(06 Dec 2022, 3:00 pm)Rob44 wrote Fair enough. I just remember back to when me and the crocodile were wafting for a 21 to low fell from Durham. It was back when the 21 was run by the electric hybred buses. We waited hours, no lie. at least 3 21 turned up and immediately put no is service on. I asked several drivers if the knew or could find out what the crack was and got excuse after excuse. radio not working, don't know how to use it, no one at control were all said to me more that once. when on came in it left the bus station full and left punter behind. Still to this day don't know what caused it.I mean, radio not working fair enough (there's a fair few where ours don't work, and one that can recieve calls but can't send them which was interesting); short of stopping the engine and contacting on your phone there's nothing you can really do.
I just think of the grief i'd get from upstairs if a customer asked me about something and i just shrugged my shoulders.... i'd be for the chop!
Don't know how to use it is just bad training IMO. I'm assuming by "no one at control" they meant there were people there but not physically in the room (often happens here at night or on a weekend when there's normally just one person in) - No one being scheduled/rostered to be in the control room while buses are on the road is, to me, a terrifying concept.