# Brisbane Metro **URL:** \ **Category:** Greater Brisbane\ **Tags:** brt, buses\ **Created:** [30 December 2024 03:46 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71 "2024-12-30T03:46:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 38
**Author:** ![Southsider](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@Southsider](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Southsider)\ **Post date:** [16 May 2026 04:13 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/769 "2026-05-16T04:13:23Z")
Imagine the billions we’d save if anyone in government could imagine taking a lane of Gympie Rd away from cars.. ---
**Author:** ![icedlongblack](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/icedlongblack/32/4023_2.png) [@icedlongblack](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/icedlongblack)\ **Post date:** [16 May 2026 11:45 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/770 "2026-05-16T11:45:22Z")
I know it’d be a bit difficult to achieve given the curve on the rail line around there but shame they weren’t able to create/consider a decent interchange between the Windsor train station and the proposed busway station ---
**Author:** ![ilovebrizvegas](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ilovebrizvegas](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/ilovebrizvegas)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 03:19 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/771 "2026-05-17T03:19:58Z")
I don’t think decent and interchange go in the same sentence in Queensland… ---
**Author:** ![ExpressToNorthgate](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/e/59ef9b/32.png) [@ExpressToNorthgate](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/ExpressToNorthgate)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 04:06 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/772 "2026-05-17T04:06:41Z")
There’s a case for moving Windsor station east closer to the residential developments on Lutwyche Road, perhaps with an elevated over road station. But it is tricky with the curved track as you state. ---
**Author:** ![ilovebrizvegas](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/i/5f8ce5/32.png) [@ilovebrizvegas](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/ilovebrizvegas)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 04:58 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/773 "2026-05-17T04:58:01Z")
I reckon it could definitely be closer to Lutwyche Rd, even with the curve. Although directly over Lutwyche would be too much of a curve. ---
**Author:** ![TheBarraSpringHill](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@TheBarraSpringHill](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/TheBarraSpringHill)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 05:19 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/774 "2026-05-17T05:19:09Z")
Gee these old plans are pretty bog average and lazy. One stop with an absolutely rubbish interchange with rail, and the other just 250m from an existing stop. And both requiring huge resumptions and crudely ploughing through a couple of heritage buildings instead of cleverly stealing space in the _massive_ existing road corridor. We seem to have a love affair with maximising costs and minimising benefits in public transport planning in Queensland. ---
**Author:** ![icedlongblack](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/icedlongblack/32/4023_2.png) [@icedlongblack](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/icedlongblack)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 06:33 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/775 "2026-05-17T06:33:53Z")
Surely the busway station could be moved to the western side of Lutwyche road to help with that?.. but again like @ilovebrizvegas mentioned Queensland isn’t the best at creating decent interchanges (or interchanges at all really) ---
**Author:** ![SeekTraining](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/dec6dc/32.png) [@SeekTraining](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/SeekTraining)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 06:36 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/776 "2026-05-17T06:36:07Z")
The Albion Road station is extremely unnecessary and I’d hope if this project was ever built, that it would be scrapped, and the tunnel just continues from Windsor straight to Truro Street ---
**Author:** ![Electro\_Sykes](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/electro_sykes/32/4018_2.png) [@Electro\_Sykes](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Electro_Sykes)\ **Post date:** [17 May 2026 08:44 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/777 "2026-05-17T08:44:47Z")
Agree to an extent. I do though still support metro to Chermside but the current bus station as Westfield wouldn’t be able to handle it. ---
**Author:** ![Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/ozbob/32/1784_2.png) [@Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Ozbob)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2026 22:37 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/778 "2026-05-20T22:37:30Z")
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**Author:** ![Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/ozbob/32/1784_2.png) [@Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Ozbob)\ **Post date:** [20 May 2026 23:32 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/779 "2026-05-20T23:32:36Z")
The reality is plenty of shuttle buses with or without any future Metro Bus expansions! ---
**Author:** ![lott](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/lott/32/864_2.png) [@lott](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/lott)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 00:57 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/780 "2026-05-21T00:57:21Z")
9059 has been put online today, putting the total fleet number up to 57 metrobuses. Only one more left… ---
**Author:** ![rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/rowangray/32/5835_2.png) [@rowangray](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/rowangray)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 02:48 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/781 "2026-05-21T02:48:47Z")
2 less than originally promised 🤔. What’s happening with 9001, I wonder. ---
**Author:** ![nathandavid88](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/nathandavid88/32/1258_2.png) [@nathandavid88](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/nathandavid88)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 03:11 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/782 "2026-05-21T03:11:09Z")
The heavy testing regime it went through (eg. hauling bags of cement up and down the gravel roads of the Mt Coot-tha Quarry and emergency braking tests at Mt Cotton) might have left it unsuitable for general use? [![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/2X/8/89dc633a5dd1bb79b7b16c0a67743cb8a1d889d3.jpeg "Das lighTram® 25 TOSA im Extremtest in Brisbane (AUS)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Labogrixx4) [![](https://d2ncxwic62bt2e.cloudfront.net/original/2X/2/282268aa786c6a5ae224e34e7269ac6653cca520.jpeg "Test der Beschleunigung und Bremsfähigkeit am Mount Cotton in Brisbane (AUS)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEuF57K8ZG0) ---
**Author:** ![lott](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/lott/32/864_2.png) [@lott](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/lott)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 04:19 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/783 "2026-05-21T04:19:00Z")
If 9024 got captured in Somalia can we ask pretty please to Volgren for a super long electric Optimus to replace it? ---
**Author:** ![ImmyOnBoard](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/immyonboard/32/3572_2.png) [@ImmyOnBoard](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/ImmyOnBoard)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 08:55 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/784 "2026-05-21T08:55:51Z")
I’m pretty sure 9060 has completed its hours (Not certified for passenger service yet) ---
**Author:** ![Electro\_Sykes](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/electro_sykes/32/4018_2.png) [@Electro\_Sykes](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Electro_Sykes)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 11:11 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/785 "2026-05-21T11:11:45Z")
If you want real legacy, build more heavy rail. ---
**Author:** ![Axilya](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Axilya](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Axilya)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 19:09 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/786 "2026-05-21T19:09:10Z")
> [@lott](#): > > If 9024 got captured in Somalia Is that seriously what happened? I thought I read somewhere (can’t find it now, though; wish I’d bookmarked it) that it’s at the bottom of the ocean somewhere. Seriously, what are a bunch of pirates going to do with a huge electric bus they have no way to charge? > [@lott](#): > > Volgren for a super long electric Optimus What chassis would they build it on? ---
**Author:** ![Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/user_avatar/forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/ozbob/32/1784_2.png) [@Ozbob](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Ozbob)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 19:47 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/787 "2026-05-21T19:47:37Z")
If one of the Metro Buses was lost, surely it would be replaced? ---
**Author:** ![Axilya](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ea5d25/32.png) [@Axilya](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/u/Axilya)\ **Post date:** [21 May 2026 20:21 UTC](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71/788 "2026-05-21T20:21:51Z")
With most of these types of contracts that the manufacturers responsibility ends once they’ve delivered it to the departure port. As far as Hess are concerned, they’ve completed the contract. I think the only (realistic) chance of a replacement is to add an extra one to a new order. [Previous page](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71.md?page=37) [Next page](https://forum.bettertransportqueensland.org/t/brisbane-metro/71.md?page=39)