(08 Jul 2023, 9:58 pm)James101 wrote Stagecoach has been widely panned by Hartlepool residents for the under capacity of local buses this weekend. Is it sour grapes after shelling out sponsorship to get snubbed for the P&R?Stagecoach do have a lot of questions to answer. They was no reason at least yesterday and today why the 36 couldn’t have been double deckers. They also no reason why larger single deckers and drivers from other depots couldn’t have been used to put more 7s on. I predicted last week what would happen I was correct. Stagecoach have badly planned this weekend I would love to know why they didn’t bring bigger buses and double deckers though.
Maybe it’s that commercialism of buses is dead. Perhaps the umpteen revenue streams from public funds now makes up so much of an operator’s income that it’s not worth getting out of bed for a few hundred extra £2s in the cash tray. The lump sum nature of bus operator grants means they can forecast medium term revenues (and any profits) fairly stability. Why bother moving deckers around and extending the late 36s over the bridge?
RE: Stagecoach North East Latest News