Go North East | Sunday timetables all weekend
Go North East | Sunday timetables all weekend
(21 Jan 2022, 11:05 am)Adrian Haven't seen any Washington and Deptford cancellations posted for a couple of days now, but I notice that the Sunday timetables are still down as being applicable on a Saturday for services out of those depots.
I wonder if we're expecting a sudden spike of sickness over the weekend, or whether we'll start to see normal service resume?
n.b. most cancellations today are for Consett and Riverside. Although Consett are running a Sunday timetable on some services, Riverside are sticking with a normal Saturday timetable as far as I can see.
(21 Jan 2022, 11:05 am)Adrian Haven't seen any Washington and Deptford cancellations posted for a couple of days now, but I notice that the Sunday timetables are still down as being applicable on a Saturday for services out of those depots.
I wonder if we're expecting a sudden spike of sickness over the weekend, or whether we'll start to see normal service resume?
n.b. most cancellations today are for Consett and Riverside. Although Consett are running a Sunday timetable on some services, Riverside are sticking with a normal Saturday timetable as far as I can see.
(21 Jan 2022, 11:56 am)Storx Could imagine it will be harder to fill gaps with overtime on a weekend. Mon - Fri it's easier, Saturday people tend to be busier ie at the football in either Sunderland or Newcastle and they won't be working.Don't see the X1/61/60/82 etc.
Be interesting to see if there's a flip with the depots who are generally Sunderland supporters being worse than the Newcastle depots this weekend since it's the first time Newcastle haven't been playing at home for a few weeks.
Edit: It's scheduled to go back to normal from the 30/01/2022 see https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/timetables?tid=All - Under the 9, 20 etc.
(21 Jan 2022, 11:56 am)Storx Could imagine it will be harder to fill gaps with overtime on a weekend. Mon - Fri it's easier, Saturday people tend to be busier ie at the football in either Sunderland or Newcastle and they won't be working.Don't see the X1/61/60/82 etc.
Be interesting to see if there's a flip with the depots who are generally Sunderland supporters being worse than the Newcastle depots this weekend since it's the first time Newcastle haven't been playing at home for a few weeks.
Edit: It's scheduled to go back to normal from the 30/01/2022 see https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/timetables?tid=All - Under the 9, 20 etc.
(21 Jan 2022, 1:30 pm)Omega54 Don't see the X1/61/60/82 etc.
(21 Jan 2022, 1:30 pm)Omega54 Don't see the X1/61/60/82 etc.
(21 Jan 2022, 1:38 pm)Storx X1 is definitely there - https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...300122.pdf (The new timetable comes in from the same date).82 is aswell, they just weren't under the mains section on the website they have to be searched individually which is probs annoying/people don't actually think of it (like me).
The 60/61 is there aswell - https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/timetables?tid=21&title=60%2F61
(21 Jan 2022, 1:38 pm)Storx X1 is definitely there - https://www.nexus.org.uk/sites/default/f...300122.pdf (The new timetable comes in from the same date).82 is aswell, they just weren't under the mains section on the website they have to be searched individually which is probs annoying/people don't actually think of it (like me).
The 60/61 is there aswell - https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/timetables?tid=21&title=60%2F61
Solo's on 39s packed and standing. Given the number of Streetlite parked at Deptford, you would have thought some sense would prevail running Sunday services on a Saturday
(22 Jan 2022, 12:14 pm)54APhotography Solo's on 39s packed and standing. Given the number of Streetlite parked at Deptford, you would have thought some sense would prevail running Sunday services on a SaturdayI would argue same with the 20, or atleast every other one.
(22 Jan 2022, 12:38 pm)Omega54 I would argue same with the 20, or atleast every other one.
(22 Jan 2022, 12:38 pm)Omega54 I would argue same with the 20, or atleast every other one.
(22 Jan 2022, 12:44 pm)54APhotography And there's a home match on. Listening to the elderly passengers they really are fuming, I'm guessing there's nobody (nexus) willing to talk to people at Park Lane, réaction today is very bad.Really, there should have been a lot more thought into allocations.
(22 Jan 2022, 12:44 pm)54APhotography And there's a home match on. Listening to the elderly passengers they really are fuming, I'm guessing there's nobody (nexus) willing to talk to people at Park Lane, réaction today is very bad.Really, there should have been a lot more thought into allocations.
(22 Jan 2022, 12:14 pm)54APhotography Solo's on 39s packed and standing. Given the number of Streetlite parked at Deptford, you would have thought some sense would prevail running Sunday services on a Saturday
(22 Jan 2022, 1:55 pm)Dan Streetlites should be allocated, not Solos.The old folk are moaning about not having the phones the youngsters have.. Mind I noticed a distinct lack of help at Park Lane. Gave several timetable info which placated them, but where are the Nexus wallies that jump out whenever a camera is pointed.....
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(22 Jan 2022, 1:55 pm)Dan Streetlites should be allocated, not Solos.The old folk are moaning about not having the phones the youngsters have.. Mind I noticed a distinct lack of help at Park Lane. Gave several timetable info which placated them, but where are the Nexus wallies that jump out whenever a camera is pointed.....
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(22 Jan 2022, 2:07 pm)54APhotography The old folk are moaning about not having the phones the youngsters have.. Mind I noticed a distinct lack of help at Park Lane. Gave several timetable info which placated them, but where are the Nexus wallies that jump out whenever a camera is pointed.....I don’t see why it’s the responsibility of a public body to support a private companies decision to cut its routes
(22 Jan 2022, 2:07 pm)54APhotography The old folk are moaning about not having the phones the youngsters have.. Mind I noticed a distinct lack of help at Park Lane. Gave several timetable info which placated them, but where are the Nexus wallies that jump out whenever a camera is pointed.....I don’t see why it’s the responsibility of a public body to support a private companies decision to cut its routes
(22 Jan 2022, 4:19 pm)Ambassador I don’t see why it’s the responsibility of a public body to support a private companies decision to cut its routesNexus staff the Interchange, it is the staff on hand's responsibility to engage with customers and pass on any changes or information which would assist. Nexus soon spout about who is in charge of their wind tunnel of a tip of an interchange, but bugger off when joe public are not happy..
Get GNE bods out the office to do it
(22 Jan 2022, 4:19 pm)Ambassador I don’t see why it’s the responsibility of a public body to support a private companies decision to cut its routesNexus staff the Interchange, it is the staff on hand's responsibility to engage with customers and pass on any changes or information which would assist. Nexus soon spout about who is in charge of their wind tunnel of a tip of an interchange, but bugger off when joe public are not happy..
Get GNE bods out the office to do it
(22 Jan 2022, 12:14 pm)54APhotography Solo's on 39s packed and standing. Given the number of Streetlite parked at Deptford, you would have thought some sense would prevail running Sunday services on a Saturday
(22 Jan 2022, 12:44 pm)54APhotography And there's a home match on. Listening to the elderly passengers they really are fuming, I'm guessing there's nobody (nexus) willing to talk to people at Park Lane, réaction today is very bad.
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(22 Jan 2022, 1:30 pm)Omega54 Also there was a "Hygiene Incident" on the 65, anyone know?
(22 Jan 2022, 4:19 pm)Ambassador I don’t see why it’s the responsibility of a public body to support a private companies decision to cut its routes
Get GNE bods out the office to do it
(22 Jan 2022, 12:14 pm)54APhotography Solo's on 39s packed and standing. Given the number of Streetlite parked at Deptford, you would have thought some sense would prevail running Sunday services on a Saturday
(22 Jan 2022, 12:44 pm)54APhotography And there's a home match on. Listening to the elderly passengers they really are fuming, I'm guessing there's nobody (nexus) willing to talk to people at Park Lane, réaction today is very bad.
(22 Jan 2022, 1:30 pm)Omega54 Also there was a "Hygiene Incident" on the 65, anyone know?
(22 Jan 2022, 4:19 pm)Ambassador I don’t see why it’s the responsibility of a public body to support a private companies decision to cut its routes
Get GNE bods out the office to do it
(22 Jan 2022, 5:57 pm)Adrian Looks like a full PVR of Solos too. If its been planned Streetlites, as Dan suggests above, it makes you wonder how many people have ignored the fact the wrong bus is out and that there's a football match on... it's not exactly a big secret in a small City Centre like Sunderland.That's the other issue with running Sunday timetables, the services are expected to keep to time on a timetable designed in mind with less traffic being on the road and likely is having to stop more frequently and for longer at stops falling behind the schedule and causing delays.
Someone posted this banner from the website onto Facebook... due to our decision to reduce service frequency today, you'll have to wait even longer than what's in a Sunday timetable. What happened to "congestion busting buses"?
More to the point, why do you need to know?!
I agree. If the operator is happy to leave people high and dry, I don't know why a public body should step in.
I know they've made clear that they're running these timetables on a temporary basis "in light of ongoing staffing challenges", but it should have been seen as vital that a customer service presence is available across all channels. Nobody in bus stations, no one on the phone and no one covering Social Media. Customers are being left high and dry.
(22 Jan 2022, 5:57 pm)Adrian Looks like a full PVR of Solos too. If its been planned Streetlites, as Dan suggests above, it makes you wonder how many people have ignored the fact the wrong bus is out and that there's a football match on... it's not exactly a big secret in a small City Centre like Sunderland.That's the other issue with running Sunday timetables, the services are expected to keep to time on a timetable designed in mind with less traffic being on the road and likely is having to stop more frequently and for longer at stops falling behind the schedule and causing delays.
Someone posted this banner from the website onto Facebook... due to our decision to reduce service frequency today, you'll have to wait even longer than what's in a Sunday timetable. What happened to "congestion busting buses"?
More to the point, why do you need to know?!
I agree. If the operator is happy to leave people high and dry, I don't know why a public body should step in.
I know they've made clear that they're running these timetables on a temporary basis "in light of ongoing staffing challenges", but it should have been seen as vital that a customer service presence is available across all channels. Nobody in bus stations, no one on the phone and no one covering Social Media. Customers are being left high and dry.
Try being a driver, it's a complete shambles and where's the gaffers on a weekend...........
Someone needs a bollocking for today and it might seem minor in the scale of things but…how many folk have been driven to taxis or lifts as a result of the issues in Sunderland?
We’re getting to the point where even people who have no other option are looking elsewhere. Not even a Roger French post can save it…
And as for the lack of social media today…just unacceptable. You divert resources and you cover a weekend surely? Poor management. Tho GNE social media is again drifting to its passive aggressive style from a few years ago.
(22 Jan 2022, 10:25 pm)Stanleyone Try being a driver, it's a complete shambles and where's the gaffers on a weekend...........Beamish? Accrington? Having Indian meals? Playing golf?
(22 Jan 2022, 11:39 pm)Ambassador Someone needs a bollocking for today and it might seem minor in the scale of things but…how many folk have been driven to taxis or lifts as a result of the issues in Sunderland?Said since day one of implementing these changes that customer service needs stepping up. It's painfully obvious that when customers need answers, reassurance or info - that the people who can provide it, are available.
We’re getting to the point where even people who have no other option are looking elsewhere. Not even a Roger French post can save it…
And as for the lack of social media today…just unacceptable. You divert resources and you cover a weekend surely? Poor management. Tho GNE social media is again drifting to its passive aggressive style from a few years ago.
(22 Jan 2022, 10:25 pm)Stanleyone Try being a driver, it's a complete shambles and where's the gaffers on a weekend...........Beamish? Accrington? Having Indian meals? Playing golf?
(22 Jan 2022, 11:39 pm)Ambassador Someone needs a bollocking for today and it might seem minor in the scale of things but…how many folk have been driven to taxis or lifts as a result of the issues in Sunderland?Said since day one of implementing these changes that customer service needs stepping up. It's painfully obvious that when customers need answers, reassurance or info - that the people who can provide it, are available.
We’re getting to the point where even people who have no other option are looking elsewhere. Not even a Roger French post can save it…
And as for the lack of social media today…just unacceptable. You divert resources and you cover a weekend surely? Poor management. Tho GNE social media is again drifting to its passive aggressive style from a few years ago.
(22 Jan 2022, 5:57 pm)Adrian I agree. If the operator is happy to leave people high and dry, I don't know why a public body should step in.
I know they've made clear that they're running these timetables on a temporary basis "in light of ongoing staffing challenges", but it should have been seen as vital that a customer service presence is available across all channels. Nobody in bus stations, no one on the phone and no one covering Social Media. Customers are being left high and dry.
(22 Jan 2022, 11:39 pm)Ambassador Someone needs a bollocking for today and it might seem minor in the scale of things but…how many folk have been driven to taxis or lifts as a result of the issues in Sunderland?
(22 Jan 2022, 5:57 pm)Adrian I agree. If the operator is happy to leave people high and dry, I don't know why a public body should step in.
I know they've made clear that they're running these timetables on a temporary basis "in light of ongoing staffing challenges", but it should have been seen as vital that a customer service presence is available across all channels. Nobody in bus stations, no one on the phone and no one covering Social Media. Customers are being left high and dry.
(22 Jan 2022, 11:39 pm)Ambassador Someone needs a bollocking for today and it might seem minor in the scale of things but…how many folk have been driven to taxis or lifts as a result of the issues in Sunderland?
