Sunday Timetable this Saturday

All this while our over-rulers particularly the Greens are trying, nay shaming us into using public transport. Know what I’ll be sticking with.

SheepGroper said :

So – what was the reason for the long wait between buses this morning if not some sort of industrial action? It was rather quiet at the Woden bus interchange this morning considering it was 8:30 AM, the queue for the 333 service had gone behind the bus shelter towards the kiosk where the Action staff are, and by the time the first bus arrived the queue was past the kiosk and heading in the direction of the shops. There were so many people waiting, and so many on the bus that the majority of the would-be passengers had to wait for the next bus.

When the next bus arrived it was pretty full but I was able to squeeze on, blocking a couple of people who were too smart to wait in the queue and thought they could turn up and get straight on the bus without wasting their time like the rest of us.

The Action staffer kept apologising and saying something about buses not being repaired and there weren’t enough on the road. Maybe my expectations are too high but that doesn’t look like a well functioning bus service.

So many things wrong with this, where do I start?

Firstly the 333 hasn’t run for over 10 years!

Secondly, HTFU! Seriously brake down happen at every company, there are always going to be days where there is a bus shortage, in every company, learn to live with it and don’t blame the drivers that they couldn’t get a bus….it isn’t their fault! School runs take priority over route services, if your run is on the same shift as a school run I can assure you the service will never be dropped!

dvaey said :

I think cancelling regular bus services to a major sporting event is letting down the community, do you not?

Except that regular bus services to a major sporting event were not cancelled. ACTION Management decided to err on the side of caution and sub-contracted out the sporting charters for that weekend. No services were cancelled.

colourful sydney racing identity said :

I agree with what you are saying but you are not helping your cause, calm down.

I’ll use a smiley face next time if that helps. 🙂 Besides, it got the desired result – article was updated.

If JohnBoy could be so kind as to delete the duplicated post at 3:18pm. The post disappeared (instead of being listed as awaiting moderation), so I thought my internet connection had dropped out and I re-submitted it.

AndyC said :

I’d be wondering if it had anything to do with the mva on the Monaro. A couple of people said it took them near on an hour for a normal 30 minute trip from Tuggers to Woden this morning…

One of the hazards of having your mass transit public transport system operating on the same roads as everyone else. We have the reserves designated for segregated off-street running, whether it be bus rapid transit or light rail, but the effect is the same – faster and more frequent service due to public transport vehivles not travelling on the same roads as everyone else.

SheepGroper said :

So – what was the reason for the long wait between buses this morning if not some sort of industrial action? It was rather quiet at the Woden bus interchange this morning considering it was 8:30 AM, the queue for the 333 service had gone behind the bus shelter towards the kiosk where the Action staff are, and by the time the first bus arrived the queue was past the kiosk and heading in the direction of the shops. There were so many people waiting, and so many on the bus that the majority of the would-be passengers had to wait for the next bus.

When the next bus arrived it was pretty full but I was able to squeeze on, blocking a couple of people who were too smart to wait in the queue and thought they could turn up and get straight on the bus without wasting their time like the rest of us.

The Action staffer kept apologising and saying something about buses not being repaired and there weren’t enough on the road. Maybe my expectations are too high but that doesn’t look like a well functioning bus service.

I’d be wondering if it had anything to do with the mva on the Monaro. A couple of people said it took them near on an hour for a normal 30 minute trip from Tuggers to Woden this morning…

So – what was the reason for the long wait between buses this morning if not some sort of industrial action? It was rather quiet at the Woden bus interchange this morning considering it was 8:30 AM, the queue for the 333 service had gone behind the bus shelter towards the kiosk where the Action staff are, and by the time the first bus arrived the queue was past the kiosk and heading in the direction of the shops. There were so many people waiting, and so many on the bus that the majority of the would-be passengers had to wait for the next bus.

When the next bus arrived it was pretty full but I was able to squeeze on, blocking a couple of people who were too smart to wait in the queue and thought they could turn up and get straight on the bus without wasting their time like the rest of us.

The Action staffer kept apologising and saying something about buses not being repaired and there weren’t enough on the road. Maybe my expectations are too high but that doesn’t look like a well functioning bus service.

ML-585 said :

Which is not the same as “third week running”. It is only two weeks in a row that weekend services have been altered. Please correct your article!

I agree with what you are saying but you are not helping your cause, calm down.

ML-585 said :

I’m not. That’s nowhere near the same level of disruption of cancelling a whole days service and eliminating Saturday morning and evening services.

If you want to be pedantic, he said third time theyre letting down the community, then explained the timetable changes. I think cancelling regular bus services to a major sporting event is letting down the community, do you not?

This would be more of a problem if there was actually any decent weekend bus service running in this city to begin with. People who catch a bus on the weekend in Canberra expect to have to wait a long time and irregular services.

I’m not. That’s nowhere near the same level of disruption of cancelling a whole days service and eliminating Saturday morning and evening services.

I’m counting this one:

http://the-riotact.com/deanes-to-break-action-drivers-blocade-of-the-raiders-and-the-black-opal/40192