(23 Aug 2021, 4:28 am)Dan wrote Are Stagecoach and Arriva producing paper timetable leaflets at all?!
Since the start of the pandemic, I've travelled on a decent amount of vehicles operated by the following companies: Arriva North East, First Aberdeen, Go North East, Stagecoach Bluebird.
Bar a few GNE vehicles a bit earlier this summer, I haven't encountered a single bit of literature. That said, for much of the pandemic, actual printed literature (while useful and I'm aware necessary before I'm shot down) seemed borderline wasteful - timetables were often subject to change on a frequent basis, journeys were dropped due to driver shortages, and I'd imagine majority of the folk who were travelling (thinking essential workers) likely had access to the changes on the internet which can be updated far more readily.
I've not been on a GNE bus in the past couple of weeks since these thousands of leaflets have been whacked on so can't comment on their availability, but these seem to be fairly substantial changes to the network. Given that majority of the changes made by other operating companies seem to mainly be timetable amendments, is it not possible that they're holding off until things settle down and/or they implement their own, presumably inevitable, major network changes to resume info/timetable printing? As a passenger, who admittedly has no issue finding this information digitally, I would much prefer my physical literature to be relevant for a decent length of time than for it to change in a few weeks due to a decrease in government funding/ a new driver shortage.