Re: Re: Melbourne - One in five Transdev buses run late as passenger numbers plunge
  Daniel Bowen

On 25 April 2017 at 15:45,prescottt@... [TramsDownUnder] < TramsDownUnder@...> wrote:

> Incidentally, I just discovered rather belatedly that Perth also provides

> free travel on all trains and buses within its defined city central area

> (not just on the CAT buses), like Melbourne. It doesn't seem to have the

> overcrowding problem that Melbourne has

>


The CAT buses can get overcrowded.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/danielbowen/7643406162/

One of the reasons Perth has their Free Transit Zone is that unlike
Melbourne and many other cities, there is no daily fare cap. If not for the
FTZ, suburb to CBD commuters would end up paying extra for lunchtime
journeys.

http://www.transperth.wa.gov.au/Tickets-Fares/Free-Travel/Transit-Zones


Daniel