(20 Mar 2022, 10:59 am)Wybus wrote I was in the area yesterday and it was clear there was a lot of lost mileage by the amount of buses parked on layoverPark Lane is a nightmare, there was buses parked in all of the layovers + on the pavements where the 8/78 stands. There was a bus in Stand E. And one in Stand R. absoulte mayhem. God knows how the drivers know which bus is there's when there are like 3 Prince Bishops, 2 56's, a berries, 3 grpahites, 2 9's, a 61 and a 60, a cherry, voilets. Then you have the Coast and Country layovers and the X20 while the 35 leaves the stand.
Firstly in Sunderland around lunchtime, parked up in the Interchange were 3 Cherries, 2 56s, 2 Prince Bishops and 2 GNE buses displaying 9 Jarrow. So that’s at least 9 boards not running
Then a bit later in Washington it was a similar situation, the layover area had 2 X Lines, 2 Connections 4s, a normal livery bus probably from a 50 and a Little Pinks
And then late afternoon in Chester le Street there were buses strewn all over town. A Versa parked up on Front Street, another Versa and an Angel parked up by Tesco, and another Angel and an X21 parked on a side street where I’ve never seen buses parked before. The 21 I caught in the direction of Brandon, had to be taken by a/the leading driver as there was no normal drive relief.
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages