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Nah nowhere near any neutral section, it was in the 140km/h section between Beerburrum and Elimbah. Got up to full speed (which is only like 100km/h on the SMUs) and suddenly it went to backup power and the train coasted for a bit and after about 20-30 seconds the lights came back on.

I suspect maybe an issue with the actual train, if the whole caboolture feeder tripped offline it would have caused bigger issues.

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On Thursday 3rd of July the 4:35pm, 5:35pm, 6:50pm, 8:05pm, 10:30pm and 11:45pm Southern Moreton Bay Island ferries towards Islands via Karragarra are cancelled due to staff availability. Check journey planner for other travel options.
https://x.com/Translink_QLD/status/1940260913665151363

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Too bad if you commute to and from the islands for work…

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Hearing reports that a tree has fallen on the OHE on the Cleveland Line near Manly.

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https://x.com/Translink_QLD/status/1940280678500692025

https://x.com/Translink_QLD/status/1940530120625676587?s=19

https://x.com/Translink_QLD/status/1940537737716670750?s=19

Not sure why the Cleveland line would impact these services which were on time.

Walking past Bowen Hills station last night just before 11pm and saw a 301 picking up passengers, was surprisingly busy - probably 15-20 people on the bus, which I was surprised by considering it was late night on a Thursday Wednesday

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Wasn’t last night Wednesday? :thinking:

Sorry it was, long weekend for me so my idea of what day it is right now is completely off :laughing:

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Interesting service disruption last evening.

Update: Buses will be temporarily missing Mater Hill, South Bank and Cultural Centre bus stations due to congestion from unplanned maintenance works on the SE Busway. Metro M1 & M2 services will continue to service these stations.
https://x.com/Translink_QLD/status/1940765303895372171

Chaos on the busway this morning! Inbound 130, 140 and 150 passengers being dumped and Buranda and told to change to M1. Buranda is packed!

M1s are also doing a loop through Gabba station to pick up passengers from there too!

I was leaving with South Bank last night 19:40 and at that point all routes were still running and there was 10 min delays as tunnel between South Bank and Mater Hill down to single lane with traffic control.

Update: Buses will temporarily miss Mater Hill, South Bank and Cultural Centre stations due to an issue with busway tunnel ventilation systems. M1 & M2 services will continue to service these stations.
https://x.com/Translink_QLD/status/1940879203869540684

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Bring on the electric buses

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I’m currently sitting on an M1 that is crawling towards Buranda at slower that walking pace. The whole busway has practically ground to a halt!

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Fun fact, Metros are running via Woolloongabba this morning!

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09:10. Minimal crowd at Buranda with a very high TransLink staff presence. I didn’t speak to any but they seemed to be warning people at the door of South Bank bound services.

Small but steady stream walking up to train.



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Even with state of the busway, is a train from Buranda any better an option than getting an M1?

I can imagine the capacity of the ‘metro’ buses to handle extra crowds would be fairly limited since they have a capacity of 170 people verses 950 for a train.

But I imagine there might be a fair few people that work in the Mater Hospital precinct as well.

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The Ms do have a lower capacity, but they are running at 5 minute frequencies which might tip things in its favour - I feel it might be a case of how quick you get people over there, as opposed to how many you can carry there in one go.

The M1 I was on filled up quite a bit at Woolloongabba, but it still wasn’t jam packed.

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