Coronavirus and the public transport industry.
Coronavirus and the public transport industry.
Well Spain is going into lockdown, shortly and this is what they're doing with public transport, according to the BBC website:
"All public transport would be cut back with airline, train, bus and boat operators told they need to cut their services by at least half and that any plane, train, bus or other means of transport can only be a third full, Reuters news agency reports."
(14 Mar 2020, 8:16 pm)BusLoverMum Well Spain is going into lockdown, shortly and this is what they're doing with public transport, according to the BBC website:
"All public transport would be cut back with airline, train, bus and boat operators told they need to cut their services by at least half and that any plane, train, bus or other means of transport can only be a third full, Reuters news agency reports."
Someone did find a link to Arriva's offering and post it in the relevant latest news and discussion. The ALX400 I was on earlier was absolutely disgusting, so I'm taking their claim with a pinch of bicarb.
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/coronavirus/
(14 Mar 2020, 8:16 pm)BusLoverMum Well Spain is going into lockdown, shortly and this is what they're doing with public transport, according to the BBC website:
"All public transport would be cut back with airline, train, bus and boat operators told they need to cut their services by at least half and that any plane, train, bus or other means of transport can only be a third full, Reuters news agency reports."
Someone did find a link to Arriva's offering and post it in the relevant latest news and discussion. The ALX400 I was on earlier was absolutely disgusting, so I'm taking their claim with a pinch of bicarb.
https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/coronavirus/
The first operators have already started to withdraw some services: in Bournemouth Yellow Buses will run a slightly modified Saturday timetable from next week, and I think changes are also planned in Bristol with the First operations there. Nothing has changed in any of Stagecoach or Arriva's operations, nor any in the same group as Go North East, but it's surely a matter of time now.
(17 Mar 2020, 8:38 pm)BoroLad The first operators have already started to withdraw some services: in Bournemouth Yellow Buses will run a slightly modified Saturday timetable from next week, and I think changes are also planned in Bristol with the First operations there. Nothing has changed in any of Stagecoach or Arriva's operations, nor any in the same group as Go North East, but it's surely a matter of time now.
(17 Mar 2020, 8:38 pm)BoroLad The first operators have already started to withdraw some services: in Bournemouth Yellow Buses will run a slightly modified Saturday timetable from next week, and I think changes are also planned in Bristol with the First operations there. Nothing has changed in any of Stagecoach or Arriva's operations, nor any in the same group as Go North East, but it's surely a matter of time now.
(17 Mar 2020, 9:00 pm)pbjd Stagecoach Sunderland operating Saturday timetables on weekdays from Monday , I'd imagine the rest of SNE will be too.
(17 Mar 2020, 9:00 pm)pbjd Stagecoach Sunderland operating Saturday timetables on weekdays from Monday , I'd imagine the rest of SNE will be too.
(17 Mar 2020, 9:07 pm)Michael Can you please put a link to this information?, i need to see it, unlike some places, i'm still at work, need to know. (more mainly for early morning - rest of the day it should be ok)As attatched.
(17 Mar 2020, 9:31 pm)pbjd As attatched.
I think some services tail off earlier on a Saturday afternoon than a weekday.
I doubt if schools will be open next week, anyhow. Many are already struggling with staffing levels. Littlun's school is moving from supporting parents keeping vulnerable pupils off to asking them to.
Mind, I walked into town and back, with a heavy back pack, this morning, and the buses that passed me looked like business as usual. I reckon we'll have to be in full lock down before long.
(17 Mar 2020, 9:54 pm)Michael Don't see the point in running a Saturday service - because its the same frequancy as Mon to Fri (apart from a morning and maybe early evening).
(17 Mar 2020, 9:54 pm)Michael Don't see the point in running a Saturday service - because its the same frequancy as Mon to Fri (apart from a morning and maybe early evening).
Metro withdrawing most peak services
https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/metro...le-reduced
Not seen the announcement but arriva have just said some services may not run due to staffing
£1 billion in support sought for bus operators having to reduce services
https://www.busesmag.com/2020/03/17/cpt-...ship-fall/
Arriva operating a vastly reduced timetable from Monday. https://www.arrivabus.co.uk/coronavirus/...orth-east/
Enhanced Sunday timetables on GNE services, from Monday
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/coronavirus/
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