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Source assesment 1

**Source assessment table: prepared by User:NotOrrio**
Source	Independent?	Reliable?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/timetable/12750/601-huntingdale-monash-university/	Made by government who runs the route	Government website	Timetable	✘ No
https://www.ptua.org.au/2011/05/25/monash-shuttle-601/	Users association	Users association	Main topic is about how the bus route isn't adequate enough and the benefits of the route	✔ Yes
https://www.miragenews.com/creating-connections-to-clayton-701165/	News article	News article	Main topic is the benefits of the bus route	✔ Yes
https://www.ptua.org.au/2010/04/18/rowville-huntingdale-chaos/	Users association	Users association	No mention of the bus route just mentions the problem that resulted in the route's creation	✘ No
https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/1207/uni-bus-turns-one	Major Australian Transit Article	Major Australian Transit Article	Main topic is about the routes success in that year	✔ Yes
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/east/huntingdale-bus-link-to-monash-university-let-down-by-poor-signage/news-story/66c4447056b6f5610c7a71436bb19c40	News article	News article	Main topic about the bus route its success and its issues	✔ Yes
https://bigbuild.vic.gov.au/library/suburban-rail-loop/fact-sheets/suburban-rail-loop-stage-one-monash	The victorian state government runs the route	Government website	No mention of the bus route what so ever	✘ No
https://www.busnews.com.au/industry-news/2206/cdc-making-the-electric-transition	Major Australian Transit Article	Major Australian Transit Article	Just a mention	✘ No
https://www.monash.edu/about/our-locations/transport-parking/transport-parking-updates/transport-and-parking-updates/changes-to-the-clayton-bus-loop	Website is owned by the university that bus runs to	Government website	Just a mention	✘ No
https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/stop/	Made by government who operates the route	Government Website	Is a timetable	✘ No
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Summary-4 sources show full notability based on this it is safe to say the route is notable NotOrrio (talk) 06:35, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Add the follow tag (once published)

Between the wikiproject shell and first comment add the following {{oldafdfull|Melbourne bus route 601}} as per the original AFDs of the older versions of the articles NotOrrio (talk) 06:50, 15 December 2022 (UTC)[reply]