(05 Feb 2022, 4:10 pm)Adrian wrote Many of whom will be leaving at half-time, looking at the score!   


Lots of congestion issues today by the looks of things, but I'm not aware of anything particular that is on. I assume some of the Chinese New Year celebrations will be cancelled due to the wind, similar to how Durham Market was today.

Maybe the congestion-busting buses are the ones left at the depot during a skeleton service?

I was sat next to a couple at Heworth earlier, as we waited for two 4's to turn up together. One leaving not in service, leaving everyone to cram onto the other. Sounded like they'd been into Newcastle for food and drink, but after being sat for nearly half an hour in the cold, were at the point of questioning why they didn't just take the car.

When we look at the public transport offering, we need to look beyond flash gimmicks on buses. Not only are they not much use if the bus doesn't turn up, but also the waiting experience is likely to already piss the customer off before they've even boarded. For an important transport hub like Heworth, there should be a lot better than we have there.