(28 Nov 2017, 6:57 pm)OrangeArrow49 I heard back from Stagecoach today. The 7 to Metrocentre did turn up 14 minutes late and got to Metrocentre 20 minutes late. I would've only been a little bit late for work, but it was a problem too regularly unfortunately. Traffic congestion and road works have caused significant delays on the route and throw bad weather into the mix, I would be late almost daily. The second problem was the cold weather and waiting a long time for the bus in ever decreasing temperatures.
Now the job is gone I don't have to wait in the cold for the number 7 bus anymore, which is a relief.
Too many things put buses off timetable, and I think in the future this will only get worse unfortunately, for all bus service from all of the operators. I think we have to not rely on the bus too much.
(28 Nov 2017, 9:59 pm)Andreos1 Years ago, I relied on a bus on a half hourly frequency to get me to work in a shop.
It took roughly half an hour to do the journey, so I knew if I got the 10.20 bus, I could run the 5mins (used to compete, so was pretty nippy) and still have 5mins to spare before the shift started.
It didn't take much to make the bus late and quite often a doddery old person got in the way just as I got up to full speed.
It annoyed me at the time when the boss told me to get an earlier bus. Not because I was lazy and wanted the extra half hour in bed or in front of the telly, but because if I was late, it was never my fault.
It was the bus drivers fault, the car in fronts fault, the doddery old person who dawdled out in front of me or blocked the entrance to the shop...
If that bus turned up on time, if the car didn't drive so slow, if the doddery old person didn't dawdle, I would still be early.
I suppose the question is, how long do we give ourselves to ensure we aren't late? Get the earlier bus (and wait around as that's late too or has broken down)? The one before then?
Learning to drive and sacking off the bus still hasn't given me the answer - despite me having 20 odd years to come up with one.
It took 15 mins to get back from the office the other night. 2 hours to get there in the morning...
(28 Nov 2017, 6:57 pm)OrangeArrow49 I heard back from Stagecoach today. The 7 to Metrocentre did turn up 14 minutes late and got to Metrocentre 20 minutes late. I would've only been a little bit late for work, but it was a problem too regularly unfortunately. Traffic congestion and road works have caused significant delays on the route and throw bad weather into the mix, I would be late almost daily. The second problem was the cold weather and waiting a long time for the bus in ever decreasing temperatures.
Now the job is gone I don't have to wait in the cold for the number 7 bus anymore, which is a relief.
Too many things put buses off timetable, and I think in the future this will only get worse unfortunately, for all bus service from all of the operators. I think we have to not rely on the bus too much.
(28 Nov 2017, 9:59 pm)Andreos1 Years ago, I relied on a bus on a half hourly frequency to get me to work in a shop.
It took roughly half an hour to do the journey, so I knew if I got the 10.20 bus, I could run the 5mins (used to compete, so was pretty nippy) and still have 5mins to spare before the shift started.
It didn't take much to make the bus late and quite often a doddery old person got in the way just as I got up to full speed.
It annoyed me at the time when the boss told me to get an earlier bus. Not because I was lazy and wanted the extra half hour in bed or in front of the telly, but because if I was late, it was never my fault.
It was the bus drivers fault, the car in fronts fault, the doddery old person who dawdled out in front of me or blocked the entrance to the shop...
If that bus turned up on time, if the car didn't drive so slow, if the doddery old person didn't dawdle, I would still be early.
I suppose the question is, how long do we give ourselves to ensure we aren't late? Get the earlier bus (and wait around as that's late too or has broken down)? The one before then?
Learning to drive and sacking off the bus still hasn't given me the answer - despite me having 20 odd years to come up with one.
It took 15 mins to get back from the office the other night. 2 hours to get there in the morning...
(29 Nov 2017, 9:53 am)RBZ 5459 22017 has been collected by Alpha Recovery for scrapping.
(29 Nov 2017, 10:28 am)Cock Robin It was in service last week wasn't it?!
(29 Nov 2017, 9:53 am)RBZ 5459 22017 has been collected by Alpha Recovery for scrapping.
(29 Nov 2017, 10:28 am)Cock Robin It was in service last week wasn't it?!
(29 Nov 2017, 9:53 am)RBZ 5459 22017 has been collected by Alpha Recovery for scrapping.
(29 Nov 2017, 9:53 am)RBZ 5459 22017 has been collected by Alpha Recovery for scrapping.
(29 Nov 2017, 9:53 am)RBZ 5459 22017 has been collected by Alpha Recovery for scrapping.
(29 Nov 2017, 9:53 am)RBZ 5459 22017 has been collected by Alpha Recovery for scrapping.
(29 Nov 2017, 11:39 am)Dans_bus_photos Are they sending any others for scrap? There doesn't seem to be anyone interested in buying them for future use.
(29 Nov 2017, 6:32 pm)Michael Noticed that some of the Sunderland buses have adverts promoting their tickets, couldn't get a pic, as my camera on my phone is broke...
(29 Nov 2017, 6:32 pm)Michael Noticed that some of the Sunderland buses have adverts promoting their tickets, couldn't get a pic, as my camera on my phone is broke...