During the financial year 2007/08, the PTA has delivered public transport services to the people of Western Australia worth $775.1 million. The graph below shows how these funds were spent across each service. Refer to the individual sections of Review of Performance by mode for further details on expenditure by services.

Expenditure by service

A breakdown by type of expenditure is shown in the graph below:

Total expenditure by type

Total revenue and funding received during the year amounted to $790.8 million. The following graph shows the percentage of various revenue and funding sources.

Revenue and funding sources

Financial targets: Actuals compared to budget targets

The following table provides a comparison of the financial targets and outcomes against criteria included in the Resource Agreement between the Chief Executive Officer, Minister for Planning and Infrastructure and the Treasurer.

  2007-08
Target (1)
$000		 2007-08
Actual
$000		 Variation (2)
$000		  

Total cost of services

759,313

775,106

-15,793

Note 2.1

Net cost of services

569,906

583,197

-13,291

Note 2.1

Total Equity

2,342,611

3,126,800

-784,189

Note 2.2

Net increase/(decrease) in cash held

(13,149)

1,782

14,931

Note 2.3
  Number Number Number  

Approved Full Time Equivalent staff level

1,438

1,284

154

Note 2.4

1. As specified in the 2007/08 budget statements.

2. Explanation of Variations:

Notes:

(2.1) The variations to total and net cost of services are mainly due to:

(2.2) The variation to total equity are mainly due to revaluation of land, buildings, rollingstock, rail infrastructure, bus infrastructure and bus to fair value.

(2.3) The increase in cash is mainly related to an underspent cash funding from DPI for the North Greenbushes project which is being carried over to 2008/09.

(2.4) The variation to the approved Full Time Equivalent staff level is mainly due to the difficulty in the recruitment of transit officers, Passenger Ticketing Attendants and other administrative staff to a lesser extent. The positions were being temporarily filled with contractors.

SUMMARY OF KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS: Actuals compared to budget targets

  2007-08
Target		 2007-08
Actual		 Variation

Outcome: Accessible, Reliable and Safe Public Transport System

Key Effectiveness Indicators

Use of public transport - passengers per service kilometre:

      
Metropolitan bus services 1.32 1.29 -0.03
Metropolitan train services 3.36 3.51 0.15
Metropolitan ferry services 16.86 13.39 -3.47
Regional bus services 0.85 0.83 -0.02
Country passenger rail services 0.280 0.304 0.024
Country passenger road coach services 0.08 0.07 -0.01

Accessible Public Transport:

      
The proportion of street addresses within the Perth Public Transport Area which are within 500 metres of a Transperth stop providing an acceptable level of service 74% 78.3% 4.3%
Metropolitan and regional passenger services reliability:      
Bus services within four minutes of scheduled time 85% 82.62% -2.38%
Train arriving within four minutes of scheduled time 95% 90.29% -4.71%
Ferries arriving within three minutes of scheduled time 98% 99.21% 1.21%

Transwa rail and road coach services reliability:

      
Prospector arriving within 15 minutes of scheduled time (a) 80% 42% -38%
Australind arriving within 10 minutes of scheduled time 90% 83% -7%
MerredinLink arriving within 10 minutes of scheduled time (b) 95% 84% -11%
AvonLink arriving within 10 minutes of scheduled time 95% 99% 4%
Road coaches arriving within 10 minutes of scheduled time 95% 95% 0

Regional school bus services reliability:

      
Drop off no less than 10 minutes before the school starts and pick up within 10 minutes of school ending 96% 98% 2%

Level of overall customer satisfaction - customer satisfaction index:

      
Metropolitan bus services 82% 78% -4%
Metropolitan train services 92% 90% -2%
Metropolitan ferry services 96% 97% 1%
Regional rail and road coach services 90% 88% -2%

Customer perception of safety - independent external surveys:

      
Train station - daytime 96% 96% 0
On-board train - daytime 97% 98% 1%
Train station - night-time 65% 68% 3%
On-board train - night-time 75% 78% 3%
Bus station - daytime 95% 94% -1%
On-board bus - daytime 99% 98% -1%
Bus station - night-time 67% 63% -4%
On-board bus - night-time (c ) 85% 78% -7%

Level of notifiable safety occurrences - notifiable occurrences:

      
Category A: occurrences per million passenger boardings 0.60 0.47 -0.13
Category A: occurrences per million train kilometres 2.20 1.54 -0.66
Category B: occurrences per million passenger boardings (d) 18.00 9.86 -8.14
Category B: occurrences per million train kilometres (d) 62.00 32.54 -29.46
Regional school bus services: notifiable occurrences (accidents) reported each school year 10 14 4

Outcome: Protection of the long-term functionality of the rail corridor and railway infrastructure:

      
Number of lease breaches Nil Nil Nil

Key Efficiency Indicators

Service 1 : Metropolitan and Regional Passenger Services

Average cost per passenger kilometre

      
Transperth bus operations $0.68 $0.75 $0.07
Transperth train operations $0.77 $0.75 -$0.02
Transperth ferry operations $1.30 $1.36 $0.06
Average cost per 1,000 place kilometres      
Transperth bus operations $71.02 $74.86 $3.84
Transperth train operations $53.22 $60.16 $6.94
Transperth ferry operations $155.55 $158.49 $2.94
Regional bus services $68.37 $69.98 $1.61
Total passenger place kilometres (millions)      
Transperth bus operations 3,671.9 3,637.6 -34.30
Transperth train operations (e) 5,425.7 4,600.8 -824.90
Transperth ferry operations 4.90 4.88 -0.02
Regional bus services 184.0 181.6 -2.40

Service 2 : Country Passenger Rail and Road Coach Services

Average cost per passenger kilometre

      
Transwa rail $0.32 $0.44 $0.12
Transwa road coaches $0.19 $0.19 0
Average cost per 1,000 place kilometres      
Transwa rail (f) $177.31 $280.25 $102.94
Transwa road coaches $85.90 $76.90 -$9.00
Total passenger place kilometres (millions)      
Transwa rail (g) 148.47 123.88 -24.59
Transwa road coaches 172.37 174.59 2.22

Service 3: Regional School Bus Services

      
Average cost per 1,000 place kilometres: student bus services $100.70 $93.78 -$6.92
Total passenger place kilometres: student bus services (millions) 869 857 -12

Service 4: Rail Corridor and Residual Freight Issues

      
Total cost of managing the rail freight corridor and residual freight issues $60,723,000 $62,470,000 $1,747,000

Note: For more explanations on the variation, please refer to the section Audited Key Performance Indicators.

  1. The variation in Prospector service reliability was due to major disruptions in services due to trackwork on the EGR which commenced in October 2007 and continued throughout 2007/08.
  2. The variation in relation to MerredinLink service reliability arose from delays caused by late running Prospector services.
  3. The decrease in customer perception of safety on board buses at night-time was due to increased anti-social behaviour and violence at bus stations and on-board buses.
  4. Category B occurrences per million passenger boardings and per million train kilometers were significantly lower due to PTA’s risk management initiatives and controls, and the introduction of the Mandurah Line with level crossings designed out of the system to reduce risk.
  5. The variation in TTO total passenger place kilometres was due to the Mandurah Line starting operations in December 2007 instead of August 2007.
  6. Increase in average cost per 1,000 place kilometres for Transwa rail was mainly due to the effect of increased depreciation and additional maintenance of the railcars coupled with reduced place kilometres as a result of the partial reduction in Prospector rail services.
  7. Total passenger place kilometres for Transwa rail decreased due to the reduction in Prospector rail services arising from trackwork and the reduced capacity of Australind services due to railcar refurbishment.