(27 Nov 2013, 9:10 pm)busman101 wrote £300 grand a bus - what on earth would they be buying for that sort of money !!!
Not much rumpus from the regulars yet on the withdrawal of the early and late 685 journeys to/from Carlisle and the withdrawal completely from Gilsland. No doubt it'll all come out in the wash in the next couple of weeks along with will a bus really run empty all the way from Newcastle to Carlisle 6 days a week as the timetable seems to suggest.
Oh dear. Pensioners having to stand. Must be horrible paying all that money for their fare and then not getting a seat....
How many petitions do Arriva need to get slapped with about the 685 before they just cut their losses and scrap it altogether? It actually baffles me why the service is still running when there's a more regular rail service right along the route. Surely money would be better spent providing shuttle buses round the little villages to the nearest station?