(03 Sep 2022, 2:29 pm)Jimmi wrote Didn't spot that one, there was also another I couldn't tell if it missed out multiple parts of the route or was running dead towards Bishop Auckland (no notice given on Twitter of that either)If you look at GNE page there is so so many delayed routes.
I think there's a sad liklihood that could happen and whilst some responsibility lies with the driver, I feel for them having being thrown onto a route likely with limited to no knowledge of the areas the route operates in most likely with no training and have to deal with passengers getting frustrated with buses getting lost, late running or buses not running at all with or without notice, worse still the 14:43 from West Auckland was a pre planned cancellation and the following trip at 15:13 is now cancelled between West Auckland and New Coundon (at least one other trip befell this fate) and just hope that 6001 which is currently running light past Spennymoor is the 15:43 departure from West Auckland otherwise some passengers will be left with a third departure not picking them up.
X30/X31/65/X45/60/X21/58/49/49A are all struggling to stay on time, its a scheduling problem which needs to be fixed.
Its not so bad if there is a bus every 10 mins/12 mins missing but all of these are every 15 mins - 60 mins.
You have to wait 30 mins if you're bus is late that is a joke. X21 has about 15 mins of layover times throughout the nearly 4 hour journey, 65 8 mins consideirng one is 20 mins late, and one broke down and they're still doing changeovers at Hetton, X30/X31 have not ran its full route due to delays 4 times.
Something needs to be done about all of these.