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Parliamentary Questions


Question On Notice No. 570 asked in the Legislative Assembly on 18 October 2022 by Mr R.S. Love

Question Directed to the: Minister for Transport; Planning; Ports
Parliament: 41 Session: 1


Question

(1) I refer to Transperth and technical issues with the network:
(a) How many times since March 13, 2021, have there been technical issues with:
(i) Transperth Buses;
(ii) Transperth Trains; and
(iii) Transperth Ferries;
(b) In relation to Transperth Buses (a)(i) please detail:
(i) The dates those technical issues occurred and when they were resolved;
(ii) The service number/s affected;
(iii) Whether the issue was due to ageing infrastructure or mechanical parts; and
(iv) The type or series of bus and manufacturer / coach builder;
(c) In relation to Transperth Trains (a)(ii) please detail:
(i) The dates those technical issues occurred and when they were resolved;
(ii) The line being serviced;
(iii) Whether the detail resulted in trains not being able to operate on the line;
(iv) If a train was at fault, whether the train was an A series train or B series train;
(v) Whether the resolution was permanent or temporary;
(vi) Whether the technical issue was due to ageing infrastructure; and
(vii) Whether a bus service deployed as a replacement service and how long the temporary bus service was active for; and
(d) In relation to Transperth Ferries (a)(iii) please detail:
(i) The dates those technical issues occurred and when they were resolved;
(ii) The ferry name and year of deployment; and
(iii) Whether a bus service deployed as a replacement service and how long the temporary bus service was active for?
(2) I refer to TransWA and technical issues with the network:
(a) How many times since March 13, 2021, have there been technical issues or major delays (longer than 20 minutes) with:
(i) Transperth Coaches:
(A) GE1;
(B) GE2;
(C) GE3;
(D) GE4;
(E) GS1;
(F) GS2;
(G) GS3;
(H) N1;
(I) N2;
(J) N3;
(K) N4;
(L) N5;
(M) SW1;
(N) SW2;
(O) SW3;
(P) SW4; and
(Q) Any legacy coach lines which have been cancelled or removed from active service;
(ii) AvonLink;
(iii) The Australind;
(iv) MerredinLink; and
(v) The Prospector;
(b) For (a) please detail the dates those technical issues occurred and when they were resolved; and
(c) For (a) please detail if a replacement service was deployed and if so, what the mode of transport was for that replacement service?

Answered on 23 November 2022

The PTA operates over 340 railcars, 1,700 buses and coaches, and 3 ferries; on average over 7,000 train services and 17,000 bus services a day; and had over 102 million boardings last financial year.

If the Honourable Member has a more specific question, I will endeavour to answer it.