点评:Broome Explorer Bus is the only "public" bus in the town, so is an important option for tourists and locals who don't/won't drive.
Due to "mechanical issues", it was running once an hour (compared to twice an hour normally in peak season). With some careful planning, and once I got my head around the route map, it was pretty straight forward. It was no more than 10 mins late on any occasion.
The bus itself is a standard public bus, but there were some which didn't have air-con and became quite stuffy. It can also become quite crowded with standing room only, but is hard to predict.
Tickets are only bought on-board, so it can cause delays at each stop - a conductor or an online option would be a great improvement to timeliness and efficiency.
The bus also has a pre-recorded audio playing with facts about the town and locations we go past. This was helpful for announcing stops - but it wasn't playing on all occasions, which meant I had to pay more attention to where I was going via my phone.
Overall a great, efficiency way to get around - but important to plan ahead and have a plan B.
翻译:布鲁姆探索巴士是镇上唯一的“公共”巴士,因此对于不会开车或不愿开车的游客和当地人来说,这是一个重要的选择。
由于“机械故障”,它每小时一班(旺季通常每小时两班)。经过一番仔细的规划,并且熟悉了路线图后,一切都变得非常简单。它每次晚点都不会超过10分钟。
巴士本身是一辆标准的公共巴士,但有些车厢没有空调,车内会变得相当闷热。车厢内也可能非常拥挤,只有站立的空间,但这很难预测。
车票只能在车上购买,因此每站都可能导致延误——如果能有售票员或在线购票,就能大大提高准时性和效率。
巴士上还播放了预先录制的音频,介绍小镇和沿途景点的信息。这对于播报停靠站点很有帮助——但它并非在所有情况下都会播放,这意味着我必须通过手机更加注意自己的目的地。
总的来说,这是一种很棒、高效的出行方式——但提前计划并制定备用计划很重要。