EdwardEdm
Active Member
I agree with those that think the numbers in the report were inflated. I haven't run the numbers on potential service hours, but, the amount of buses that are suggested to be required makes zero sense at all.
The 747 has a fleet of 4 buses for the service. Round trips are scheduled to be 1 hour, requiring 2 buses at peak times.
A route from Downtown, according to Google, could be upwards of 1h 5m at peak times, so padding that, lets say 1h 15 m for a round trip time of 2h 30m. That would require 5 buses for 30 minute service. Worst case scenario you need 10 buses assigned to the service for 30 minute service, yet, Administration claims they would need 13 buses just for hourly service.
However, using 10 buses for the route with 5 deployed at once would mean that the spare ratio is 100% and that is ridiculous. Industry standard is closer to 15-20%. For the 747 I can appreciate having 4 buses, however with a larger fleet of airport buses you don't need a 100% spare ratio. I'm not even sure the report factored in combining the 747 fleet with the Downtown airport route fleet to gain efficiencies.
If you need 5 buses for Downtown, 2 for Century Park, then surely 4 spare buses should be sufficient for 11 buses total. A far cry from 18 Administration claims.
The 747 has a fleet of 4 buses for the service. Round trips are scheduled to be 1 hour, requiring 2 buses at peak times.
A route from Downtown, according to Google, could be upwards of 1h 5m at peak times, so padding that, lets say 1h 15 m for a round trip time of 2h 30m. That would require 5 buses for 30 minute service. Worst case scenario you need 10 buses assigned to the service for 30 minute service, yet, Administration claims they would need 13 buses just for hourly service.
However, using 10 buses for the route with 5 deployed at once would mean that the spare ratio is 100% and that is ridiculous. Industry standard is closer to 15-20%. For the 747 I can appreciate having 4 buses, however with a larger fleet of airport buses you don't need a 100% spare ratio. I'm not even sure the report factored in combining the 747 fleet with the Downtown airport route fleet to gain efficiencies.
If you need 5 buses for Downtown, 2 for Century Park, then surely 4 spare buses should be sufficient for 11 buses total. A far cry from 18 Administration claims.