Gateshead Central Taxis
Gateshead Central Taxis
(15 Dec 2022, 9:50 pm)Jonathan93102 Hello,
Thanks for the reply.
I feel sorry for the drivers who have to operate these services because inevitably they will be the ones who get the complaints and it’s out of their hands.
Will Nexus be aware they are not running certain services? I don’t know if they’ll get fined or not. Not sure whether the company have to inform Nexus?
I had a family member who used to work for Redby Buses, they used to operate the 558 and they told me the company used to get fined if they didn’t operate a service. This was going back a long time to 2007/2008.
I feel public transport up here has really gone down the tubes over the years. London and the South have some fantastic connections and good fares.
They want more people to use public transport but with the amount of cuts seen lately it’s a bit off putting.
I should point out the vehicles I’ve been on that GCT were using on the 558 were very smart inside, Wi-Fi and USB’s and high backed seats.
When my relative was on the 558 with Redby, they had some nice buses to start off with but then rubbish ones started getting put on towards the end of the contract, those long Optare things that are low to the floor. I remember they used to always complain about the light bulb tubes rattling like something not right when stationary. Freezing cold in the winter too.
Thanks,
J
(16 Dec 2022, 1:14 am)logidoodah The 558 InterWorks with the 515 and possibly the 568 (all terminating at Heworth) this may be why there's delays? Are these services also affected by the 2 hour frequency.?
(15 Dec 2022, 9:50 pm)Jonathan93102 Hello,
Thanks for the reply.
I feel sorry for the drivers who have to operate these services because inevitably they will be the ones who get the complaints and it’s out of their hands.
Will Nexus be aware they are not running certain services? I don’t know if they’ll get fined or not. Not sure whether the company have to inform Nexus?
I had a family member who used to work for Redby Buses, they used to operate the 558 and they told me the company used to get fined if they didn’t operate a service. This was going back a long time to 2007/2008.
I feel public transport up here has really gone down the tubes over the years. London and the South have some fantastic connections and good fares.
They want more people to use public transport but with the amount of cuts seen lately it’s a bit off putting.
I should point out the vehicles I’ve been on that GCT were using on the 558 were very smart inside, Wi-Fi and USB’s and high backed seats.
When my relative was on the 558 with Redby, they had some nice buses to start off with but then rubbish ones started getting put on towards the end of the contract, those long Optare things that are low to the floor. I remember they used to always complain about the light bulb tubes rattling like something not right when stationary. Freezing cold in the winter too.
Thanks,
J
(16 Dec 2022, 1:14 am)logidoodah The 558 InterWorks with the 515 and possibly the 568 (all terminating at Heworth) this may be why there's delays? Are these services also affected by the 2 hour frequency.?
