On 13/01/2018 7:05 PM,prescottt@... [TramsDownUnder] wrote:
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> Well, this is the system apparently - it appears to be across the board:

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> https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/about-ptv/victorias-public-transport-network/performance-monitoring/

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> According to the 2017 PTV annual report, train and tram had about 98% service delivery, buses nearly 100%.


Read the linked document carefully.  It says:

"Buses

Bus operators in Melbourne are required to keep records of the punctuality and reliability of at least five per cent of their timetabled services. These records are then forwarded to Public Transport Victoria each month.

In addition to this a bus tracking system has been deployed across the metropolitan bus network to provide real time information to passengers and monitor the punctuality of services."

Mal Rowe - who would never accuse a paid service delivery company of being less than scrupulously honest