(03 Sep 2022, 1:56 pm)Unber43 An X21 missed the entirety of Pity Me.

I hope no drivers got backlash for making mistakes, its another managment failure to properly prepare them for the route, if anything i feel  bad for the drivers. They need that layover time back at Newcastle or West Aukland

(03 Sep 2022, 2:29 pm)Jimmi Didn't spot that one, there was also another I couldn't tell if it missed out multiple parts of the route or was running dead towards Bishop Auckland (no notice given on Twitter of that either)

I think there's a sad liklihood that could happen and whilst some responsibility lies with the driver, I feel for them having being thrown onto a route likely with limited to no knowledge of the areas the route operates in most likely with no training and have to deal with passengers getting frustrated with buses getting lost, late running or buses not running at all with or without notice, worse still the 14:43 from West Auckland was a pre planned cancellation and the following trip at 15:13 is now cancelled between West Auckland and New Coundon (at least one other trip befell this fate) and just hope that 6001 which is currently running light past Spennymoor is the 15:43 departure from West Auckland otherwise some passengers will be left with a third departure not picking them up.

(03 Sep 2022, 2:29 pm)Jimmi Didn't spot that one, there was also another I couldn't tell if it missed out multiple parts of the route or was running dead towards Bishop Auckland (no notice given on Twitter of that either)

I think there's a sad liklihood that could happen and whilst some responsibility lies with the driver, I feel for them having being thrown onto a route likely with limited to no knowledge of the areas the route operates in most likely with no training and have to deal with passengers getting frustrated with buses getting lost, late running or buses not running at all with or without notice, worse still the 14:43 from West Auckland was a pre planned cancellation and the following trip at 15:13 is now cancelled between West Auckland and New Coundon (at least one other trip befell this fate) and just hope that 6001 which is currently running light past Spennymoor is the 15:43 departure from West Auckland otherwise some passengers will be left with a third departure not picking them up.

(03 Sep 2022, 2:49 pm)streetdeckfan Tbh, it's no different from when they closed Crook and all the CLS drivers were constantly going the wrong way because of the lack of route learning. Although in this case I would think they'd just allocate CLS drivers to the X21 who know the route!

I'm not usually one to blindly defend GNE, but I think it may be wise to give them a few days to get things sorted
If you're expecting them to transfer an entire depot 10-15 miles overnight and there not to be issues the next day, then you're completely deluded!

(03 Sep 2022, 2:29 pm)Jimmi Didn't spot that one, there was also another I couldn't tell if it missed out multiple parts of the route or was running dead towards Bishop Auckland (no notice given on Twitter of that either)

I think there's a sad liklihood that could happen and whilst some responsibility lies with the driver, I feel for them having being thrown onto a route likely with limited to no knowledge of the areas the route operates in most likely with no training and have to deal with passengers getting frustrated with buses getting lost, late running or buses not running at all with or without notice, worse still the 14:43 from West Auckland was a pre planned cancellation and the following trip at 15:13 is now cancelled between West Auckland and New Coundon (at least one other trip befell this fate) and just hope that 6001 which is currently running light past Spennymoor is the 15:43 departure from West Auckland otherwise some passengers will be left with a third departure not picking them up.

(03 Sep 2022, 1:50 pm)Jimmi X21 has been a chaotic mess today, lots of late running, trips cancelled cos of late running and a bit of getting lost, streetdeckfan won't be pleased to hear one missed out part of Woodhouse Close but that's not as bad as one driver being completely flummoxed by Durham:

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(03 Sep 2022, 2:57 pm)streetdeckfan Do GNE not have a database which says which drivers have learned which route?
Surely it would be relatively simple to make sure that drivers only go on routes that they know!

(03 Sep 2022, 3:10 pm)BusLoverMum I live in Durham and some of it still flummoxes me but crikey! The top one ended up brintge 6 route plus a tour of Wharton Park but I can't work out what happened with the second at all.

(03 Sep 2022, 3:14 pm)Storx There's probably not many CLS driver's at Riverside tbh. Not sure why any would want to do that commute and I can't imagine there's many who live nearby for the same reason the opposite way. The A1 is horrific as rush hour.

No doubt they're all driving the 6 and 58 etc which have been moved to cater for them.

(03 Sep 2022, 3:17 pm)streetdeckfan With the second one, to me it looks like they forgot to take the right to go down past Wharton Park, then saw buses on Millburngate so thought they'd go up that way, realised it's a one way so had to go left at the top then followed the road up to Crossgate, maybe recognised where they were at the traffic lights and followed the northbound X21 route into North Road

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Going from what Dan has said, if the X21 drivers hadn't moved to Riverside then the X21 would have moved to another depot. So, unless he's been telling porkies, then it's safe to assume there are plenty of CLS drivers at Riverside

(03 Sep 2022, 3:21 pm)BusLoverMum I was thinking the same and I'm surprised it didn't get stuck!

(03 Sep 2022, 3:25 pm)streetdeckfan To be fair, I had to double check on Streetview to make sure it was possible! It seems like it's actually fairly wide up that way.

(03 Sep 2022, 3:17 pm)streetdeckfan Going from what Dan has said, if the X21 drivers hadn't moved to Riverside then the X21 would have moved to another depot. So, unless he's been telling porkies, then it's safe to assume there are plenty of CLS drivers at Riverside

(03 Sep 2022, 4:23 pm)Storx Not sure, you have to remember the 6 has moved to Consett in recent times and the 58 has moved to Washington with the 10A, 10B, 12, 53, 54, 57 and 97 on reduced timetables, the 51/52 curtailed at Gateshead and 67/69 withdrawn altogether.

Considering half the stuff hasn't been running at CLS for months now, that could be very likely a chunk of the 21/X21 drivers instead they're doing the 6 / 58 routes now instead over moving the X21 to another depot.

(03 Sep 2022, 5:44 pm)Ambassador I think we all knew today had the potential of being a disaster but today has been spectacular! We knew the switch was coming but there’s been apparent zero prep to absolute chaos

Maybe GNE need to stop playing with marketing and gimmicks and let some professionals come in and run the business because the current lot have failed beyond belief. The Durham Road corridor and kibblesworth has been abandoned today.

For all the failings of Arriva and Stagecoach, at their worst day they are a million times better than GNE and aside drivers and engineers I’d be utterly embarrassed to claim to be a employee

Excuse after excuse.,perhaps GNE can look inward and work out the problem is perhaps them

(03 Sep 2022, 5:44 pm)Ambassador I think we all knew today had the potential of being a disaster but today has been spectacular! We knew the switch was coming but there’s been apparent zero prep to absolute chaos

Maybe GNE need to stop playing with marketing and gimmicks and let some professionals come in and run the business because the current lot have failed beyond belief. The Durham Road corridor and kibblesworth has been abandoned today.

For all the failings of Arriva and Stagecoach, at their worst day they are a million times better than GNE and aside drivers and engineers I’d be utterly embarrassed to claim to be a employee

Excuse after excuse.,perhaps GNE can look inward and work out the problem is perhaps them

(03 Sep 2022, 6:11 pm)Dan Aye, everyone’s shite apart from drivers and engineers.


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