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Jimmi



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10 Nov 2016, 2:49 pm #68
(10 Nov 2016, 2:21 pm)BusLoverMum I hadn't done a school run, ye this week until this morning, when we unavoidably eneded up late, anyhow, so haven't seen it yet to see if there's any improvement on the zero uptake I saw, last week.

Won't help anyone that it runs at an 80 minute frequency in either direction so people can't plan to, say, be at the bus stop at 10 past, knowing that it will arrive in the nextv10 minutes.

It really is a rather faff of a timetable to work out, the half hour gap in service at lunchtimes only makes working it out even harder.

I personally feel the service would maybe do better if it ran every 2 hours and was extended to run between Sedgefield Sainsburys and Hetton-le-Hole Interchange.

The "buses" used on the service aren't exactly noticeable that they are operating a passenger service, apart from the paper 216 in the window, I would just assume that they are doing some form of non service work, I've done the same with the 82 between Bishop Auckland and Ramshaw.
Jimmi
10 Nov 2016, 2:49 pm #68

(10 Nov 2016, 2:21 pm)BusLoverMum I hadn't done a school run, ye this week until this morning, when we unavoidably eneded up late, anyhow, so haven't seen it yet to see if there's any improvement on the zero uptake I saw, last week.

Won't help anyone that it runs at an 80 minute frequency in either direction so people can't plan to, say, be at the bus stop at 10 past, knowing that it will arrive in the nextv10 minutes.

It really is a rather faff of a timetable to work out, the half hour gap in service at lunchtimes only makes working it out even harder.

I personally feel the service would maybe do better if it ran every 2 hours and was extended to run between Sedgefield Sainsburys and Hetton-le-Hole Interchange.

The "buses" used on the service aren't exactly noticeable that they are operating a passenger service, apart from the paper 216 in the window, I would just assume that they are doing some form of non service work, I've done the same with the 82 between Bishop Auckland and Ramshaw.

 
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