(17 Nov 2023, 12:57 pm)wibblejunior wrote 7610 has transferred to Belmont and is on the 64 today (but isn't tracking on bustimes for some reason). 7609 is still tracking on the X93.

(03 Jun 2024, 1:49 pm)deanmachine wrote Lol, it looks like a carbon copy of the press release when Go-Ahead was taken over.

(03 Jun 2024, 8:31 pm)lloyd647 wrote Heard rumors that arriva northumbria are trying to get PCV licence holders that already have they license to go straight onto top rate. Any one think this is true and any think it will happen any time soon.

(04 Jun 2024, 7:55 pm)deanmachine wrote Most of the others already do this now. How else are you going to get fully qualified drivers if you're going to give them way less than what they're on at another operator?

(04 Jun 2024, 9:21 pm)mb134 wrote This is a large part of the reason Arriva are in the position they're in. Drivers become unhappy, and they don't need to take a significant pay cut to go to GNE/SNE and start afresh. 

Meanwhile, unhappy drivers at GNE/SNE are going to take one look at the ANE starting rate and stay where they are. 

(04 Jun 2024, 9:21 pm)mb134 wrote This is a large part of the reason Arriva are in the position they're in. Drivers become unhappy, and they don't need to take a significant pay cut to go to GNE/SNE and start afresh. 

Meanwhile, unhappy drivers at GNE/SNE are going to take one look at the ANE starting rate and stay where they are.

(05 Jun 2024, 11:30 am)Chris 1 wrote Indeed.  A driver whose held their license for 12 months can jump to GNE/SCNE and bag pay rise along the way.  Interesting Arriva persist with this model, does this benefit company, drivers or both I wonder?

I half thought they might have aligned with GNE/SCNE at the last pay negotiations.

(05 Jun 2024, 11:30 am)Chris 1 wrote Indeed.  A driver whose held their license for 12 months can jump to GNE/SCNE and bag pay rise along the way.  Interesting Arriva persist with this model, does this benefit company, drivers or both I wonder?

I half thought they might have aligned with GNE/SCNE at the last pay negotiations.

(05 Jun 2024, 7:20 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Do you have to work with Arriva for a particular amount of time before you can jump ship and not incur the cost of the training?



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(05 Jun 2024, 5:09 pm)Storx wrote Arriva are paid more than GoNorthEast and the same as Stagecoach Newcastle unless I've missed something?

(05 Jun 2024, 7:20 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Do you have to work with Arriva for a particular amount of time before you can jump ship and not incur the cost of the training?



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(06 Jun 2024, 11:24 am)Chris 1 wrote Top rate, yes.  My point was that a new driver could do 12 months at Arriva, then move to GNE or SCNE on top rate rather than spend another 12 months at Arriva on an intermediate rate which is lower than GNE/SCNE top rate.

(06 Jun 2024, 11:19 am)lloyd647 wrote Does anyone know if the rotas are good for time off etc weekends at Ashington something like every 4 weeks for a Friday Saturday Sunday Monday off etc.

(07 Jun 2024, 3:04 pm)Driver9*** wrote Yes you usually get one long weekend off a month (F/S/S/M) but bear in mind you will hardly ever get two days off together for the rest of that time.

Also, often you will finish at midnight, then your day off followed by a 6am start the day after, severely limiting what you can do on your day off as well as ruining your body clock.

(08 Jun 2024, 12:06 pm)RobinHood wrote A quick check of current Ashington Rosters suggests the chance of having a late duty on Saturday, then rest day Sunday, followed by an early start on Monday is, on average, once every 14 weeks. Hardly 'often'.

In addition, long weekends at Ashington are roughly every 4-6 weeks and the chance of having two rest days off together in the same week (not including weeks that are long weekends) appears to be at least twice (on a rough average) within a 10 week period too, so almost every other week could have back to back rest days in some form.

It sounds like your feedback may be a little out of date, in comparison to current roster practices.

(12 Jun 2024, 6:58 am)citaro5284 wrote Is Blyth's driver shortage this bad that 4 X7's following each other to Newcastle according to the app are cancelled later on, meaning thatplaces like New Hartley, Seaton Delaval and Seghill do not have a bus for over 2 hours.

From Seaton Delaval the 1207, 1237, 1307 and 1337 are all cancelled, so 1137 and next one is 1407, which is rather poor to say the least, and whatabout the depot trying to shuffle the pack to try and at least operate 2 of the 4 and maybe drop an X10, X11 or 308 which all operate on a higher frequency

(12 Jun 2024, 7:07 am)mb134 wrote It's shocking, and continues to show just how inept the current management at ANE are. The shortage of drivers has been ongoing for at least a year at this stage, and they've done nothing to rectify the situation (the easy fixes of either agency drivers, or increasing the starter rate for those with a licence as GNE/SNE have done, haven't been done). 

You also have to look at the people running it on a day to day level at Blyth. How can they think cutting 4 consecutive X7s is acceptable, leaving a 2 and a half hour gap in service? Obviously their hands will be somewhat tied, but surely there's another service they can drop in the middle of that to ensure an X7 runs.

(15 Jun 2024, 10:35 am)lloyd647 wrote Does anyone think they will increase wages for pcv licence holders since they have been took over.

(24 Jun 2024, 7:57 pm)lloyd647 wrote Does anyone know when arriva next pay deal is due?