2015-04-07 Item 2 - Attachment 1 - Pre feasibility Study of Electric Bus Routes

   It is the shortest route with less daily service km than Route 626 and it would be easier to
    implement with a lesser impact on driver shifts and rosters
   It has a 30 minute running time with a 60 minute circuit time, and it terminates at the
    western end at Tewantin Central next to the Council office, not in suburban streets
   It requires only two (2) diesel buses on a 30 minute frequency. It is shorter than Route 626
    with less distance which has a 40 minute running time and requires three (3) diesel buses
    to maintain a 30 minute frequency. It operates with a shorter distance through suburban
    streets than Route 626
   It operates over a mixture of operating environments, street types and terrains to test the
    physical capability and range of the electric bus
   It provides multiple locations for potential recharging stations and is easier for an electric
    bus supplier to trial a vehicle than with multiple routes
Figure 7       Route 627 as the Recommended Route for the Electric Bus Trial




The daily operational requirements to operate two (2) electric buses for all services on the
existing Route 627 timetable are shown in the calculations in Table 4. The proposed location
of the overnight storage is at the existing Sunbus depot at Marcoola. The estimated daily
distance per bus is approximately 350 km, including the dead running distance to reposition
for layovers and breaks each day.
Table 4        Estimated Daily Operational Requirements for Route 627

                                                                               Distance   Number of
Description
                                                                               (km)       Trips
Eastbound to Sunshine Beach                                                       11.2         23
Westbound to Tewantin                                                            12.5         23
Distance from Marcoola to Sunshine Beach                                          30          4
Total Distance with Marcoola depot                                               665
Daily Distance per bus with Marcoola depot with allowance for                    350




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