(21 Nov 2013, 6:21 pm)Greg in Weardale wrote Most passengers on 27X will want stops not served by the 27 so the 515 would be a better option. The point is it's yet another case of incompetent control decisions. When I travelled on Drifter 60 last week 3 buses were running together throughout the route Seaham - Sunderland and back again - no regulation occurred and there were two 30 minute gaps. Then the least late one turned short at Seaham, but still waited to run back directly behind the "most late" one in front which had run the full route. And I see examples of poor regulation, or no regulation, virtually every time I go into GNE territory, and any regulation is usually for operational convenience rather than what's best for passengers. On the much fewer occasions I use Stagecoach all seems to run OK. For the record, however, I should point out that Arriva is crap as well and the only regulation seems to be decided by drivers themselves, usually by missing out Evenwood and Cockfield on the awful route 6 from Durham.
Roadworks are causing delays for the 60, there's some outside Martinos and the ones at the mill inn are horrendous! However, I do agree two buses running together (or in some cases 3!) is ridiculous! However I fear any regulation may be pointless as the roadworks will continue to disrupt the service on each run. 60's are always turning around short at the harbour, that happens from time to time.