Bus delays, cancellations ...

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1322422835

Story Bridge delays

Inbound buses that travel via the Story Bridge are delayed up to 15 minutes due to a police incident blocking two lanes.

Outbound buses may also experience minor delays due to one blocked outbound lane.

Northern inbound services are expected to be delayed later this morning up to 10 minutes as a consequence .

[Golliwog]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1323416111

CBD bus delays Elizabeth/ George St, Brisbane City

Buses in the CBD may experience residual delays of up to 15 minutes due to an earlier traffic crash on George and Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City.

There is also a broken down vehicle on George Street.


From the CM:http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/buses-collide-in-city-centre/story-e6freoof-1226218530113

Buses collide in city centre

    by: Rikki-Lee Arnold
    From: The Courier-Mail
    December 09, 2011 6:17PM

TWO buses have collided in Brisbane's inner-city, causing peak-hour traffic woes.

The incident occurred about 5.30pm at the corner of George and Elizabeth streets.

Police have said no one was badly injured in the collision and all traffic is being diverted down Elizabeth St until the buses can be removed.

[#Metro]

^^^ It is reasons like this you get Class A ROW completely separated from surface traffic, accidents, pedestrians and other vehicles.

[Golliwog]

^^^ It is reasons like this you get Class A ROW completely separated from surface traffic, accidents, pedestrians and other vehicles.

....but it was two buses that crashed with each other.

[HappyTrainGuy]

REMOVE THE BUSES!!!!!!!! 

[ozbob]

REMOVE THE BUSES!!!!!!!! 

LOL     I love your sense of humour HTG ...

[#Metro]

REMOVE THE BUSES!!!!!!!! 

I agree. SUBWAY!!!

[ozbob]

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Route 100 (City to Forest lake) delayed due to a traffic crash on the Ipswich Motorway at Rocklea. Police diversions in place.
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[ozbob]

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Buses throughout the CBD are facing delays due to traffic congestion between Victoria St Bridge and King George Square busway station.
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Surprise!

[ozbob]

Twitter

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Route 100 buses still delayed although no longer diverted. Some buses may terminate at Inala - shuttles arranged - see http://t.co/oStkV9c3
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(link is wrong, it goes to the Cleveland line ... advised them )

[ozbob]

Twitter

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Good night!

[#Metro]

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Buses throughout the CBD are facing delays due to traffic congestion between Victoria St Bridge and King George Square busway station.
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Surprise!

Congestion backed into KGS... yeah, I said this would happen a while ago... and got called a Drama Queen for it too...
There you go... CONGESTED all the way into KGSBS. Expect to see more of this... just like Ottawa...

[Golliwog]

Congestion backed into KGS... yeah, I said this would happen a while ago... and got called a Drama Queen for it too...
There you go... CONGESTED all the way into KGSBS. Expect to see more of this... just like Ottawa...

Did it say for southbound routes or northbound ones?

Also, I don't recall the words Drama Queen being used. Also, I remember writing up here previously during one of the previous congestion delays with the busway of the southbound queue reaching back through the traffic lights in QSBS, so this isn't the first time this has happened.

[#Metro]

I have the exact link

http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2726.msg63443#msg63443

Quote from: tramtrain on July 16, 2011, 12:06:26 AM
Cultural Centre is at capacity. Repeat. Cultural Centre is at capacity. If anyone so much as sneezes, there will be a busjam all the way backing up into KGSBS/QSBS.

You're being a drama queen here

.

Look at how much changes in just a few months-- CC Crisis, bus tunnel proposal, place jamming up backing into KGSBS...
I should be being paid for this!

[Jonno]

I have the exact link

http://railbotforum.org/mbs/index.php?topic=2726.msg63443#msg63443

Quote from: tramtrain on July 16, 2011, 12:06:26 AM
Cultural Centre is at capacity. Repeat. Cultural Centre is at capacity. If anyone so much as sneezes, there will be a busjam all the way backing up into KGSBS/QSBS.

You're being a drama queen here

.

Look at how much changes in just a few months-- CC Crisis, bus tunnel proposal, place jamming up backing into KGSBS...
I should be being paid for this!

Touché!!!!!!!

[ozbob]

Been warning a while, bring on Cross River Rail, but we need to increase out of peak train frequency and give folks real options.

The bus system is breaking down ...  but we knew that, and I would suggest so do others, but they pretend .. and pretend .... all is 'world class' ... lol

Boy, isn't it a basket case? 

[somebody]

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Buses throughout the CBD are facing delays due to traffic congestion between Victoria St Bridge and King George Square busway station.
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Surprise!

I was at the Cultural Centre around 5:30pm.  I must say, there wasn't any real congestion at Grey St or the Melbourne St portal, the problem was the Cultural Centre platform.  I think it is about time that a procedure of passing other buses to serve the Cultural Centre was instituted. Perhaps only if there are two free spots, but still, the current procedures are a bit weak.

I still think a Cultural Centre platform 3 has worthy benefits - it would also reduce congestion here as well as speed things up at the Melbourne St portal and at Merivale St.

[ozbob]

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A bus in broken down on the SE busway inbound betw Buranda and Greenslopes. I/b buses currently stopped bit.ly/z9DKX8
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Buses are now moving around the broken down bus on the SE Busway. Minor delays while traffic control is conducted. http://t.co/nlWhcD3a
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http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326093345

SE Busway delays inbound

Inbound buses on the South East Busway may be delayed up to 10 due to a broken down bus between Buranda and Greenslopes.

Inbound traffic is moving around the broken down bus.

Outbound buses may experience minor delays while traffic control is being conducted.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326264824

4.45pm 140 inbound bus cancelled

The inbound 140 bus (Browns Plains to City) bus has been cancelled due to a breakdown.

The next service is scheduled to depart Browns Plains at 5.00pm.

[ClintonL94]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326264999

Milton Road bus delays at Auchenflower

Inbound buses may be delayed up to 10 minutes due to a multiple vehicle traffic crash on Milton Road (approaching Torwood Street) at Auchenflower.

[ClintonL94]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326269215

Captain Cook Bridge outbound bus delays

Outbound buses on the Captain Cook Bridge may be delayed up to 10 minutes due to residual congestion caused by an earlier traffic crash on the Pacific Motorway, Woolloongabba.



http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326269089

Old Cleveland Road bus delays at Chandler

Outbound buses may be delayed up to 10 minutes due to a traffic crash on Old Cleveland Road (after Carindale Street) at Chandler.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326666884

Inbound Margaret St offramp delay

Routes P88, P206, P343, P356, 382, 391 and other services using the Margaret St offramp to enter the city may be delayed up to 10 minutes, after a recent burst water main caused heavy traffic congestion.

Some services will divert via the Elizabeth St offramp to enter the city.


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Couriermail -->  Burst main in Brisbane CBD adds to wet roads

[ozbob]

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Traffic crash on Melbourne Street and Grey Street, Sth Brisbane. Buses are not servicing the Cultural Centre Busway Station.
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[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1326955328

Cultural Centre busway station closed

Buses through the Cultural Centre Busway Station are being impacted due to a traffic crash on Melbourne Street at South Brisbane. Buses are currently not servicing the Cultural Centre Busways Station.

Southern bus services will divert down Allan Street and onto the Captain Cook Bridge (inbound) and onto the Captain Cook Bridge and onto normal routes (outbound).

Western and northern bus services are terminating at King George Square Busway Station.

Delays will be experienced, especially impacting the South Eastern Busway.

More information to follow.

[Mr X]

West End services using general traffic side of the bridge I guess?

Channel 10 news shows a bus hit a pedestrian?

[HappyTrainGuy]

Another pedestrian hit at that intersection? Sigh... This would be what... the 5th incident of a bus hitting someone there.

[somebody]

Another pedestrian hit at that intersection? Sigh... This would be what... the 5th incident of a bus hitting someone there.

With all the buses and pedestrians there.  Does that make it a bad record relatively speaking?

[HappyTrainGuy]

I say its a good record. The amount of stupid things I have seen gone on at that intersection amazes me that its such a low number. Last year I wanted to belt the hell out of a couple people that I saw so they would wake up and realise what the heck they were doing and that was within 30 minutes standing on the bridge outside QPAC hahaha.

[Golliwog]

Appeared to be a motor cyclist not a pedestrian. I was nearly on the bus that was involved. Instead, my bus and many others spent ~30 minutes waiting in the tunnel heading inbound. Only got out once traffic control was on site. Ambo's were still working onsite. CC outbound was chockers of people and buses just waiting.

[WTN]

Yikes, that was why I saw buses lining the length of Victoria Bridge when I left work at 6pm. Good thing I decided to get a P88, even though Victoria Bridge looked fairly clear when I went past.

[Golliwog]

Yikes, that was why I saw buses lining the length of Victoria Bridge when I left work at 6pm. Good thing I decided to get a P88, even though Victoria Bridge looked fairly clear when I went past.

A anyway you look at it, its an ugly scenario. It was unclear who was at fault. Good to see the commuters waiting in the city took it in stride when I let them know what the hold up was. They didn't try to blame Translink and were fine waiting. Not everyone is like a CM comments feed.

[BrizCommuter]

BCCs bus fleet halved today after gas tank explodes!
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/half-of-brisbanes-bus-fleet-taken-off-the-road-after-gas-explosion-at-depot/story-e6freoof-1226250000273
http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1327089696

[Golliwog]

Lucky it happened today and not during the week! Wonder what happens if its not fixed by Monday...

[BrizCommuter]

Lucky it happened today and not during the week! Wonder what happens if its not fixed by Monday...

Lots more bus passengers will be finding out how infrequent the train system is? Or drive.

[ozbob]

http://translink.com.au/travel-information/service-updates/bulletin/1327089696

Brisbane bus delay

Brisbane Transport is operating a reduced fleet today, following an incident while refuelling a gas bus at the Virginia Bus Depot earlier this morning.

As a precaution, no gas powered buses will operate today.

Customers should expect delays and some cancellations throughout the day while Brisbane Transport and gas inspectors investigate.

Please plan addtional time to take into account for delays.

The following high frequency routes are operating at a decreased frequency

    100 - Forest Lake to City
    111 - Eight Mile Plains to City
    120 - Garden City to City
    130 - Parkinson to City
    140 - Browns Plains to City
    150 - Browns Plains to City
    180 - Garden City to City
    199 - West End to New Farm
    200 - Carindale to City
    333 - Chermside to City
    345 - Aspley to City
    385 - The Gap to City
    444 - Moggill to City
    CityGlider - West End to Teneriffe

[Mr X]

Good idea imho. I'd rather we miss a BUZ service than having someone who waits 30mins for a bus have to wait another 30mins. Or wait an hour.
199 operates every 10-15mins during the day on a weekend, someone who loses a bus can simply wait another 10-15mins. Not ideal, but better of the two scenarios.

196, 222, 412 aren't on that list? Why?

[Sunbus610]

Glad to hear no one was seriously injured. I'm sure we'll see some unusual bus movements around Brisbane during this time. Carina depots huge diesel fleet will likely be be called upon to operate northside and westside bus services.

[#Metro]

The following high frequency routes are operating at a decreased frequency

    100 - Forest Lake to City
    111 - Eight Mile Plains to City
    120 - Garden City to City
    130 - Parkinson to City
    140 - Browns Plains to City
    150 - Browns Plains to City
    180 - Garden City to City
    199 - West End to New Farm
    200 - Carindale to City
    333 - Chermside to City
    345 - Aspley to City
    385 - The Gap to City
    444 - Moggill to City
    CityGlider - West End to Teneriffe

[ozbob]

From Brisbanetimes click here!

Commuting nightmare: Half of Brisbane bus fleet taken off roads

Commuting nightmare: Half of Brisbane bus fleet taken off roads
January 21, 2012 - 9:44AM

Half of Brisbane's bus fleet has been taken off the road following gas explosion at a city bus depot early today.

No buses fuelled by gas will be in service while the incident is investigated, and commuters are being warned of significant disruptions across the weekend.

Workers at the Virginia bus depot were refilling gas cylinders on a bus when the gas tank ruptured, turning into a projectile and striking another bus, Brisbane City Council said.

Two buses were damaged but no one was injured.

As a precaution, almost 560 gas-powered buses have been taken out of service while investigations are under way.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk, who visited the depot this morning, says a similar incident occurred in 2008.

"This is the first incident since that occurrence," he told the ABC.

"We don't know at this time what has been the cause...and I am keen to see what the inspectors have to say in regard to it."

Information on bus services is available on the TransLink website.

AAP

Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/commuting-nightmare-half-of-brisbane-bus-fleet-taken-off-roads-20120121-1qaye.html

[SurfRail]

No more gas buses please.  New technology now makes a diesel with selective catalytic reduction and/or exhaust gas recirculation as clean as a CNG motor, so there is really no significant advantage anymore.  The Greens can now be appeased without the use of volatile fuels.