(17 Mar 2022, 12:11 pm)Dan wrote They’re the journeys which have only just recently been reinstated (having been cancelled so that customers would be able to plan to avoid buses at this time, rather than hope they run and find out the night before that they aren’t going to run).
Of all the work at Washington to cancel on an evening, these journeys are the least disruptive to customers. It involves no secured mileage, isn’t the last bus of the evening, and there are other buses available (with a bit of a wait), which can’t be said for other low frequency services.
The loss of work in North Tyneside paired with recruitment efforts should minimise any lost mileage at Washington by the end of this month - but I’d still imagine if any late work has to be cancelled, these journeys will be affected.
Hopefully the issues with lost mileage are sorted by the end of the month, but I am not convinced that persistently targeting the same services for cancellation is the least disruptive method. I accept that it almost sets an expectation if it's set journeys that are cancelled, but on the other hand, it likely just pisses the customers of that service off more than the others.
(17 Mar 2022, 12:22 pm)streetdeckfan wrote And what if you're wanting to connect to another service?
I'd planned my route knowing I'd be able to connect on to the 84 at the Galleries. Of course an additional 20 minutes wait at Heworth meant that I'd have had to wait around 25 minutes for the short 2A or 45 minutes for the next 84, so I ended up putting another private car on the road and got a lift.