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#71
Fleet / Re: 94 new Battery Electric Bu...
Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - November 30, 2024, 05:07:31 PMThat would be a helpful solution, but I don't think they'd want to repeatedly remove/reinstall the bike racks every time they sent them over to get charged 
#72
Fleet / Re: 94 new Battery Electric Bu...
Last post by Cutepattern1098 - November 30, 2024, 02:26:36 PMQuote from: L94UBbusfan on November 25, 2024, 08:38:50 PMI thought they had reached that point already, but here we are. Surely there will need to be some form of extra charging soon, especially considering the rate of which Yutongs are arriving.
A cheeky solution would be negotiating with CDC Canberra to use their Yutong chargers when they're not in use for the CDC fleet of three electric Yutongs.
#73
Transport Photos / Re: Buses on Streetview
Last post by Buzz Killington - November 30, 2024, 10:08:12 AMSpotted at the Canberra Centre stop from the left turn off Cooyong into Ainslie Ave (towards Limestone):
2008 - 872 in the awful 'That's Vitality!' livery
2018 - Dennis Dart SLF in the City Loop livery
2020 - Scania L94UB
2008 - 872 in the awful 'That's Vitality!' livery
2018 - Dennis Dart SLF in the City Loop livery
2020 - Scania L94UB
#74
General Discussion / Re: MyWay+ implementation
Last post by Buzz Killington - November 30, 2024, 10:00:53 AMQuote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on November 30, 2024, 09:51:27 AMAlso Anytrip isn't showing TC buses at all now. They've mentioned that the new system isn't available or something and are just showing the times at each stop, shame.
Realtime apparently won't be available until 80% of the fleet has been fitted out with MyWay+. No idea when that will be, and in any case, I haven't seen any mention of whether a feed will be provided to third party developers as it previously.
#75
General Discussion / Re: MyWay+ implementation
Last post by Sylvan Loves Buses - November 30, 2024, 09:51:27 AMHaven't caught a bus since... idk Wednesday lol. Been keeping up to date either via the emails or things I bother to read here or on the news sites and stuff. I'm still laughing at how much of a sh*t show this has turned out to be.
Also Anytrip isn't showing TC buses at all now. They've mentioned that the new system isn't available or something and are just showing the times at each stop, shame.
Quote from: https://the-riotact.com/government-was-warned-new-myway-ticketing-system-wasnt-up-to-the-job/829296Mr Hemsley said TC's response "demonstrated an unwillingness to accept how many problems exist within the system". He expected it will be "months" before Canberrans can enjoy the "genuinely world-class" public transport system it's touted to be.Sounds about right.
Also Anytrip isn't showing TC buses at all now. They've mentioned that the new system isn't available or something and are just showing the times at each stop, shame.
#76
General Discussion / Re: MyWay+ implementation
Last post by triumph - November 29, 2024, 08:40:02 PMTried anonymous mode on a Light Rail trip today. Outbound tapped on and off OK with an UNregistered obscure source Mastercard, Charged $1. Returned flash card style but no flash required. QR still not being recognised, Phone is Samsung S21.
Media is reporting that on some phones the QR image is too large for the reader to work properly. Fix to be tried is to reduce QR image size.
Media is reporting that on some phones the QR image is too large for the reader to work properly. Fix to be tried is to reduce QR image size.
#77
The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...
Last post by triumph - November 29, 2024, 08:32:21 PMLRV009 (R1)
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#78
Photo of the Month / POTM December 2024
Last post by Barry Drive - November 29, 2024, 04:45:47 PMBetter late than never?
The rules:
● two* photographs may be submitted by each member, provided they have not been submitted before
◦ * a third photo may be submitted if it meets the criteria shown here. However you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos of the same bus or of the same location, and for December, photos from the Renault PR farewell tour will not be eligible for the third photo.
● photos must be "owned" by the person submitting it (if not, you must have the permission of the photographer to submit the photo - and identify the photographer)
● photos must be have taken legally - ACT Bus does not encourage or condone trespassing
● submitted photographs must prominently feature:
◦ public transport infrastructure (such as bus stop, bus station, bus depot, Light Rail line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)
and/or
◦ a bus, tram or support vehicle from the ACT or Queanbeyan (taken within the region or a former ACT/Queanbeyan bus) where -
▪ the vehicle is in focus
▪ the fleet or registration number is identifiable (or supplied by photographer if not visible in photograph)
● photos narrower than 640 pixels (for landscape aspect) will not be accepted
If possible, please supply date or month of photo.
Refer here for full ACT Bus photo submission conditions.
Photos can be submitted by replying to this forum topic and attaching the image; to ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height of 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos larger than 640 are required to use the option width=640 or height=640 in the image tag. For example: [img width=640] instead of [img].
To submit photos from Instagram, you must post a reply with a caption and paste the URL of the Instagram image. Photos not publicly visible cannot be submitted. We will not accept unhosted photos - they must be stored on a photo hosting site (such as Instagram, Flickr or Facebook).
Submissions close midnight 1 December, Australian Eastern standard time unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.
Voting will commence on 2 December (if there are 6 or more photos). Voting will take 3 days and close 4 December.
The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook and Instagram. The winner and runner(s)-up will also be included in the Photo of the Year vote. By submitting a photo, you are giving permission for it to be loaded onto the ACT Bus Gallery, and Facebook and Instagram pages.
The rules:
● two* photographs may be submitted by each member, provided they have not been submitted before
◦ * a third photo may be submitted if it meets the criteria shown here. However you may only submit a maximum of 2 photos of the same bus or of the same location, and for December, photos from the Renault PR farewell tour will not be eligible for the third photo.
● photos must be "owned" by the person submitting it (if not, you must have the permission of the photographer to submit the photo - and identify the photographer)
● photos must be have taken legally - ACT Bus does not encourage or condone trespassing
● submitted photographs must prominently feature:
◦ public transport infrastructure (such as bus stop, bus station, bus depot, Light Rail line, tram depot) within the ACT / Queanbeyan region (location must be specified)
and/or
◦ a bus, tram or support vehicle from the ACT or Queanbeyan (taken within the region or a former ACT/Queanbeyan bus) where -
▪ the vehicle is in focus
▪ the fleet or registration number is identifiable (or supplied by photographer if not visible in photograph)
● photos narrower than 640 pixels (for landscape aspect) will not be accepted
If possible, please supply date or month of photo.
Refer here for full ACT Bus photo submission conditions.
Photos can be submitted by replying to this forum topic and attaching the image; to ensure consistency, photos must be displayed with a width of 640 (or height of 640 if a "portrait" aspect) - photos larger than 640 are required to use the option width=640 or height=640 in the image tag. For example: [img width=640] instead of [img].
To submit photos from Instagram, you must post a reply with a caption and paste the URL of the Instagram image. Photos not publicly visible cannot be submitted. We will not accept unhosted photos - they must be stored on a photo hosting site (such as Instagram, Flickr or Facebook).
Submissions close midnight 1 December, Australian Eastern standard time unless fewer than 6 photos have been submitted.
Voting will commence on 2 December (if there are 6 or more photos). Voting will take 3 days and close 4 December.
The winning photo will be loaded to the actbus.net website and posted to ACT Bus on Facebook and Instagram. The winner and runner(s)-up will also be included in the Photo of the Year vote. By submitting a photo, you are giving permission for it to be loaded onto the ACT Bus Gallery, and Facebook and Instagram pages.
#79
The Playground / Re: What PT did you get today?...
Last post by triumph - November 28, 2024, 11:47:10 PMLRV006 (R1)
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#80
Canberra Metro / Re: Five New Trams
Last post by triumph - November 28, 2024, 11:43:43 PMWell, waited around hopefully but no sign of 017 in the afternoon peak.