I do not know if Translink usually does it or if it’s something to do between Redlands and Brisbane buses being under different operators but it appears there’s two railbuses replacing the Cleveland line
R295 going from Cleveland-Manly and express to the city every 20 minutes all day
R296 going from Manly-Roma Street all stops every 30 minutes all day
No complaints here - better frequency than the trains and express from Manly!
M2’s servicing Woolloongabba for some reason?
Anyone know why?
From the video it looks like the fairly common procedure of inbound 222 and M1 diverting via Woolloongabba to provide extra capacity on Gabba event days, especially those during peak (I couldn’t see any M2 diverting in the video).
Here’s an excerpt from the 2nd April Gabba event details:
Carindale and Eight Mile Plains shuttle alternatives
Route 222 and Metro M1 heading into the city will make an extra stop at Woolloongabba station 2 hours before the game.
- Route 222 departs from Carindale Shopping Centre and travels along Old Cleveland Road then Eastern busway.
- Metro M1 departs from Eight Mile Plains station and travels along the South East busway.
Unfortunately, these sorts of diversion are still not put into the schedule data so unless you read these updates you (and journey planners) would be none the wiser.
I was out in the city today and disappointed to see eastern-CBD diversions due to Eagle Street construction with no accompanying service update.
My inbound driver this morning got up at Woolloongabba and informed everyone that we would not be servicing Margaret St stop 50 but instead George St stop 115 and Elizabeth St stop 82. There was no signage at either of these replacement stops.
Outbound there was only a minor diversion via Eagle - Charlotte - Edward - Mary rather than Eagle - Mary direct.
From what I can see in GTFS real-time a fair few drivers seem to be unaware and still attemping Mary - Eagle inbound and being forced through Market St then back down Charlotte in the wrong direction.
As usual we are back in the situtation where I would have no confidence trying to catch a bus from the diversion zone (e.g. south-east CBD trying to get to the Valley):
At south bank station and the only railbus timetables shown are the Beenleigh/Gold Coast ones. Zero signs for Cleveland & Manly railbuses.
Listed couple minutes before on the PIDs - and only scheduled time listed 
There’s a small sign but only mentions weekday closures not weekend. A few people seemed to be waiting and buses still diverting.
Nice to see Roma Street platform 3 back in action today with numerous services there - haven’t seen that in a while
