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Articles on rail replacement, contract compliance and charter work, free GTFS and data tools, and our talks at industry events.

Latest Insights

Plain-English articles for Australian bus and coach operators on rail replacement, contract compliance and charter work.

School Travel

SSTS student files: catch every change before passes print

Why the TfNSW SSTS student file is hard to check by hand, and how Busable shows every house move, student who left, shared-care household, duplicate Student ID and mismatched school name for a decision before anything is saved.
5 min read19/10/2026
Rail Replacement

QLD railbus shift files to driver navigation in minutes, not days

How Busable turns a QLD railbus PDF shift file into draft driver duties with Able AI, dispatches them to turn-by-turn driver navigation in Driverable, and tracks every railbus with on-time running and Shift Trip Matrix reporting.
6 min read09/10/2026
Rail Replacement

TfNSW rail replacement and the Contingent Bussing Contract: how a TODIS file keeps passengers informed

A plain-English guide to TfNSW rail replacement for Contingent Bussing Contract (CBC) operators. What a TODIS file is, how a bussing request becomes a submitted file, why the 24 hour turnaround decides whether passengers can look up their bus, and where the data accuracy obligation sits.
8 min read05/09/2026
Compliance

Preparing for the new TfNSW Regional Contracts: What Bus Operators Need to Know

What the new Core and Core+ contracts mean for NSW regional bus operators: monthly ODIN reporting, stricter performance monitoring, and how to meet both without adding to your paperwork.
6 min read01/10/2025

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Past Events

Industry events where Busable has spoken on transport technology and NSW contract compliance.

Conference

BusNSW Young Leaders Forum

The future of transport - Leadership in an AI-driven world

A talk to BusNSW young leaders on leadership in an AI-driven world, and the technology changing how bus operators work.

Speaker:
Heroly Chour
Date:
22 August 2025
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Conference

BusNSW Members Conference

NSW Regional Contract Compliance

Preparing for the new regional contracts: what NSW regional bus operators need to know about the new compliance requirements.

Speaker:
Various industry speakers
Date:
1-2 October 2025
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