TT 247: Progress on public holiday bus timetable arrangements

A week today is Melbourne Cup Day. A public holiday, at least in Metropolitan Melbourne and those towns that have not opted out in favour of another day, typically for their local show. It's often been a confusing day for bus users as not all routes run. While most run a Saturday timetable on public holidays like Cup Day this is not always the case; there exist some buses that run Saturdays, and, in two cases, Sundays, that do not operate on public holidays. However the complexities are become less common with changed contractual arrangements gradually reducing the number of routes with non-standard operating patterns. Back in 2019 I wrote about the public holiday gamble on Melbourne's buses. However what I would call the definitive guide appears on the Bus and Coach Society of Victoria website, or when that's unavailable the archived version here. The most recent changes happened on Sunday 25 October 2026. Transport Victoria's list of timetable changes is here. 5 or 6 day routes in…