TransLink Tracker Q3 2010 -11

[Fares_Fair]

on a change of subject.

has anyone seen page 3 of the TRANSLink tracker ?
It's MIA in the PDF.

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

[somebody]

on a change of subject.

has anyone seen page 3 of the TRANSLink tracker ?
It's MIA in the PDF.

Regards,
Fares_Fair.

Looks like just a numbering issue.  Notice how the first thing in the Contents page is present: "Patronage".

[somebody]

Email BrizCommuter, and you can get a signed and framed copy of the 14/07/07 Funny Groove Line Timetable, without the signed and framed bit.

Thanks BC.  Comparing the AM peak timetable, it seems that two trains were added. 6:45am dep FG, 7:15am arr Central and 8:21am dep Mitchelton 8:41am arr Central.  The timetable was shuffled around with a net extension of 2 Mitchelton starters and a loss of homogenaity.

The old timetable had a 29 minute gap for Oxford Park-FG from 7:05am-7:34am Central arrival.

While not exactly timetable unchanged, I think it is fair to say that they didn't take much advantage of the new infrastructure M-K.

[dwb]

Just had a look at the train passenger load numbers, and boy are some of them are concerning.

- 7 out of 15 Cleveland AM Peak services overcrowded? One word - Wow
- 1 Doomben AM Peak service overcrowded? How is that even possible. I'll have to assume that it was a 3-car service that took on some exceptional loadings between Eagle Junction and Bowen Hills and breached the maximum designed loading.
- 2 Ferny Grove AM peak services overcrowded? Either the seating capacity filled up completely at Mitchelton, or, once again, maximum designed loading was breached later on down the track. Either way, this should not be happening on a comparatively short line.
- 5 Gold Coast AM peak services had passengers standing before reaching Beenleigh. And same thing for PM peak? I'm hoping the problem doesn't extend past Ormeau.

Interesting to note that no Sunshine Coast services had standing passengers past Caboolture in the afternoon and only 2 had standing passengers in the morning. I'm assuming these 2 services were the 2 previously 3-car services. It would be interesting to find out how many passengers are standing between Petrie and Caboolture for the next round of the load surveys.

I'm also surprised that the Beenleigh line didn't have many "overcrowded" services, considering the length of the line. Those BUZ services must be doing their job taking loads off Altandi and Fruitgrove...

To be honest I'm concerned that not more than 7 out of 14 peak hour services are crowded from Cleveland, but it doesn't overly surprise me.

Peak will always be crowded (and SHOULD be crowded - you're doing something wrong if it isn't!), those who argue otherwise have EXACTLY the same mentality as the road advocates who base all their thinking on peak.

[Golliwog]

What the problem is though is the tracker only reports on the number of services with people standing for more than 20 minutes. What we don't get a picture of is how many services are leaving with a full load only to drop people off before that 20 minute mark. I have however been informed that the detailed passenger figures are not made public due to safety concerns.

[Fares_Fair]

What the problem is though is the tracker only reports on the number of services with people standing for more than 20 minutes. What we don't get a picture of is how many services are leaving with a full load only to drop people off before that 20 minute mark. I have however been informed that the detailed passenger figures are not made public due to safety concerns.

Safety for whom ?
TRANSLink ? 

Regards,
Fares_Fair.