Hello guys! If you haven't heard yet, but I'm sure most of you have as it's all over the news, the Armadale Line will be shutting down for 18 months from early next year to facilitate METRONET works. (Yes this means that they will open by June 2024 at least, unlike they originally said, but they always delay this stuff anyway). I will make sure to make lots of videos about it next year, including a farewell to Welshpool Station on the last day of operation as it is closing down. Make sure you go on the Building for Tommorow website to answer the survey about replacement services if you use the Armadale Line regularly. Anyway, that's all from me, the news has already explained everything. And in case you're wondering where the next station video is, I will be delaying it for a while to extend the amount of time we still have with upcoming videos for that playlist. Expect videos about bus changes in the western suburbs in the next few weeks, including the Purple CAT of course!

@perthtransportguyz

2 жыл бұрын

Hopefully the station list is done by then

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

@@perthtransportguyz yeah it will be done by July the latest.

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

@Armadale Garbo I agree, the new projects are great. In the survey I said they should make some express replacement routes from Armadale and Kelmscott over to Cockburn so then you can catch the train after that. That would be pretty cool, a replacement route that doesn't run along the rail line.

@perthtransportguyz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TransportofPerth when my birthday is

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

No that station is tiny, they will make a modern, new station.

It may have changed, but there were usually a lot more 004s. In 2020 I seem to recall it was turned into more West-Perth only trips (002s), rather than dropping passengers (usually for the train) at Raine Sq. and looping round on a 'dead run' to start the 004 again. It's quite possible they still don't show up online, or there were significant cutbacks associated with the introduction of the Purple CAT. These supplementary trips keep the frequency more often than every 5mins. In spite of this, prior to COVID, it was quite easy to fill even an artic to full and leave passengers behind at certain times during the peak. So the service is designed to meet demand on the busiest section of the Red CAT, which is in West Perth. COVID has probably diminished the need for these services - although throughout weekdays I think the West Perth Only trips still run. Palmyra depot is (or was) responsible for many of the supplementary trips on the Yellow (003) and Red (002/004) CATs in the peaks. Approximately 2/3 of the fleet there are gas buses, so the chances are that's what you'll see on these trips; although it depends on the shift construction and vehicle availability on any given day. For example, in the school holidays, you might see an artic, then next school term's shifts are all using Volvo rigids (i.e. they're out on nightshift or doing CircleRoute). There are several city services Palmyra run (111, 114, 115, 158, 160 & 910) which the bus may do before, or after, or before and after these extra trips. At times they might have come straight from the depot or another interchange on the network.

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. I too think it changed because I recall the 004 being a regular thing, but I don't know when it was changed. Now I understand why they are gas buses.

The video,s are very informative, thank you.

Accidentally got on this one when going to Perth Underground. Quite a cool find, and was puzzled when I first found it.

it is just a lazy red cat in-fill, just the same as the Cockburn/Whitfords services within Mandurah/Joondalup service

Last year that route was so common that it was actual every second red cat in both morning and afternoon peak.

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

I think you and a lot of other people are mistaking this for the 002 (Red CAT West Perth loop). That one still runs every second CAT during the peak around the west part of the Red CAT loop, but the 004 only runs from Parliament House to Perth and vice versa.

Before covid, these red cat loops services were actually full of workers. Nowadays people are working from home due to covid.

When will subiaci come out one of my favourite stations the other one being platform 1/at swan borne

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, not for another three weeks as I am covering the Purple CAT and the Western Suburbs bus changes in the next two videos. Anyway, there are only 13 stations left to post so I am going to roll them out slowly so they last until June or July.

Did you here about the Armadale Line Shutdown for 18 months starting from early 2023 ?, Also are you gonna do some exploration on that ?

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I did, it's crazy. This is spooky because I just remembered it right now and was about to pin a comment about it and now you wrote one! Of course I will explore it, I will also make a farewell trainspotting video at Welshpool station on the last day of operation.

@tb-drallig1792

2 жыл бұрын

@@TransportofPerth Im not sure if they are permantly closing or if they need to close it during construction of the elevated stations.

@TransportofPerth

2 жыл бұрын

@@tb-drallig1792 No they are permanently closing it, every station after Vic Park will be closed during construction. The distance between the new Oats Street and Queens Park station will be so close that it's not worth rebuilding such a little used station.

@perthtransportguyz

2 жыл бұрын

@@TransportofPerth and vic pk stn will be a terminal bc it has a siding

I accidentally caught this route

@TransportofPerth

Жыл бұрын

No I think you caught 002 if you mean your Red CAT video, not 4.

@thatransperthguy

Жыл бұрын

@@TransportofPerth Watch the first part

@thatransperthguy

Жыл бұрын

I`ll send you a screenshot