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RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Ambassador - 21 Jul 2022
30 to 45 minute waits for the Angel being announced at Eldon Sq
Sheer incompetence
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 4:35 pm)Ambassador 30 to 45 minute waits for the Angel being announced at Eldon SqSo I guess close to 1/5 or 1/6 of the cancellation for the 21 were actually listed.
Sheer incompetence
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - idiot - 21 Jul 2022
Park Lane hoping I get to work.
Like a bus depot. About time GNE prioritised early morning, commuter and evening services.
Last 55 parked up with Peterlee on display. Not on list. The driver who was getting off was extremely rude to a lady enquiring about the service .
Finally on a bus. X20. Luckily the bus driver accepted my single ticket. Driver said he should but wasn't hopeful.
55 still sitting there.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - omnicity4659 - 21 Jul 2022
24th July would have been an opportunity to implement an emergency timetable across all services affected by the driver and engineer shortages. But obviously a huge, but half-finished list of cancellations is enough for GNE!
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 6:24 pm)omnicity4659 24th July would have been an opportunity to implement an emergency timetable across all services affected by the driver and engineer shortages. But obviously a huge, but half-finished list of cancellations is enough for GNE!I don't think we will see any cancellations on the 24th/25th.
However I think 5th Sept, GNE picked up 61 contracts, that will show whether GNE does have the staff
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - nova347 - 21 Jul 2022
Tomorrow on the 61, the 16:56, 17:16, 18:16, 18:56, 19:16, 19:36 are all cancelled.
Two in a row are cancelled, then two-run, another one is cancelled then one more run than the next 3 are cancelled.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - F114TML - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 6:33 pm)Unber43 I don't think we will see any cancellations on the 24th/25th.Well apparently the changes will mean they have more drivers than they know what to do with. I'll believe it when I see it tbh.
However I think 5th Sept, GNE picked up 61 contracts, that will show whether GNE does have the staff
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 6:45 pm)nova347 Tomorrow on the 61, the 16:56, 17:16, 18:16, 18:56, 19:16, 19:36 are all cancelled.If that happens next week you can just get the 62...oh wait
Two in a row are cancelled, then two-run, another one is cancelled then one more run than the next 3 are cancelled.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - F114TML - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 6:54 pm)Unber43 If that happens next week you can just get the 62...oh waitJust get the X6 and walk up the Church Bank.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:04 pm)F114TML Just get the X6 and walk up the Church Bank.What about if u live in the end part of Murton, thats a long walk
19:50, 20:50, 21:50, 22:50. Every single 12A is cancelled tomorrow after 7pm, from Newcastle.
3 26's in a row cancelled
Presumably about 20 21's cancelled which aren't listed
34 is basically every hour
Several 39's are cancelled in a row.
Dual Cancellations on the 56, twice.
Dual & Triple Cancellations on the 60
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - F114TML - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:06 pm)Unber43 What about if u live in the end part of Murton, thats a long walkIt is, and I'm one of those that lives at that end of Murton. It's not fun. Suppose there's the 65 which I literally forgot about.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:13 pm)F114TML It is, and I'm one of those that lives at that end of Murton. It's not fun. Suppose there's the 65 which I literally forgot about.tbf, will the average person think, oh ill get the X6/60 to seaham, where I might have an hour wait for the 65 to get to Murton, but I can get the 62, oh wait thats cancelled Ill just sit here for 1 hour, and book driving lessons as I am sick of waiting 1 hour for a every 20, well now 30 mins bus.
#betterthanever
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - F114TML - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:17 pm)Unber43 tbf, will the average person think, oh ill get the X6/60 to seaham, where I might have an hour wait for the 65 to get to Murton, but I can get the 62, oh wait thats cancelled Ill just sit here for 1 hour, and book driving lessons as I am sick of waiting 1 hour for a every 20, well now 30 mins bus.Yeah.
#betterthanever
Tbh there have been a couple of times where I've had to quickly work out if I can get the 60 and change to the 65 at Westlea if I've just missed a 61.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Dan - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 6:24 pm)omnicity4659 24th July would have been an opportunity to implement an emergency timetable across all services affected by the driver and engineer shortages. But obviously a huge, but half-finished list of cancellations is enough for GNE!
Why would they? Go North East will be over-staffed from 24 July.
The only site that won't be is Washington, and drivers from other depots will be loaned to assist to minimise lost mileage here.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - ASX_Terranova - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:13 pm)F114TML It is, and I'm one of those that lives at that end of Murton. It's not fun. Suppose there's the 65 which I literally forgot about.
Can imagine that where cancelled GNE services share routing with the 30/31/82/82A/725/etc... that people will be complaining about ticket validity.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:29 pm)Dan Why would they? Go North East will be over-staffed from 24 July.That is honestly great news. If washington is understaffed, why did the 71 etc get moved there.
The only site that won't be is Washington, and drivers from other depots will be loaned to assist to minimise lost mileage here.
But it will be interesting from Sunday/Monday for routes which are not just from CLS where they have been moved too.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - omnicity4659 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:29 pm)Dan Why would they? Go North East will be over-staffed from 24 July.
The only site that won't be is Washington, and drivers from other depots will be loaned to assist to minimise lost mileage here.
On paper, but it'll be interesting to see how it translates into the real world.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Dan - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:31 pm)Unber43 That is honestly great news. If washington is understaffed, why did the 71 etc get moved there.
But it will be interesting from Sunday/Monday for routes which are not just from CLS where they have been moved too.
Because more than half of Chester-le-Street's drivers have indicated they want to move to Washington, and indeed they will start to move from 24 July.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - Unber43 - 21 Jul 2022
So I take it CLS won't fully close on the 24th of July, I wonder when they'll all be out.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages - reymyster9 - 21 Jul 2022
(21 Jul 2022, 7:34 pm)Unber43 So I take it CLS won't fully close on the 24th of July, I wonder when they'll all be out.CLS will close from September 3rd.