Stagecoach North East: Order Predictions
Stagecoach North East: Order Predictions
(25 Aug 2022, 9:40 am)tcts24 Newer doesn't neccessarily mean better. Obviously it may vary depending on who you ask, but if i was to name the crappest few buses at Hartlepool starting with the worst- 36467, 36464, 36462. Of course I'm coming from a drivers view rather than engineering, but in my opinion some of the newest buses are the most problematic in service.Ideally what I would do is this. Like I said move remaining Darts to Hartlepool with some of the better Newcastle/ Stockton Alexander 300.That sees off some more enviros. Make the 1 and 36 joint operated between Hartlepool and Stockton. You could even extend the 37 into the town with both running 30 minutes ( hourly on Sundays and Evenings) which provides a service to North Tees from the town with no one losing out. As for the rest.
In terms of cuts... I can't see any coming for the 1. Especially the long 1's as it would leave the Clarences without a bus, barring 1 journey a day on Stockton's 58A. The short 1's are actually set to improve with the reintroduction of an evening bus! Route 3 could theorectally be chopped north of ASDA where they aren't especially busy. 6 and 7 would be the most obvious target for a frequency reduction. Hartlepool is of course to gain an extra bus for it's forthcoming County Durham school contract meaning an extra spare on weekends at least!
(25 Aug 2022, 9:40 am)tcts24 Newer doesn't neccessarily mean better. Obviously it may vary depending on who you ask, but if i was to name the crappest few buses at Hartlepool starting with the worst- 36467, 36464, 36462. Of course I'm coming from a drivers view rather than engineering, but in my opinion some of the newest buses are the most problematic in service.Just to add as well in situations like today when a 7 was running late and went out of service that happens if you reduce it to 15 minutes then the headland is left without a bus for 30 minutes and then you potentially got quite a full bus from Headland to town Centre so you unless you bring another service back like the 12 then it’s not going to be any good same situation will be happening at Rossmere as well it could end up full before leaving Rossmere Way so all of this would have to be considered.
In terms of cuts... I can't see any coming for the 1. Especially the long 1's as it would leave the Clarences without a bus, barring 1 journey a day on Stockton's 58A. The short 1's are actually set to improve with the reintroduction of an evening bus! Route 3 could theorectally be chopped north of ASDA where they aren't especially busy. 6 and 7 would be the most obvious target for a frequency reduction. Hartlepool is of course to gain an extra bus for it's forthcoming County Durham school contract meaning an extra spare on weekends at least!
(25 Aug 2022, 9:40 am)tcts24 Newer doesn't neccessarily mean better. Obviously it may vary depending on who you ask, but if i was to name the crappest few buses at Hartlepool starting with the worst- 36467, 36464, 36462. Of course I'm coming from a drivers view rather than engineering, but in my opinion some of the newest buses are the most problematic in service.Ideally what I would do is this. Like I said move remaining Darts to Hartlepool with some of the better Newcastle/ Stockton Alexander 300.That sees off some more enviros. Make the 1 and 36 joint operated between Hartlepool and Stockton. You could even extend the 37 into the town with both running 30 minutes ( hourly on Sundays and Evenings) which provides a service to North Tees from the town with no one losing out. As for the rest.
In terms of cuts... I can't see any coming for the 1. Especially the long 1's as it would leave the Clarences without a bus, barring 1 journey a day on Stockton's 58A. The short 1's are actually set to improve with the reintroduction of an evening bus! Route 3 could theorectally be chopped north of ASDA where they aren't especially busy. 6 and 7 would be the most obvious target for a frequency reduction. Hartlepool is of course to gain an extra bus for it's forthcoming County Durham school contract meaning an extra spare on weekends at least!
(25 Aug 2022, 9:40 am)tcts24 Newer doesn't neccessarily mean better. Obviously it may vary depending on who you ask, but if i was to name the crappest few buses at Hartlepool starting with the worst- 36467, 36464, 36462. Of course I'm coming from a drivers view rather than engineering, but in my opinion some of the newest buses are the most problematic in service.Just to add as well in situations like today when a 7 was running late and went out of service that happens if you reduce it to 15 minutes then the headland is left without a bus for 30 minutes and then you potentially got quite a full bus from Headland to town Centre so you unless you bring another service back like the 12 then it’s not going to be any good same situation will be happening at Rossmere as well it could end up full before leaving Rossmere Way so all of this would have to be considered.
In terms of cuts... I can't see any coming for the 1. Especially the long 1's as it would leave the Clarences without a bus, barring 1 journey a day on Stockton's 58A. The short 1's are actually set to improve with the reintroduction of an evening bus! Route 3 could theorectally be chopped north of ASDA where they aren't especially busy. 6 and 7 would be the most obvious target for a frequency reduction. Hartlepool is of course to gain an extra bus for it's forthcoming County Durham school contract meaning an extra spare on weekends at least!
