays due to current road conditions; otherwise running as normal with the following exceptions.

Brisbane region

As a result of localised flooding the following bus routes are on diversion:

    Route 444 buses travelling outbound will miss the stop King George Square busway station, platform 1A due to flooding. Customers are advised to use platform 1B to catch this bus.

Moreton Bay Region

    All Kangaroo Bus Lines have been suspended until further notice due to localised flooding.
    Route 640 buses traveling in both directions will miss the following stops:
        Bribie Island Road at Peel Road, Ningi
        Bribie Island Road at Pasturage Road, Caboolture
        Bribie Island Road at Aerodrome Road, Caboolture
        Lower King Street at Charles Street, Caboolture
        Caboolture bus station
    Route 652 buses will not operate today due to flood waters in the local area.

[bcasey]

https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/594059053157875712

A bus was flooded up to knee deep at Stones Corner last night

[STB]

Unreported, but looked like a fire alarm went off at Roma Street at around 12:30pm.  Buses backed up into the tunnel (outbound) at Roma Street Busway Station, and fire services and the station master checking out the fire alarm panel.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/45971/details

Park Ridge buses: Delays 40 mins

Last updated: 8.28am Tuesday 5 May 2015

Park Ridge buses travelling in both directions are delayed up to 40 minutes due to an earlier traffic incident on the Gateway Motorway.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/46686/details

Buses both directions on M1 - delays up to 20 mins

Last updated: 7.43am Tuesday 12 May 2015

Buses travelling both directions along the M1 between the Loganholme hyperdome and Springwood bus station will experience delays of up to 20 minutes due to a traffic incident on the M1, Springwood.

[ozbob]

Lots of bus issues ... and these are the ones they are reporting, no doubt a lot more ..

>> https://twitter.com/TransLinkSEQ

[ozbob]

Isn't it ironic?  Folk want to catch buses to help ameliorate traffic congestion only to find their buses are cancelled because of traffic congestion.  Yes, it is world class Brisbane!

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/48626/details

Coronation Drive, Toowong delays 30 minutes

Last updated: 5.22pm Friday 29 May 2015

Buses travelling in both directions along Coronation Drive, Toowong will experience delays of up to 30 minutes due to heavy traffic congestion.

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[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/49391/details

Brisbane Transport bus services delayed 30 minutes

Last updated: 5.19pm Friday 5 June 2015

Brisbane Transport bus services are delayed up to 30 minutes in both directions due to heavy traffic congestion throughout Brisbane City and surrounding suburbs.

[HappyTrainGuy]

That is some very handy information to know. It tells us absolutely nothing.

[ozbob]

Other than ' please reform the the network ' ... 

[HappyTrainGuy]

It's like Translink putting out a tweet saying "A bus is currently running 30 minutes late"........ HOW THE HELL DOES THAT HELP ME???

[James]

It's like Translink putting out a tweet saying "A bus is currently running 30 minutes late"........ HOW THE HELL DOES THAT HELP ME???

I disagree, it is a good way of TransLink telling everybody 'the bus network is rooted, expect serious delays'. Particularly when you have hundreds of services delayed (which wouldn't be surprising at all), it is much easier just to tell everybody to generally expect delays, rather than list a multitude of bus services.

When I'm sitting at the front of a bus, I sometimes like to take a peek at the driver run sheets (for curiosity's sake), and often buses don't stay in the one series, yet alone one region. One example which particularly stood in my mind was a bus which was running something like 428 -> 411 -> 174 -> 180 -> 417. So a car crash at Garden City can cause a bus in Long Pocket to run late (and vice versa). For this reason, you can't even say 'all 1xx routes are running late'.

[bcasey]

When I'm sitting at the front of a bus, I sometimes like to take a peek at the driver run sheets (for curiosity's sake), and often buses don't stay in the one series, yet alone one region. One example which particularly stood in my mind was a bus which was running something like 428 -> 411 -> 174 -> 180 -> 417. So a car crash at Garden City can cause a bus in Long Pocket to run late (and vice versa). For this reason, you can't even say 'all 1xx routes are running late'.

Yep, Bus Crew Scheduling is a very complex problem to solve, especially in real-time to adjust the assignments of crew and buses to cover for issues caused by traffic, breakdowns, etc. There are the obvious physical constraints of making sure there are buses in the right locations to perform the services on time, but there is also a lot of constraints to ensure labour rules are observed (like maximum driving time, mealbreaks, etc), otherwise penalty costs will apply. As you mentioned, a bus and driver may cover a number of different routes in different regions over the course of their run, so delays for one trip may have adverse effects on several routes afterwards, as other buses are reallocated to cover them, etc.

I think the real-time information should definitely help a lot with this problem, as before, operators would have to rely on radio calls to keep track of the positioning of buses, etc. With the predictive information, they can also be a bit more proactive in their operations, adjusting assignments on the fly before delays cause too much of a problem for future services.

[Arnz]

Can't really speak for the other regions, but up here on the Sunshine Coast though a Caloundra depot based Sunbus unit be can rostered to do one of the Noosa 62x local routes during the day, ditto with a Marcoola based Sunbus unit operating a 605 or 609 down in Caloundra.   603s to my knowledge are currently exclusive to Caloundra depot atm, and likewise with the 632 currently being Marcoola exclusive. 

Although this is subject to change with the yearly (sometimes up to 3 in a year) driver roster changes.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/49811/details

Queen Street bus station is temporarily closed

Last updated: 6.24am Friday 12 June 2015

Queen Street bus station is temporarily closed due to a fire alarm.  Delays of up to 30 minutes are expected.

Fire services are on site.

[James]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/49811/details

Queen Street bus station is temporarily closed

Last updated: 6.24am Friday 12 June 2015

Queen Street bus station is temporarily closed due to a fire alarm.  Delays of up to 30 minutes are expected.

Fire services are on site.

There was a similar closure due to a fire alarm yesterday evening at about 6:30pm. Two alarms in 24 hours must be a sign something isn't right down there...

[STB]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/49811/details

Queen Street bus station is temporarily closed

Last updated: 6.24am Friday 12 June 2015

Queen Street bus station is temporarily closed due to a fire alarm.  Delays of up to 30 minutes are expected.

Fire services are on site.

There was a similar closure due to a fire alarm yesterday evening at about 6:30pm. Two alarms in 24 hours must be a sign something isn't right down there...

I suspect it's more just their once a year fire drills, which tends to happen either early in the morning or in the evening.  I participated in a fire drill at Roma Street behind the scenes a number of years ago while working at TL, and they did two of them, one at 10am and another at 2pm on the same day.  I guess they do it twice due to the retailer's various opening hours and to try and not disrupt shoppers during the busiest times of the day?  My local shopping centre also did two in a day recently, and both at 'off peak' times of when shoppers aren't really shopping as much, ie: at 10:30am and 1:30pm.

[red dragin]

Used to manage a mixed retail and residential complex - we targeted a quiet time of day and all the shops where briefed on the time it would occur.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/50106/details

Clarks Logan City - Diversions at Beenleigh station

Last updated: 6.17pm Monday 15 June 2015

Clarks Logan City bus routes that currently service the bus stop at Beenleigh train station are currently being diverted due to an ongoing police incident.

For inbound route 553, 562 and outbound 566 services, the closest bus stop for customers is Alamein Street at Beenleigh High School.

For inbound route 563 services, the closest bus stop for customers is George Street near Macs Lane.

For outbound route 563 and inbound 566 services, the closest bus stop for customers is Main Street near Gona Street.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/50151/details

3.25pm route 524 outbound bus cancelled

Last updated: 3.25pm Tuesday 16 June 2015

The 3.25pm route 524 outbound bus is cancelled due to an operational issue. The next outbound route 524 bus departs Goodna Station, Stop A, Goodna at 3.55pm.

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Not the first this week, time to lift the game ...

[ozbob]

Multiple bus no shows (as usual) too many to list ..

There really are major issues with the network. 

[ozbob]

[achiruel]

Last updated: 4.53pm Wednesday 17 June 2015
The 3.36pm route 545 outbound bus is cancelled from Wembley Road at Ewing Road due to late running caused by traffic congestion.
The next outbound route 545 bus departed Garden City Shopping Centre station stop E at 4.06pm.
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[techblitz]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/50151/details

3.25pm route 524 outbound bus cancelled

Last updated: 3.25pm Tuesday 16 June 2015

The 3.25pm route 524 outbound bus is cancelled due to an operational issue. The next outbound route 524 bus departs Goodna Station, Stop A, Goodna at 3.55pm.

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Not the first this week, time to lift the game ...

posted yesterday by frustrated regular on facebook

Once again I'm going to whinge about the 524 redbank plains bus that departs goodna station at 3.55.. 13 people were left behind this afternoon in the rain. I dont understand how no one can work out to put an extra bus on at this time. Every single day it is packed and people get left behind. I understand that there is another bus in 30 mins but I mean some people would have just missed the previous service meaning they had to wait 25mins for this one and then yo be denied access and have to wait another 30 mins is just not exceptable. Not to mention the stress it puts on the driver. He has to carry an extremely packed bus otherwise many more people would be left behind and he has the pressure of looking after their safety. Can this problem please be fixed. If there was one extra service in the afternoon things would run so much better and honestly there should be a school bus anyway at the same time considering most of the passengers are school students. Thankyou

[ozbob]

Thanks TB ..

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Robert Dow ‏@Robert_Dow 37s

. @JoAnnMillerMP @jackietrad Can something be done about the terrible service by 524 bus at Goodna please? Beyond a joke thanks #qldpol 1/2

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Robert Dow ‏@Robert_Dow 20s

@JoAnnMillerMP @jackietrad read this >> http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2695.msg157688#msg157688 ... shocking treatment of the punters by @TransLinkSEQ et al .. #qldpol 2/2

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/52191/details

20 minute delays: Cultural Centre

Last updated: 6.14pm Wednesday 8 July 2015

Buses travelling in both directions from the Cultural Centre will experience delays of up to 20 minutes due to a traffic incident.


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[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-notices/53366/details

Delays of up to 10 minutes: South Eastern Busway

Last updated: 4.28pm Friday 17 July 2015

Buses travelling in both directions along the South Eastern busway may experience delays of up to 10 minutes due to a mechanical issue near Griffith University Station.