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Busfanatic101

December 31, 2016, 09:16:29 AM
A few of us like to do these so thought we should have a new topic for it and gather them all here. I think there are a few in the "What bus did you catch today" thread, so if the admin could move those here that would be great!

Barry Drive

#1
December 31, 2016, 10:43:33 AM
Quote from: Busfanatic101 on December 31, 2016, 09:16:29 AM
I think there are a few in the "What bus did you catch today" thread, so if the admin could move those here that would be great!
WAY too difficult to do. But by all means, post your 2016 stats here.

Sylvan Loves Buses

#2
December 31, 2016, 11:19:51 AM
Lol, I was going to make this post ;D
oh well...

I'll post mine later when I add everything up

King of Buses

#3
December 31, 2016, 07:32:41 PM
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on December 30, 2016, 06:23:07 PM
#997 - 934 (62N)
#998 - 543 (318S)
#999 - 574 (343N)
#1000 - 964 (65S)

that's now 5000 buses in the past 5 years :D

1000 buses in a year eh? I better not post my totals then...but too bad.  ;D

Number of PT services caught in 2016: 2000
Time Spent on PT services in 2016 (mins): 52726
Time Spent on PT services in 2016 (hrs): 878.767
Time Spent on PT services in 2016 (days): 36.61528
Average Journey Time (mins): 26.363
Average Number of Journeys per day: 5.4644809
Average Amount of Time per day (mins): 144.06011
Average Amount of Time per day (hrs): 2.401

NUMBER OF TRIPS BY PT MODE
B (Bus): 1988
T (Train): 0
F (Ferry): 2
L (Light Rail): 0
C (Coach): 10
P (Plane): 0
M (Monorail): 0

AMOUNT OF TIME PER PT MODE (mins)
B (Bus): 51098
T (Train): 0
F (Ferry): 75
L (Light Rail): 0
C (Coach): 1553
P (Plane): 0
M (Monorail): 0

HIGHEST RANKING VEHICLES BY TRIPS (Top 10)
1. 565 (56 trips)
2. 986 (28 trips)
3. 967 (27 trips)
4. 521 (25 trips)
5. 567 (22 trips)
6. 570 (21 trips)
7. 562 (19 trips)
8. 362 & 496 (18 trips)
9. 529 (17 trips)
10. 445, 566, 576 & 921 (16 trips)


HIGHEST RANKING VEHICLES BY TIME (Top 20)
1. 565 (2199 mins)
2. 967 (880 mins)
3. TV.6829 (824 mins)
4. 562 (743 mins)
5. 567 (716 mins)
6. 496 (704 mins)
7. 521 (700 mins)
8. 445 (683 mins)
9. 570 (660 mins)
10. 362 (565 mins)
11. 923 (490 mins)
12. 576 (470 mins)
13. 385 (460 mins)
14.566 (447 mins)
15. 389 (432 mins)
16. 525 (427 mins)
17. 488 (422 mins)
18. 368 (421 mins)
19. 532 (406 mins)
20. 574 (390 mins)
 
MOST COMMONLY TRAVERSED ROUTES (Top 20)
1. 319 (221 trips)
2. 900 (94 trips)
3. 19 & 67 (77 trips)
4. 606 (73 trips)
5. 313 (71 trips)
6. 300 (63 trips)
7. 919 (63 trips)
8. 65 (59 trips)
9. 343 (53 trips)
10. 101 (51 trips)
11. 61 (50 trips)
12. 651 (49 trips)
13. 71 (38 trips)
14. 64 (31 trips)
15. 200 & 318 (26 trips)
16. 719 (22 trips)
17. 695 (21 trips)
18. 250 (20 trips)
19. 63 (17 trips)
20. 66 (16 trips)

NUMBER OF TRIPS ON MAJOR CORRIDORS
Blue Rapid (300 Series, 900): 349
Red Rapid (200 Series, 950): 44
Gold Line (2, 3, 934): 22
Green Line (4, 5, 938): 23
Weston Line (182): 12
Route 250: 20
City Loop (101): 51


TYPES OF PT VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 2016 BY TRIPS
AEC Regal: 0
BCI FBC6127: 2
BCI FBC6145FRZ1 "Explorer": 2
Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 57
Irisbus Agoraline/CB60: 33
MAN 12.220/CB30: 2
MAN 18:310 CNG/CB60 EVOII: 110
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 3
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 265
MCW Metrobus: 1
Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII: 12
Mercedes O405NH/CC "Citaro": 4
Mercedes OC500LE/CB60 EVOII: 2
Metrotec 16.250/Volgren CR222L: 1
Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair: 1
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 313
Renault PR100.3/Austral Denning: 47
Renault PR100.3a/Austral Denning: 21
Renault PR180.2 MkII/Ansair Articulated: 28
Scania K280UB/CB80: 5
Scania K320UB/CB60 EVOII 14.5m: 152
Scania K320UB/CB80: 398
Scania K360UA/CB80 Articulated: 280
Scania L94UB CNG/CB60: 240
TfNSW Ferry: 2
Toyota Hiace: 3
Volvo B12B/Autobus Coach: 6
Volvo B12BLE/CB60 EVOII: 1
Volvo B12BLEA/Volgren CR228L Articulated: 2
Volvo B7R/P&D: 2
Volvo B7R/Volgren "Endura": 1
Volvo B7RLE/CB80: 1
Volvo B7RLE/P&D: 3

TYPES OF PT VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 2016 BY TIME
AEC Regal: 10 mins
BCI FBC6127: 4.666667 hrs
BCI FBC6145FRZ1 "Explorer": 7.483333 hrs
Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 13.63333 hrs
Irisbus Agoraline/CB60: 14.15 hrs
MAN 12.220/CB30: 1.2 hrs
MAN 18:310 CNG/CB60 EVOII: 53.76667 hrs
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 40 mins
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 109.75 hrs
MCW Metrobus: 23 mins
Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII: 5.866667 hrs
Mercedes O405NH/CC "Citaro": 1.016667 hrs
Mercedes OC500LE/CB60 EVOII: 31 mins
Metrotec 16.250/Volgren CR222L: 22 mins
Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair: 13 mins
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 124.9667 hrs
Renault PR100.3/Austral Denning: 20.75 hrs
Renault PR100.3a/Austral Denning: 8.15 hrs
Renault PR180.2 MkII/Ansair Articulated: 5.183333 hrs
Scania K280UB/CB80: 2.966667 hrs
Scania K320UB/CB60 EVOII 14.5m: 69.13333 hrs
Scania K320UB/CB80: 192.0167 hrs
Scania K360UA/CB80 Articulated: 121.2 hrs
Scania L94UB CNG/CB60: 101.1333 hrs
TfNSW Ferry: 1.25 hrs
Toyota Hiace: 58 mins
Volvo B12B/Autobus Coach: 13.73333 hrs
Volvo B12BLE/CB60 EVOII: 20 mins
Volvo B12BLEA/Volgren CR228L Articulated: 25 mins
Volvo B7R/P&D: 1 hr
Volvo B7R/Volgren "Endura": 31 mins
Volvo B7RLE/CB80: 18 mins
Volvo B7RLE/P&D: 51 mins



TRAVEL BY CHASSIS BRAND (BY TRIPS)
Scania: 1075
Volvo: 16
Mercedes: 19
Renault/Iveco/Irisbus: 476
MAN: 380
Dennis: 57

TRAVEL BY CHASSIS BRAND (BY TIME)
Scania: 486.5 hrs
Volvo: 17.15 hrs
Mercedes: 7.766667 hrs
Renault/Iveco/Irisbus: 187.5667 hrs
MAN: 165.3833 hrs
Dennis: 13.63333 hrs



TRAVEL BY BODY BUILDER (BY TRIPS)
Ansair: 342
Austral Denning: 68
Bustech: 0
Custom: 1496
Volgren: 4
P&D: 5
PMC: 12
Wright: 57

TRAVEL BY BODY BUILDER (BY TIME)
Ansair: 130.3667 hrs
Austral Denning: 28.9 hrs
Bustech: 3 mins
Custom: 668.15 hrs
Volgren: 1.3 hrs
P&D: 1.85 hrs
PMC: 5.866667 hrs
Wright: 13.63333 hrs

TRAVEL BY OPERATOR (BY TRIPS)
Transport Canberra (ACTION Buses): 1955
State Transit: 11
Captain Cook Cruises: 2
QCity Transit: 9
Deane Transport Services (Bensley's): 2
Big Bus Tours (City Explorer): 1
Murrays: 2
Other: 12

TRAVEL BY OPERATOR (BY TIME)
Transport Canberra (ACTION Buses): 838.65 hrs
State Transit: 2.8 hrs
Captain Cook Cruises: 1.25 hrs
QCity Transit: 3.933333 hrs
Deane Transport Services (Bensley's): 4.666667 hrs
Big Bus Tours (City Explorer): 0.383333
Murrays: 7.483333 hrs
Other: 5.866667 hrs

ACTION ROUTES* NOT CAUGHT IN 2016
Routes: 7A, 13, 55, 56, 162, 164, 252, 255, 259, 712, 714, 717, 725, 726, 743, 767, 910, 922, 988

* = Does NOT include School Runs that were not caught

ACTION BUSES* NOT CAUGHT IN 2016
Renault PR100.3: 101, 102, 106, 123, 993, 994, 996, 998
Renault PR100.3a: 126
Dennis Dart SLF/Wright "Crusader": 144
Irisbus Agoraline/CB60: 306, 312
Scania L94UB CNG/CB60: 322, 356, 364
MAN 18:320 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 390, 408, 414, 435, 436, 438, 447
Scania K360UA/CB80 Articulated: 508
Scania K320UB/CB80: 541, 555, 594, 596, 597, 614, 616
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 881, 882, 892, 897, 913, 953, 963

* = ONLY vehicles that were in service are listed.

TRAVEL ON MY FAVOURITE BUSES
BUS.362: 18 Trips = 565 mins
BUS.496: 18 Trips = 684 mins
BUS.522: 15 Trips = 363 mins
BUS.535: 10 Trips = 196 mins
BUS.538: 12 Trips = 326 mins
BUS.565: 56 Trips = 2199 mins
BUS.570: 21 Trips = 562 mins
BUS.725: 0 Trips = 0 mins :'(
BUS.967: 27 Trips = 880 mins
BUS.986: 28 Trips = 311 mins





And for the information of The Love Guru, the number of dates is not the same as last year  ;)

Busfanatic101

#4
December 31, 2016, 11:15:50 PM
Quote from: King of Buses on December 31, 2016, 07:32:41 PM
TYPES OF PT VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 2016 BY TRIPS
AEC Regal: 0
BCI FBC6127: 2
BCI FBC6145FRZ1 "Explorer": 2
Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 57
Irisbus Agoraline/CB60: 33
MAN 12.220/CB30: 2
MAN 18:310 CNG/CB60 EVOII: 110
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 3
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 265
MCW Metrobus: 1
Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII: 12
Mercedes O405NH/CC "Citaro": 4
Mercedes OC500LE/CB60 EVOII: 2
Metrotec 16.250/Volgren CR222L: 1
Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair: 1
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 313
Renault PR100.3/Austral Denning: 47
Renault PR100.3a/Austral Denning: 21
Renault PR180.2 MkII/Ansair Articulated: 28
Scania K280UB/CB80: 5
Scania K320UB/CB60 EVOII 14.5m: 152
Scania K320UB/CB80: 398
Scania K360UA/CB80 Articulated: 280
Scania L94UB CNG/CB60: 240
TfNSW Ferry: 2
Toyota Hiace: 3
Volvo B12B/Autobus Coach: 6
Volvo B12BLE/CB60 EVOII: 1
Volvo B12BLEA/Volgren CR228L Articulated: 2
Volvo B7R/P&D: 2
Volvo B7R/Volgren "Endura": 1
Volvo B7RLE/CB80: 1
Volvo B7RLE/P&D: 3

TYPES OF PT VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 2016 BY TIME
AEC Regal: 10 mins
BCI FBC6127: 4.666667 hrs
BCI FBC6145FRZ1 "Explorer": 7.483333 hrs
Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 13.63333 hrs
Irisbus Agoraline/CB60: 14.15 hrs
MAN 12.220/CB30: 1.2 hrs
MAN 18:310 CNG/CB60 EVOII: 53.76667 hrs
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 40 mins
MAN 18:310 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 109.75 hrs
MCW Metrobus: 23 mins
Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII: 5.866667 hrs
Mercedes O405NH/CC "Citaro": 1.016667 hrs
Mercedes OC500LE/CB60 EVOII: 31 mins
Metrotec 16.250/Volgren CR222L: 22 mins
Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair: 13 mins
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 124.9667 hrs
Renault PR100.3/Austral Denning: 20.75 hrs
Renault PR100.3a/Austral Denning: 8.15 hrs
Renault PR180.2 MkII/Ansair Articulated: 5.183333 hrs
Scania K280UB/CB80: 2.966667 hrs
Scania K320UB/CB60 EVOII 14.5m: 69.13333 hrs
Scania K320UB/CB80: 192.0167 hrs
Scania K360UA/CB80 Articulated: 121.2 hrs
Scania L94UB CNG/CB60: 101.1333 hrs
TfNSW Ferry: 1.25 hrs
Toyota Hiace: 58 mins
Volvo B12B/Autobus Coach: 13.73333 hrs
Volvo B12BLE/CB60 EVOII: 20 mins
Volvo B12BLEA/Volgren CR228L Articulated: 25 mins
Volvo B7R/P&D: 1 hr
Volvo B7R/Volgren "Endura": 31 mins
Volvo B7RLE/CB80: 18 mins
Volvo B7RLE/P&D: 51 mins

Wow I can't believe I read all that. That sets a pretty high bar for transport summaries to try and beat (don't worry, I'm not gonna try).
Anyway, for future- ride your fair share of diesel MAN 18.320s :P

King of Buses

#5
December 31, 2016, 11:19:22 PM
Quote from: Busfanatic101 on December 31, 2016, 11:15:50 PM
Wow I can't believe I read all that. That sets a pretty high bar for transport summaries to try and beat (don't worry, I'm not gonna try).
Anyway, for future- ride your fair share of diesel MAN 18.320s :P


Well there had to be something wrong, didn't there.
Cause, yeah, that 2nd listing should be 18:320... (refer to graph)

Bus 400

#6
January 01, 2017, 10:30:59 PM
I've spilt my routes between Weekday & Weekend, I don't keep a proper record of each bus & this data has come from my online transactions.

But I did a total of 428 individual trips, which is good considering for about a month I caught no buses & had big breaks during periods.

My MyWay fare total was $389.93


Some of the 313-343 may be short trips, but the biggest surprise is the 250.


Previous years the 900 has always been my fav route for some reason. Some of that has to with where I'd park on a Saturday afternoon.

triumph

#7
January 01, 2017, 11:17:02 PM
First, congratulations to King of Buses on most detailed and comprehensive analysis of travels undertaken. Agree with Bus Fanatic, 'Wow'. Second, Best Wishes to all for 2017. Third, here is my minor summary.

ACTION 2016 travel:
Boarded: 654
Rides: 653 (Bus failed to leave boarding stop on one occasion)
Rides with fleet nos recorded: 651
Of present fleet of 430 (includes loop buses), recorded ridden: 361
Of 25 buses withdrawn in 2016, recorded ridden: 12 (including 490)
Most boarded buses: 415, 430, 474, 956, each 6 times.

Non ACTION travel:-
NSW trainlink; Sydney trains, light rail, buses, ferries; Melbourne trams; Adelaide trains (electric and diesel), lightrail, buses, tourist cruise type ferry, model engineers steam railway.

Most interesting were Adelaide buses 1418 City to TeaTree Plaza and 1107 (bendy) return using the O Bahn (guided busway) both ways; and route J1X Airport Express both ways between City and Airport Terminal on bus 1790 the double decker being trialled on this run. All on 29/7/2016. Notably J1X service fares are just the standard Adelide metro and it goes direct to the Airport Terminal. So why not ACTION!

Along the Murray River system there are 14 vehicular punt (cable tethered/operated) type ferries at 13 sites (one site has an adjacent pair). In 2016 12 were used (with car) and the remaining two were used in 2014. Now rhere is something different.

I have been using ACTION buses, to minmise car use and avoid parking hassles, since 1999, but only recently decided to note buses travelled on, I made a list on 20/8/2015. Some, from scattered records made for non-enthusiast purposes from mid 2014, could be immediately ticked off. I learnt quickly that some effort was needed in regard to unrecorded buses likely to be withdrawn and likewise effort is necessary as the unridden list gets small. Present status:
Buses still to record a ride (9): 302, 321, 384, 515, 516, 616, 620, 951, 964. (622 not yet in service, so doesn't count.)
Buses withdrawn since 20/8/2015 missed out on: 877, 878, 880, 886, 887, 895.     

Sylvan Loves Buses

#8
January 10, 2017, 10:55:43 PM
I've run into a few calculation issues with my results, so mine won't be up for at least another month or 2.

All I can say for now are the goals that I achieved - that I can think of off the top of my head right now:

First bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Dart) ✓
Last bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Dart) ✓
250+ rides on PR2s ✓
Ride any known trial bus 3+ times ✓
Ride 1000 buses for the 5th consecutive year ✓

Sylvan Loves Buses

#9
January 15, 2017, 04:46:30 AM
Quote from: Sylvan Loves Buses on January 10, 2017, 10:55:43 PM
I've run into a few calculation issues with my results, so mine won't be up for at least another month or 2.

Never mind about that, turns out all the buses I caught over the past few days really helped me to get the job done. It would've taken much longer had I tried to get it all done at home. (This took at least 14 hours to do anyway).

So my results for 2016:

Totals:

Rides on buses in the ACT (excluding coach and any I that don't count) - 1000
Rides with B&R - 593
Rides without B&R - 407
(black = normal ride, blue/red= B&R)
P2 Total - 70/187 = 257 - goal of 250+ achieved
P3 Total - 18/71 = 89 - goal of 20-50 achieved
Midi Total - 27 - goal of 5 achieved
Iris Total - 14/7 = 21 - goal of 20+ achieved
Scania Total - 48/80 = 128 - goal of 200+ not achieved
MAN Total - 3/21 = 24 - goal of 25+ not achieved
Euro 5 Total - 97/107 = 204 - goal to not exceed 200 failed
Euro 6 Total - 82/115 = 197 - goal of 150+ achieved
S-tag - 21/2 = 23 - goal of 25+ not achieved
S-Artic - 27 - goal of 25+ achieved
Others:
490.b - 3 - goal or 3+ on all known trials achieved

Free Trips (including 110/000 services, My Way malfunctions, etc.) - 43 + 1 not listed - every 101 service I rode, I would've been happy to pay for had it been allowed
Special Trips (including special services, departures/arrivals at unusual locations, etc) - 71 - Plt 18 of Woden for 2016 was included as an 'unusual location', due to the thought that it was 'temporary'.
Special Permission full route distance trips (permission from drivers - no details) (110/000 services, B&R on non bike-racked buses) - 6

Most used bus stops:
1. 2650/2651 - 130
2. 1387/1388 - 75
3. 1905/1906 - 60
4. 2/3 & 3002 - 52
5. 2687/2688 - 36

(My Way Transaction logs lost, so this was done manually, yes this took all day, literally - I don't add this information into my book  (yet), I'm making the special effort for this post)

Most used Bus Interchange/Station Platforms:
1. Belconnen Community Station Plt 4 - x94
2. Cohen Street Station Plt 6 - x86
3. Woden Bus Interchange Plt 6 & 12 - x48
4. Woden Bus Interchange Plt 5 - 44
5. Woden Bus Interchange Plt 11 & Cohen Street Station Plt 3 - x41

(these stats are approximate)

Approximate Times:

Total Time - 7 days, 20 hours, 21 minutes
Average Per:
  • Month - 15 hours, 41 minutes
  • Week - 3 hours, 33 minutes
  • Day - 52 minutes
  • Trip - 11 minutes
  • Page (25 buses) - 4 hours, 43 minutes

Other Stats:

Bus types caught
  • P2 - 86/86 (originally 93 were to be thought in service at the start of the year due to the lack of info upon creating the tally system)
  • P3 - 33/33 (same as above, but 35)
  • Midi - 6/6 (same as above but with all original Midis in the fleet due to the lack of understanding whether they were stored or decommissioned)
  • Iris - 14/19
  • Scania - 54/54
  • MAN - 15/16
  • Euro 5 - 89/90
  • Euro 6 - 79/82
  • S-tag - 20/26
  • S Artic - 23/33
  • 490.b 1/1

Fleet numbers missed (including unknown numbers)
P2s - 881, 882, 883, 892, 893, 896, 897
P3s - 104, 108, 126, 993
Iris - 304, 306, 308, 312, 319
MAN - 381
Euro 5 - 418
Euro 6 - 578, 617, 618
S-tag - 466, 468, 470, 477, 486, 489
S Artic - 509, 511, 512, 515, 517, 519, 526, 529, 534, 535

Fleet Ridden before Decommissioning
P2s - 890, 891, 916, 917, 918, 919
P3s - 118, 129, 994, 996, 997
and 490.b


Highest Ride Counts
1. 113 >:D x13
2. 105 x12
3. 972 & 147 x9

  • P2 - 972 x9, 968 x7
  • P3 - 113 x13, 105 x12
  • Midi - 147 x9, 148 x7
  • Iris - 303 x4
  • Scania - 348 & 349 x6
  • MAN - 380 & 384 x3
  • Euro 5 - 393/491/505 x6
  • Euro 6 - 543/561/569 x7, 560 & 605 x6
  • S-tag - 476/480/488 x2
  • S Artic - 532 x2

Records (old bus book and old My Way data recovered for this information)
Consecutive Rides on each bus type:
  • P2 - old record = 46 (set 4/7/2013) - still not broken
  • P3 - old recorded record = 3, new record = 10 (set 10/9/2016)
  • Midi - old recorded record = 2, new record = 11 (set 4/7/2016)
  • Iris - old record = 2, not yet recorded to be broken
  • Scania - old record = 4, not yet broken
  • MAN - old record = 3, not yet broken
  • Euro 5 - old record = 6, not yet broken
  • Euro 6 - old record = 2, new record = 8 (set 28-31st Oct 2016)
  • S-tag - old record = 2, not yet broken
  • S Artic - old record = [/b]2[/b], not yet broken

Most buses in a day:
2012 - 41 (set 27 Dec)
2013 - 59 (set 30 Dec)
2014 - 60 (set 29 Dec)
2015 - 65 (set 29 Dec)
2016 - 77 (set 27 Sep)


Main Goals:

First bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [Achieved]
Last bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [Achieved]
Ride 250+ P2s [Achieved] - only just. Will now start to get harder as the P2s go more in the coming year.
Ride x3+ times on any Trial Bus [Achieved]
Ride 1000 Buses for the 5th consecutive year [Achieved]
Break a personal Record [Achieved]

Goals for 2017:

First bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [Achieved]
Last bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [TBA]
Ride 250+ P2s [In Progress - 7/250]
Ride on more Midis, Iris, S-tags and Artics during the year [TBA]
Ride x3+ times on any Trial Bus [Awaiting till March for the details]
Ride 1000 Buses for the 6th consecutive year [In progress - 26/1000]
Break a personal Record [TBA]
Ride every current known bus in the fleet [In Process - 24/419]

Sylvan Loves Buses

#10
June 18, 2017, 05:53:59 PM
Totals and stats so far:

Rides on buses in the ACT (excluding coach and any I that don't count) - 300
Rides with B&R - 248 (109/139)
Rides without B&R - 52

Bus types caught
  • P2 - 60/80
  • P3 - 10/26 (originally 28 were to be thought in service at the start of the year due to the lack of info upon creating the tally system)
  • Midi - 1/6
  • Iris - 5/19
  • Scania - 22/54
  • MAN - 10/16
  • Euro 5 - 41/90
  • Euro 6 - 40/92
  • S-tag - 3/26
  • S Artic - 6/33

Fleet numbers missed (including unknown numbers)
P2s - 894, 902,
P3s - 126, 131

Fleet Ridden before Decommissioning
P2s - 898, 903, 904, 905, 906, 907
P3s - 998, 999 (999 was the first and second bus caught this year)


Highest Ride Counts So Far
1. 975 x5
2. 922 x4
3. 936 x4
4. 940 x4
5. 965 x4
6. 622 x4


Main Goals:

First bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [Achieved]
Last bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [TBA]
Ride 250+ P2s [In Progress - 111/250]
Ride on more Midis, Iris, S-tags and Artics during the year [In Process]
Ride x3+ times on any Trial Bus [TBA]
Ride 1000 Buses for the 6th consecutive year [In progress - 300/1000]
Break a personal Record [TBA]
Ride every current known bus in the fleet [Failed - remaining 198/444]

King of Buses

#11
December 31, 2017, 11:31:22 PM
So, 2017 for me was full of ACTION indeed, to say the least...

Number of buses caught in 2017: 2000
Time Spent on buses in 2017: 914.2 hrs
Average Journey Time: 27.426 mins
Average Number of Journeys per day: 5.5 trips
Average Amount of Time per day: 2.5 hrs


TOP 30 BUSES (BASED OFF NUMBER OFF TRIPS AND TIME ON BOARD)
1. BUS967 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 60 trips/40.18 hrs
2. BUS444 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 23 trips/13.8 hrs
3. BUS567 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 21 trips/12.73 hrs
4. CO 61 UT (formerly MO334) - Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair - 19 trips/8.58 hrs
5. BUS401 - MAN 18:320/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII - 18 trips/11.37 hrs
6. BUS570 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 18 trips/10.73 hrs
7. BUS944 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 17 trips/11.82 hrs
8. BUS387 - MAN 18:310 CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII - 17 trips/9.7 hrs
9. BUS965 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 17 trips/8.5 hrs
10. BUS579 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 16 trips/10.35 hrs
11. BUS619 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 16 trips/9.65 hrs
12. BUS577 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 16 trips/8.57 hrs
13. BUS486 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m - 16 trips/5.4hrs
14. BUS975 - Renault PR100.2 MKII/Ansair - 15 trips/10.72 hrs
15. BUS935 - Renault PR100.2 MKII/Ansair - 14 trips/9.05 hrs
16. BUS502 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 14 trips/8.95 hrs
17. BUS608 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 14 trips/7.9 hrs
18. BUS482 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m - 14 trips/6.15 hrs
19. BUS362 - Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 - 14 trips/5.97 hrs
20. BUS474 - Scania K320UB/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII 14.5m - 14 trips/5.2 hrs
21. 1796MO - Mercedes 815DL/Custom Coaches CB20 - 14 trips/4.4 hrs
22. BUS465 - Scania K320UB/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII 14.5m - 14 trips/4.28 hrs
23. BUS361 - Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 - 13 trips/7.88 hrs
24. BUS982 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 12 trips/6.48 hrs
25. BUS478 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m - 12 trips/4.22 hrs
26. BUS442 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 11 trips/7.75 hrs
27. BUS501 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 11 trips/6.92 hrs
28. BUS980 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 11 trips/6.63 hrs
29. BUS526 - Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 Articulated - 11 trips/5.65 hrs
30. BUS528 - Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 Articulated - 11 trips/5.6 hrs

TOP 30 BUSES (BASED OFF TIME ON BOARD)
1. BUS967 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 40.18 hrs
2. BUS444 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 13.8 hrs
3. BUS567 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 12.73 hrs
4. BUS944 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 11.82 hrs
5. BUS401 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 11.37 hrs
6. BUS570 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 10.73 hrs
7. BUS975 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 10.72 hrs
8. BUS579 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 10.35 hrs
9. BUS387 - MAN 18:310 CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII - 9.7 hrs
10. BUS619 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 9.65 hrs
11. BUS935 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 9.05 hrs
12. BUS502 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 8.95 hrs
13. CO 61 UT (formerly MO334) - Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair - 8.58 hrs
14. BUS577 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 8.57 hrs
15. BUS965 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 8.5 hrs
16. BUS608 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 7.9 hrs
17. BUS361 - Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 - 7.88 hrs
18. BUS442 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 7.75 hrs
10. BUS573 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 7.13 hrs
20. BUS501 - MAN 18:320/Custom CB60 EVOII - 6.92 hrs
21. BUS980 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 6.63 hrs
22. BUS982 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 6.48 hrs
23. BUS562 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB80 - 6.18 hrs
24. BUS482 - Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m - 6.15 hrs
25. BUS362 - Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 - 5.97 hrs
26. BUS327 - Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 - 5.73 hrs
27. BUS526 - Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 Articulated - 5.65 hrs
28. BUS528 - Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 Articulated - 5.6 hrs
29. BUS946 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 5.5 hrs
30. BUS942 - Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair - 5.48 hrs


TYPES OF PT VEHICLES CAUGHT IN 2017 (NO OF TRIPS/TIME ON BOARD)
Anhui Ankai HFF6121GS-3 Double Decker: 3 trips/0.63 hrs
BYD Toro/Gemilang Electric Bus: 7 trips/3.9 hrs
Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 43 trips/8.82 hrs
Hino RN8J/P&D: 2 trips/0.08 hrs
Irisbus Agora Line/Custom Coaches CB60: 33 trips/13.88 hrs
MAN 12.220/Custom Coaches CB30 midi: 5 trips/2.92 hrs
MAN 18:310 CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII: 78 trips/44.57 hrs
MAN 18:310 Diesel/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII: 7 trips/1.98 hrs
MAN 18:320/Custom (Coaches) CB60 EVOII: 322 trips/145.28 hrs
MAN SL200/CAC: 3 trips/2.83 hrs
Mercedes 815DL/Custom Coaches CB20 "Piecart": 14 trips/4.4 hrs
Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII: 8 trips/4.52 hrs
Mercedes O405NH/Custom Coaches CB60: 3 trips/1.03 hrs
Metrotec 16.250/Volgren CR222L: 2 trips/0.85 hrs
Renault PR100.2 MkI/Ansair: 19 trips/8.58 hrs
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 410 trips/216.58hrs
Renault PR100.3/Austal Denning "Starliner": 37 trips/16.97 hrs
Renault PR100.3a/Austral Denning "Starliner": 3 trips/2.43 hrs
Scania K320UB/Bustech VST: 74 trips/34.52 hrs
Scania K320UB/Custom (Coaches) CB60 EVOII 14.5m Steer Tag: 195 trips/76.73 hrs
Scania K320UB/Custom CB80: 354 trips/158.65 hrs
Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 Articulated: 189 trips/85.43 hrs
Scania K360UA/Volgren Optimus Articulated: 6 trips/3.17 hrs
Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60: 172 trips/69.82 hrs
Volvo B12BLE/Bustech: 1 trip/0.05 hrs
Volvo B12BLE/Bustech VST: 1 trips/0.42 hrs
Volvo B5RLEH/Bustech VSTH: 4 trips/2.53 hrs
Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus: 2 trips/1.08 hrs
Volvo B7RLE/P&D: 2 trips/0.83 hrs


TRAVEL BY CHASSIS BRAND (NO OF TRIPS/TIME ON BOARD)
BYD: 7 trips/3.9 hrs
Dennis: 43 trips/8.82 hrs
MAN: 415 trips/197.58 hrs
Mercedes: 25 trips/6.4 hrs
Renault/Iveco/Irisbus: 535 trips/272.33 hrs
Scania: 990 trips/428.32 hrs
Volvo: 10 trips/4.93 hrs


TRAVEL BY BODY BRAND (NO OF TRIPS/TIME ON BOARD)
Ansair: 429 trips/225.17 hrs
Austral Denning: 40 trips/19.42 hrs
Bustech Pty Ltd: 80 trips/37.52 hrs
Custom Coaches: 1372 trips/604.7 hrs
Gemilang: 7 trips/3.9 hrs
Volgren: 10 trips/5.1 hrs
P&D: 2 trips/0.83 hrs
PMC: 8 trips/4.57 hrs
Wright: 43 trips/8.82 hrs


TRAVEL BY OPERATOR (NO OF TRIPS/TIME ON BOARD)
Transport Canberra (ACTION Buses): 1931 trips/883.23 hrs
Qcity Transit: 36 trips/14.4 hrs
Canberra Coach Company and the Pink Party Bus Canberra: 19 trips/8.58 hrs
Big Bus Tours: 3 trips/0.63 hrs
Other: 11 trips/7.35 hrs


NUMBER OF TRIPS PER MONTH/TIME PER MONTH
January: 215 trips/94 hrs
February: 204 trips/84.88 hrs
March: 176 trips/82.27 hrs
April: 154 trips/70.28 hrs
May: 131 trips/57.22 hrs
June: 128 trips/64.62 hrs
July: 129 trips/64.87 hrs
August: 184 trips/96.52 hrs
September: 168 trips/81.7 hrs
October: 203 trips/87.85 hrs
November: 126 trips/48.47 hrs
December: 182 trips/81.53 hrs

TRANSPORT CANBERRA BUSES* NOT CAUGHT IN 2016
Renault PR100.3: 108, 109, 998
Irisbus Agoraline/CB60: 303, 311, 312, 314, 317
Scania L94UB CNG/CB60: 326, 350, 360, 366, 367
MAN 18:320 Diesel/CB60 EVOII: 390, 396, 425, 426, 463
Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m Steer Tag: 484
Scania K320UB/CB80: 545, 605, 609, 615
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 894, 898, 904, 905, 924, 959

* = ONLY regular route service buses that were in service during 2017 are listed.

(Might link in some graphs I've posted elsewhere later if I remember)

For those of you who made it to the end of this, Happy New Year! As for those who didn't, well, I won't mention what happens as you won't be reading this to find out! 😛

triumph

#12
January 01, 2018, 11:28:26 PM
Here is my brief overview for 2017.

Boarded during year: 766. Includes 2 identity not recorded, 7 short rides (one or two nearby stops), 5 same bus again on a day (with 2 occasions being same route no. but short and same again do not coincide).

For 764 identified buses.
Most rides in any one bus: 6 on 466, 468, 478.
Details
6 rides 3 buses
5 rides 14
4 rides 25
3 rides 62
2 rides 130
1 ride   130
Buses active in 2017 not ridden in 2017: 89

Most boardings in one day: 14 on two occasions.
The majority of all boardings through the year relate to ordinary personal travel for non-bus enthusiast purposes. Some boardings however were solely for rides on specific buses, or delayed until a specific bus appeared on the journey intended. I do not have the inclination, time or stamina for intensive riding for enthusiast purposes.

Periods when all currently active buses had been ridden at least once
19/4 only
21/4 to 1/5
8/5 to 10/5
7/6 to 16/7
30/10 to date.
(The gaps are the result of new buses entering service and needing to be ridden)

Have a great 2018 everone.



Sylvan Loves Buses

#13
July 03, 2018, 11:14:26 AM
Rides on buses in the ACT - 651
Rides with Bike 'n' Ride - 45 (5/40)
Rides without Bike 'n' Ride - 611

Bus types caught
P264/66 - these will exclude buses 920-924 until confirmation that it will be impossible to ride these
P322/24
Midi6/6 - As of 20th March
Iris17/19
Scania42/54
MAN14/16
Euro 554/89
Euro 660/82
Bustech15/20
S-tag25/26
Artic27/34
Unidentified....0/3
Electric2/3
Others1/3 - Subject to change, not included in total fleet count
Total350/442

Total Ride Counts
P2136 (this includes any ex-PR2's such as 803)
P338
Midi15
Iris30
Scania79
MAN16
Euro 594
Euro 6108
Bustech25
S-tag60
Artic44
Unidentified....0
Electric5
Others1 (these so far can include ex-Newcastle 2619 and O.305 Mk2 [number and 'ex-' classification needed])

I wouldn't normally start looking till mid-late September, but I was on a roll in March and decided to start then instead of later, and it's been going smashing! However as I've exceeded 600, I really need to stop bus hopping. I'll keep getting what I need through normal bus riding now.

Remaining fleet (21.9%)
P2925, 950 - 920, 921, 922, 923, 924 TBA
P3101, 104
Iris302, 317
Scania325, 334, 335, 348, 351, 356, 359, 366, 371
MAN378, 385
Euro 5too many to list ATM
Euro 6too many to list ATM
Bustech622, 627, 629, 631, 640
S-tag488
Artic508, 512, 514, 519, 522, 523, 526
Unidentified....652, 653, 654 - Numbers only updated if witnessed
Electric711


Fleet numbers missed (including unknown numbers)
P2s - 947

Fleet Ridden before Decommissioning
None as of yet


Highest Ride Counts So Far
1. 977 x8
2. 945 x7
3. 474 x6
4. 621 x6
5. 970 x5
6. 593 x5
7. 482 x5

Highest Ride Count/s Per Type
P2 #977 x8
P3 #120x4
Midi #151x4
Iris #310x4
Scania #343x4
MAN #377, 380x2
Euro 5 #434, 442x4
Euro 6 #593x5
Bustech #628, 630, 632, 641....x3
S-tag #474x6
Artic #621x6
Electric #712x3


Main Goals:

First bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [Achieved]
Last bus of the year has to be old (PR2, PR3, Midi) [TBA]
Ride 200+ P2s [In Progress - 136/200]
Ride on more Midis, Iris, S-tags and Artics during the year [Achieved]
Ride x3+ times on any Trial Bus [TBA]
Ride 1000 Buses for the 7th consecutive year [In progress - 651/1000]
Ride every current known bus in the fleet [In Progress

Snorzac

#14
July 03, 2018, 06:09:59 PM
Since you are going to exceed 1000 why not up the anti and aim for 2000 or even 3000?

Also why are 652, etc  "Unidentified"? If you can identify them as 652 or 653 and so on then they are identifiable, hence not "Unidentified"

Sylvan Loves Buses

#15
July 03, 2018, 10:44:15 PM
The 1000 is still achievable, just have to catch a few less buses a week to manage it. I usually have 200-400 buses to catch at the end of a typical 1000 year anyway, so I've just done it a little too much in a hurry now instead of later. I didn't add the school holidays into my calculations yesterday so that'll help reduce by another 50~ to worry about too.

Also, the 'Unidentified' is referring to what I call that particular class of bus as they don't fit with any of the others and as I have yet to decide - in my book I'm just calling them 'blue buses' for the moment.
I would've done the same with 712, 135 and 621 under their own title, but I already have classes that they can fit under.
Before you say "just call them Bustech's then", the way I decide is the same way I've always done it, without help - as though I never found this forum and had to make it up on the spot myself from unexpectedly riding one for the first time.

Sylvan Loves Buses

#16
November 06, 2018, 12:26:17 AM
Quote from: Snorzac on July 03, 2018, 06:09:59 PM
...you are going to exceed 1000...

After much time and effort I am just keeping it under 900 by the end of this week. Being sick for most of September/October certainly helped with this, and the fact that I'm likely not to get many in December will also help. I have managed well, but I will certainly learn from my mistake for next year. By taking binoculars on days I plan to bus hop...

King of Buses

#17
January 01, 2019, 06:16:23 PM
Would normally post this on the last day of the year, but given I was still on a bus as the clock struck midnight last night, I'll do it now instead.

So, 2018...

Number of public transport trips: 1433 trips

Time spent on public transport vehicles: 644.83 hours
Average journey time: 26.99 mins/trip

Average number of journeys per day: 3.926 trips/day

Average amount of time per day: 1.7667 hrs/day



TRAVEL BY MODE
Bus: 1425 trips/641.6833 hrs
Light Rail: 2 trips/0.766667 hrs
Train: 4 trips/1.566667 hrs
Monorail: 0 trips/0 hrs
Ferry: 2 trips/0.8167 hrs
Coach: 0 trips/0 hrs
Plane: 0 trips/0 hrs





TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT OPERATOR

Transport Canberra (ACTION Buses): 1377 trips/621.45 hrs
CDC (QCity Transit): 24 trips/6.7667 hrs
Transport for NSW (Buses): 11 trips/3.0167 hrs
Transport for NSW (Light Rail): 2 trips/0.7667 hrs
Transport for NSW (Ferries): 2 trips/0.8167 hrs
Transport for NSW (Trains): 4 trips/1.2333 hrs
Other: 37 trips/18.317 hrs





NUMBER OF TRIPS BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT/TIME ON BOARD PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES PER MONTH
January: 121 trips/64.08 hrs
February: 108 trips/46.58 hrs
March: 128 trips/50.53 hrs
April: 76 trips/33.13 hrs
May: 112 trips/49.13 hrs
June: 110 trips/49.017 hrs
July: 137 trips/58.62 hrs
August: 148 trips/66.88 hrs
September: 131 trips/56.88 hrs
October: 123 trips/45.03 hrs
November: 133 trips/50.48 hrs
December: 106 trips/41.9 hrs






TOP 30 PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES OF 2018 (Based off number of trips)
1. BUS967 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 44 trips/28.9 hrs
2. BUS607 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 25 trips/13.53 hrs
3. BUS579 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 24 trips/12.93 hrs
4. BUS710 (BYD Toro/Gemilang): 24 trips/11.45 hrs
5. BUS970 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 22 trips/11.78 hrs
6. BUS632 (Scania K320UB/Bustech VST): 20 trips/10.48 hrs
7. BUS501 (MAN 18.320/Custom CB60 EVOII): 19 trips/13.33 hrs
8. BUS379 (MAN 18.310 CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII): 17 trips/8.63 hrs
9. BUS482 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m): 16 trips/7.28 hrs
10. BUS537 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 15 trips/7.9 hrs
11. BUS445 (MAN 18.320/Custom CB60 EVOII): 15 trips/7.15 hrs
12. BUS532 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 13 trips/7.13 hrs
13. BUS974 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 12 trips/6.76 hrs
14. BUS571 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 12 trips/6.4 hrs
15. BUS566 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 12 trips/4.58 hrs
16. 2619 (Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII): 11 trips/9.25 hrs
17. BUS977 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 11 trips/6.61 hrs
18. BUS526 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 11 trips/6.26 hrs
19. BUS636 (Scania K320UB/Bustech VST): 11 trips/5.56 hrs
20. BUS569 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 11 trips/4.5 hrs
21. BUS362 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 10 trips/6.98 hrs
22. BUS521 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 10 trips/6.3 hrs
23. BUS425 (MAN 18.320/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII): 10 trips/5.62 trips
24. BUS360 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 10 trips/5.21 hrs
25. BUS356 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 10 trips/4.56 hrs
26. BUS644 (Scania K320UB/Bustech VST): 9 trips/5.53 hrs
27. BUS472 (Scania K320UB/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII 14.5m): 9 trips/5.03 hrs
28. BUS324 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 9 trips/4.72 hrs
29. BUS336 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 9 trips/4.3 hrs
30. BUS485 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m): 9 trips/2.96 hrs



TOP 30 PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES OF 2018 (Based off time on board)

1. BUS967 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 44 trips/28.9 hrs
2. BUS607 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 25 trips/13.53 hrs
3. BUS501 (MAN 18.320/Custom CB60 EVOII): 19 trips/13.33 hrs
4. BUS579 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 24 trips/12.93 hrs
5. BUS970 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 22 trips/11.78 hrs
6. BUS710 (BYD Toro/Gemilang): 24 trips/11.45 hrs
7. BUS632 (Scania K320UB/Bustech VST): 20 trips/10.48 hrs
8. 2619 (Mercedes O305/PMC MkIII): 11 trips/9.25 hrs
9. BUS379 (MAN 18.310 CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII): 17 trips/8.63 hrs
10. BUS537 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 15 trips/7.9 hrs
11. BUS482 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m): 16 trips/7.28 hrs
12. BUS445 (MAN 18.320/Custom CB60 EVOII): 15 trips/7.15 hrs
13. BUS532 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 13 trips/7.13 hrs
14. BUS362 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 10 trips/6.98 hrs
15. BUS974 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 12 trips/6.76 hrs
16. BUS977 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 11 trips/6.61 hrs
17. BUS565 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 6 trips/6.45 hrs
18. BUS571 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 12 trips/6.4 hrs
19. BUS521 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 10 trips/6.3 hrs
20. BUS526 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 11 trips/6.26 hrs
21. BUS578 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 8 trips/5.63 hrs
22. BUS425 (MAN 18.320/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII): 10 trips/5.62 trips
23. BUS505 (MAN 18.320/Custom CB60 EVOII): 8 trips/5.58 hrs
24. BUS636 (Scania K320UB/Bustech VST): 11 trips/5.56 hrs
25. BUS644 (Scania K320UB/Bustech VST): 9 trips/5.53 hrs
26. BUS360 (Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60): 10 trips/5.21 hrs
27. BUS982 (Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair): 8 trips/5.18 hrs
28. BUS472 (Scania K320UB/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII 14.5m): 9 trips/5.03 hrs
29. BUS536 (Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated): 6 trips/4.83 hrs
30. BUS570 (Scania K320UB/Custom CB80): 8 trips/4.73 hrs)



TOP 20 TYPES OF BUSES CAUGHT IN 2018 (In order from type most caught to least, based on number of trips)
1. Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 248 trips/116.45 hrs
2. Scania K320UB/Custom CB80: 230 trips/106.93 hrs
3. MAN 18.320/Custom (Coaches) CB60 EVOII: 175 trips/75.3 hrs
4. Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60: 145 trips/68.28 hrs
5. Scania K360UA/Custom CB80 articulated: 144 trips/69.3 hrs
6. Scania K320UB/Custom CB60 EVOII 14.5m: 118 trips/44.7 hrs
7. Scania K320UB/Bustech VST: 99 trips/44.55 hrs
8. MAN 18.310 CNG/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII: 62 trips/31.32 hrs
9. Renault PR100.3/Austral Denning "Starliner": 35 trips/11.45 hrs
10. Scania K320UB/Volgren Optimus: 32 trips/14.85 hrs
11. BYD Toro/Gemilang (electric): 30 trips/14.68 hrs
12. Scania K360UA/Volgren Optimus articulated: 24 trips/11.12 hrs
13. Irisbus Agora Line/Custom Coaches CB60: 21 trips/9.6 hrs
14. Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 13 trips/2.37 hrs
15. Mercedes O305/PMC Mark III: 11 trips/9.25 hrs
16. MAN 12.220/Custom Coaches CB30: 7 trips/2.43 hrs
17. Volvo B7RLE/P&D: 3 trips/1.43 hrs
18. Volvo B5RLEH/Bustech VSTH (hybrid): 2 trips/0.9 hrs
19. MAN 18.310 Diesel/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII: 2 trips/0.75 hrs
20. Volvo B7RLE/Volgren Optimus: 2 trips/0.57 hrs




NOTE: The two graphs in this section ONLY include Transport Canberra (ACTION) fleet.

TYPES OF TRAMS CAUGHT IN 2018
- CAF Urbos 100 (3rd Generation): 2 trips/0.77 hrs

TYPES OF TRAINS CAUGHT IN 2018
- A Set (Waratah): 2 trips/0.38 hrs
- H Set (OSCar): 1 trip/0.7 hrs
- M Set (Millenium): 1 trip/0.15 hrs

TYPES OF FERRIES CAUGHT IN 2018
- First Fleet Class Ferry: 1 trip/0.1 hrs
- Freshwater Class Ferry: 1 trip/0.72 hrs



BUS TRAVEL BY BRAND OF CHASSIS

BYD: 30 trips/14.68 hrs
Dennis: 13 trips/2.37 hrs
MAN: 258 trips/110.98 hrs
Mercedes: 15 trips/10.08 hrs
Optare: 2 trips/0.27 hrs
Renault/Iveco/Irisbus: 326 trips/147.23 hrs
Scania: 795 trips/360.65 hrs

Volvo: 18 trips/4.77 hrs





BUS TRAVEL BY BRAND OF BODYWORK

Ansair: 251 trips/116.88 hrs

Austral Denning: 35 trips/11.45 hrs

Bustech: 103 trips/45.93 hrs
Custom (Coaches): 913 trips/410.91 hrs
Gemilang: 31 trips/14.97 hrs

Volgren: 62 trips/27.88 hrs

P&D: 5 trips/1.78 hrs

PMC: 12 trips/9.55 hrs

Wright: 13 trips/2.37 hrs





TRANSPORT CANBERRA (ACTION) BUSES* NOT CAUGHT IN 2018
Renault PR100.3/Austral Denning "Starliner": 100, 103, 106, 109, 113, 122
Dennis Dart Midi Bus SLF/Wright "Crusader": 145
Irisbus Agora Line: 313, 315, 318, 319
Scania L94UB CNG/Custom Coaches CB60: 325, 341, 344, 357, 358, 365, 367
MAN 18.310 Diesel/Custom Coaches CB60 EVOII: 393
MAN 18.320/Custom (Coaches) CB60 EVOII: 390, 394, 396, 397, 414, 419, 421, 426, 432, 435, 446, 448, 450, 455, 456, 460, 462, 494, 498
Scania K320UB/Custom CB80: 539, 549, 554, 557, 563, 568, 576, 584, 585, 586, 588, 594, 599
Scania K320UB/Bustech VST: 625, 650
Renault PR100.2 MkII/Ansair: 908, 909, 920, 921, 935, 945, 969, 973, 980

* = Does not included buses that were not in regular route service during 2018.

Busfanatic101

#18
January 12, 2019, 10:17:44 AM Last Edit: January 12, 2019, 05:14:11 PM by Barry Drive
This year for me included:

*ACTION: 607 trips on 282 buses on 40 routes, and 1 trip on an ACTION Van
*Deane Transport Services: 2 trips
*42 trips in Japan ranging from Bullet Trains, Automated Guideway Transit, Cable Cars, and more
*Japan Airlines - 4 flights
*Murrays: 2 trips

Full stats available on this google doc for this year and past years, now that I have finally finished developing my spreadsheet (formatting on the forum is too hard)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Y_zbyJv90vRZ0EezVeRieKHYQRR5ojNctC86R2WhjAc/edit?usp=sharing

Sylvan Loves Buses

#19
January 12, 2019, 04:29:14 PM
Quote from: Busfanatic101 on January 12, 2019, 10:17:44 AM
formatting on the forum is too hard

Yeah, I know right, it's rediculous. Even trying to get one correctly formatted table without lines is a pain and takes hours on end.
I've finally understood it myself after endless experimenting, I can help you with any formatting you wish to use, just let me know.

Sylvan Loves Buses

#20
March 03, 2020, 01:13:34 AM
Finally finished most of last years stats. Could've done each bus boarding times, but as I do all of this by hand, it would've taken WAY too long.


Goals:
First bus must be an old ACTION bus ✓....
Last bus must be an old ACTION bus ✓
1000 bus trips ✓ - with at least:
  • P2s - 200 ✓
  • P3s - 30-50 ✓
  • Midi - 10 ✓
  • Iris - 30-50 x
  • Scania - 125 x
  • MAN - 30 x
  • Euro 5 - <150 ✓
  • Euro 6 - <150 ✓
  • Steertag - 50 ✓
  • Artic - 30-50 ✓
  • Bustech - 30 ✓
  • Volgren - 30 ✓
  • ∀rtics - 20 ✓
  • Electric - 1-3 each ✓
10,000 buses in 10 years 8,000/10,000		Time on buses:

Total - 9 days, 22 hours, 2 minutes (Approx.)
Over 228 days

Least trips in a day - 1
Most trips in a day - 43
Most trips in a day (excluding bus hopping) - 16
Shortest trip - under 1 minute
Longest trip - 85 minutes
Shortest day - 4 minutes
Longest day - 6 hours, 58 minutes
Longest bus hopping - 3 hours, 47 minutes

Network '17 monthly average - 17 hours, 43 minutes
Network '19 monthly average - 17 hours, 12 minutes


....
Total bus trips:

Total - 1000
P2 - 203
P3 - 36
Midi - 19
Iris - 25
Scania - 109
MAN - 26
Euro 5 - 103
Euro 6 - 108
Steertag - 116
Artic - 103
Bustech - 76
Volgen - 34
∀rtics - 26
Others - 16


1000 Buses:
258 old ACTION buses
589 new ACTION buses
136 Transport Canberra buses
14 Qcity buses
3 TBX buses



Top bus type trips:...........................

P2s
8x 937, 946
7x 971
6x 945, 966, 972
5x 933, 939, 948, 950, 964, 978

P3s
7x 124
4x 114, 123
3x 122

Midis
8x 145
5x 135

Iris
3x 315, 316, 317

Scanias

6x 328, 338
5x 335, 343, 348
4x 329, 363

MAN
4x 379

Euro 5s
4x 463

Euro 6s
5x 569, 608
4x 576, 607, 618

Steertag
8x 482, 485
7x 477, 484
6x 474, 479, 480, 483
5x 473, 476, 481, 489....		Artics

6x 525
5x 512, 517, 532, 535, 538
4x 507, 511, 513, 514, 516, 520, 526, 528, 536

Bustech

6x 640
5x 637, 642, 644, 650
4x 636, 646, 647

Volgren

4x 667
3x 669

∀rtics

4x 679

Buses ridden before retiring:

135, 145, 147, 148, 150, 151, 711.

Unknowingly missed buses - mostly often due to not knowing the decommission date prior to the log book being written:

900, 901, 912, 915, 941, 954, 100, 101, 103, 104, 106, 119.

Unknown status buses (written in due to the extremely unlikely but possible chance to ride said buses):

920, 921, 105, 120, 2619, 803, 924, red-merc (unknown rego).

Missed Fleet:

117, 306, 309, 310, 312, 313, 318, 387, 334, 337, 390, 394, 397, 399, 404, 411, 412, 418, 419,
423, 424, 429, 433, 434, 435, 437, 438, 439, 446, 452, 457, 458, 491, 539, 540, 542, 544, 550,
553, 556, 561, 566, 580, 581, 586, 587, 588, 590, 592, 593, 598, 599, 601, 603, 611, 615, 617.



The following bus stats are what I've done specially for the forum, as I forgot to do it myself in my book. I'll try to remember to do it for this year (no promises) to make things easier on myself, as this process does take hours. They all combine standard trips with bus-hopping and (have yet to come up with a better name) time-wasting-bus-hops/strategic-bus-hops. I could do them separately, but it would take much longer and I can honestly say I've lost my patience to work on this anymore and all the formatting of tables/lists grinds on the nerves.

The following stats are as accurate as possible, with maybe a few stops/routes left out due to my own incompetence. I also despise the new platform numbers at the Woden and City Interchanges, so I'm keeping them the way they were in any of my log histories. As I'm still trying to memorise all the new route numbers, it's tough enough as it is. Adding a platform number series at more than one interchange on top of that? For starters no thank you and f*** off!...


Approximate interchange platforms boarded/disembarked:

Tuggeranong Bus Interchange: ....

Platform 1 - x12
Platform 2 - x28
Platform 3 - x6
Platform 4 - x16
Platform 5 - x3
Platform 7 - x3
Platform 8 - x6








Woden Bus Interchange: ....

Platform 2 - x1
Platform 3 - x6
Platform 4 - x67
Platform 5 - x37
Platform 6 - x68
Platform 7 - x3
Platform 8 - x66
Platform 9 - x95
Platform 10 - x8
Platform 11 - x27
Platform 12 - x17
Platform 14 - x24
Platform 15 - x7
Platform 16 - x2

City Bus Interchange: ....

Platform 1 - x3
Platform 2 - x20
Platform 3 - x11
Platform 3.1 - x4
Platform 4 - x2
Platform 5 - x3
Platform 6 - x2
Platform 7 - x11
Platform 8 - x5
Platform 9 - x4





Belconnen Bus Stations: ...................

Community Platform 1 - x12
Community Platform 2 - x4
Community Platform 3 - x3
Community Platform 4 - x13
Community Platform 5 - x5
Community Platform 6 - x1

Westfield Platform 1 - x42
Westfield Platform 2 - x49

Cohen Street Platform 2 - x4
Cohen Street Platform 3 - x11
Cohen Street Platform 4 - x4
Cohen Street Platform 5 - x4
Cohen Street Platform 6 - x7
Dickson Interchange:

Platform 1 - x2
Platform 2 - x2

City West:

Platform 1 - x4
Platform 2 - x27
Unknown - x3

Gungahlin:

Platform 4 - x2

Queanbeyan:

Platform 2 - x1

The more frequent boarded/disembarked bus stops:

Wanniassa P&R (1908/1909) - x206
Melrose/Mawson (2610/2609) - x72
Namadgi School (1299/1300) - x32
Vosper Street (1388/1387) - x53 network '17 - x2 in network '19........
Canberra Theatre (3003/3356) - x21
Smiths Alternative/Edlins (3419/3418) - x68 
Tuggeranong Bus Depot (1064/1063) - x5
1301/1302 - x29
1303/1304 - x16
1308/1309 - x34 network '17 - x1 in network '19
Narrabundah College (2338/2339) - x82
4529/4530/4531 - x129
Corinna Street (2679) - x18
4964/4965 - x6
Albert Hall (2247/2248) - x5
2650/2651 - x45
2688/2687 - x19		Wanniassa Shops - x7
City Police Station (3037) - x18
Phillip Pool (2032/2033) - x9
School of Music (3047) - x8
1323/1324 - x12
1371/1372 - x17
Queanbeyan Bus Depot - x18
National Museum (4632) - x8
UC/Radford (4972/4979) - x46
2487/2488 - x13
2378/2379/2380/2093/2094 - x15
Emu Bank McDonalds (4145/4146) - x17


Plenty of other stops had more than 5 uses - many of which were
bus hopping specific stops, so I won't include all of them. Only the
stops I knew from memory would have large/significant usage. 

Routes travelled on:

Network '17

2  x3
3  x1
4  x3
6  x37
7  x4
8  x1
9  x1
10 x3
14 x2
18 x1
26 x2
31 x1
40 x2
58 x1
60 x11
61 x1
62 x16
63 x4
64 x75
65 x7
66 x1
67 x1
................................

71  x1
80  x5
101 x8
163 x7
164 x9
171 x10
300 x16
313 x26
314 x4
316 x1
318 x4
319 x10
343 x13
714 x1
932 x2
938 x1
940 x1
960 x3
961 x4
962 x5
980 x2
988 x1
Network '19



R2 x25
R3 x11
R4 x290
R5 x26
R6 x60
R7 x4
R8 x7
R9 x20

30 x17
31 x5
32 x8
40 x2
41 x13
42 x5
43 x4
44 x3
45 x2
50 x5
53 x5
.



56  x3
57  x14
58  x8
60  x5
61  x7
62  x3
63  x2
64  x5
65  x2
66  x1
70  x24
71  x34
72  x6
73  x9
78  x3
81  x1
180 x15
181 x1
901 x1
902 x3


Finally the trams, coaches and other transport that I keep separate from my bus logging.

LRV's trips - 15

Shortest trip - 3 minutes
Longest trip - 36 minutes
Shortest day - 9 minutes
Longest day - 59 minutes		....Coach trips - 3

15 Sep - Deane 26 TV7774:
Canberra - Sutton Forest - 2 hours, 24 minutes
Sutton Forest - Sydney - 2 hours
Sydney - Canberra - 4 hours 6 minutes

Most caught LRV - #001 x3

Stops (boarded/disembarked):
City x14
Phillip Ave x2
Gungahlin x4
Dickson x4
EPIC x4
Ipima St x2

triumph

#21
April 21, 2020, 10:48:32 PM
Canberra Metro has now completed one year of regular light rail services (20/4/2019 first day of normal services).
Summary of usage:
Services boarded: 128
LRV most boarded: 12 with 12 boardings
LRV least boarded: 13 with 6 boardings
LRV modules most ridden: C1 and C2 of LRV6, 5 rides each
LRV modules least ridden: All at least once, with many only once
LRV orientation: No. 1 end 63 North and 58 South, 7 not recorded
Terminal to Terminal services: 25.
      From Gungahlin East Plat 10, West 0; not recorded 5
      From Alinga St West Plat 9, East 1; not recorded 0
      Of these only 2 services recorded as remaining on same side, a
      service from Alinga St Dept and Arr Gungahlin on West side, and
      a reverse direction service remained on East side
Stops - Terminals: Each terminal platform departed from and arrived at at least once.
Stops - Intermediate: Each stop arrived at and departed from in each direction at least once
Short working - scheduled: Gungahlin to Well Station Drive (Alinga St to Epic and Racecourse pending when virus permits)
Short working - abnormal: Alinga St to Dickson Interchange (route closed beyond Dickson for works) and return.
Crossovers: Arrived and departed Terminal stops via all normal service routings using crossovers multiple times. Also the same for normal routings not using those crossovers.
            Dickson crossover used in above abnormal return working.
            Nullabor Ave crossover, no opportunity yet.
            Depot entrance; no opportunity and very unlikely
LRR: ('Light rail replacement' bus service) Associated with above mentioned works, bus506 Gungahlin to Dickson Interchange, bus 680 return.
Emergencies: 3 near miss emergency stops, nil accidents, nil breakdowns/significant delays, nil unusual incidents.
Ticket/MyWay inspections: Number not recorded but very frequent, probably of the average order of once every 4 to 5 boardings
Inspections: Opportunity to inspect construction on tour arranged by Contractor, and later, inspect Depot both before and after services commenced.

 
             

 
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