(20 Jul 2021, 10:14 pm)L469 YVK wrote Would give a later 309 journey after 11pm to fully compete with the 308. Last 2x 310 journeys would cover Hadrian Park in lieu of the 311.
The loadings on Friday's 2220 journey was decent and that was under Step 3 of lockdown rules. Obviously the £1 fare will no doubt be helping as well as reliability confidence given the situation with Arriva.
Why does it need to be competed against, if the 308 is already running that route? Overbussing on the Coast Road is one of the things that Enhanced Partnerships are supposed to deal with.
(21 Jul 2021, 7:48 am)Andreos1 wrote Noticed the other night that one of the late 309 (last but one if I remember correctly) runs was cancelled due to isolation.
A tweet went out 10mins before it was due to depart.
What made it worse, was that they had already tweeted an hour earlier, that the inbound journey from Blyth wasn't running.
Those who know the interworking patterns, would have been Ok.
The ordinary punter would have been left standing at Haymarket, wondering if the last one was going to rock up.
Hardly 'reliability confidence' for those users.
I bet there was no alternative journey options tweeted either.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused. Enjoy your overnight experience in Haymarket bus station.