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

Figure 9       Terminus for Layovers at Noosa Junction Bus Station




Off-street layover area                                High quality driver facilities for short breaks


3.5.1       Overnight storage and maintenance facility options

Overnight storage and charging and maintenance activity for the electric bus could be
undertaken at the existing Sunbus depot at Beech Street, Marcoola, as shown in Figure 10.
It is located approximately 28 km south of the Noosa Junction bus station and approximately
35 km south of Tewantin which is the western terminus of the Route 627. This location would
generate additional dead running time and distance of at least 60 km daily if the electric bus
was to be stored overnight at Marcoola. However, there would be significant savings in
additional driver relief cost (for driver breaks) with the depot at Marcoola (compared to a
Noosa Council depot at Bartlett Road).
Figure 10 Sunbus Depot at Marcoola




Maintenance facility at Marcoola depot                 Overnight bus storage for up to 63 buses in the
                                                       current fleet

Overnight storage and charging for the electric bus could be undertaken at the Noosa
Council depot in Bartlett Road, Noosaville, as shown in Figure 11. It is located in an
industrial precinct in Noosaville, which is approximately 3.7 km south of the Noosa Council
offices in Pelican Street, Tewantin. This is an existing secure fenced facility with surveillance
systems. This location is not preferred due to the significant additional driver relief costs and
additional dead running between the Council depot in Bartlett Road and Sunshine Beach (Ed
Webb Park) as the first service starts at the eastern end of the route. In addition any major
maintenance/repairs would likely have to be done at the Sunbus depot in Marcoola.




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