(01 Jan 2014, 3:31 pm)citaro5284 wrote So what would you suggest if a service is not performing.....you cannot just keep running and running it. Just look at quite a few service in Arriva Northumbria area (eh ScottOh yeah I can't defend them on Northumbria! That has been messed around with way too many times recently... Bit like GNE's Sunderland network). Look how they had to revert back when the X4 and X5 were a disaster and how many times they have mucked around with the 57/57A.....that many complaints from Councillors regarding the X4/X5, I am lead to believe Mr De Santis had to ensure the services were corrected.
My point is surely you can't see whether changes work inside a month or two, and need to leave the service to bed in before seeing whether it is growing or failing. Making changes 3 months in can't be good for continuity for staff and passengers.
(01 Jan 2014, 3:31 pm)citaro5284 wrote Bit like Whitby town services eh?The Whitby town services have run to the same timetable since July 2012 until January 2014.
(01 Jan 2014, 3:31 pm)citaro5284 wrote At least the GNE Hybrids are kept on the route they were bought for...unlike another operator......How many Hybrids are on routes other than the 308The 308 needs more time adding in (judging by comments made by mates who drive them...) so hopefully this will happen next time they tinker with Northumbria?!
(01 Jan 2014, 3:31 pm)citaro5284 wrote How do they link the brands? If you look at their competitor, to a normal man in the street, how would you know it was either Trent Barton or Yourbus?All of Trent Barton's brands include the same "wave" logo (or in the case of the newer brands the coloured circles) - not to mention everything uses the same font across all customer facing platforms, be it on the buses themselves, brand names, timetables, website, everything.
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