Memo to the driver of the 901 to Frankston departing Melbourne Airport at 2:17pm this afternoon…if you’re shit scared of running out of fuel or power, then constantly stopping and starting the bus at every intersection isn’t going to help, and that’s only concerning the ride the passengers are getting.
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Just put Beavis & Butthead on the cards, with the caption “Breakin’ the Law, Breakin’ the Law - Get Bail!”
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I’ve noticed that some of the bus drivers do this here in Geelong ? Wtf 
A community event is being held today, ahead of passenger services commencing tomorrow (a working day in Perth).
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As first reported in Sunday Herald Sun yesterday, buses travelling along Melbourne’s new busway will have their speeds limited to 60 km/h due to horizontal and vertical constraints. The busway will be constructed basically parallel to the Eastern Freeway (which has top speed of 100 km/h) as part of the North East Link project.
Another nothing story that is blown out of proportion, in no part due to there being no good communications people left within the government.
Testing of Metro Trains’ new X’Trapolis 2.0 trains is currently underway on the Werribee Line, with the first sets expected to enter service in early 2026.
These new trains are set to replace the aging Comeng fleet on the Craigieburn, Upfield, and Frankston lines.
I’m hearing positive things so far about the X’Trap 2.0. A big step up from the agricultural and rough-riding X’Trap 1.0 trains apparently (air suspension is a big plus).
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Considering the original X’Traps were being ordered and built almost continuously from 2009 to 2020 (the first batch was built 2002 to 2004), it’s mind boggling that the suspension was not improved in any considerable way during that time.
The original X’Trap’s were about as basic as you can get in a ‘modern’ electric train. In many ways the Siemens are a more sophisticated train, but the braking dramas destroyed their reputation.
HCMT’s are a mixed bag. So much expensive corrective work was required on the original design to salvage it into a quite accomplished unit today.
The x’traps weren’t made for Melbourne (they were a standard ‘x’trap 100’ model) so it makes sense that they never changed the suspension on it. Also, the x’traps 2.0s probably aren’t actual xtrapolis trains and are instead a customized model of the ‘Adessia’ trains.
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