(26 Sep 2023, 5:36 pm)logidoodah wrote Putting ex-london and ex East Gateshead Loop 6160 & 6161 on the 701 was the worst thing they could've done.
The seats are appalling, the buses have broke down at least once a day. The drivers hate driving em and always complain to passengers when passengers complain to them about the state, smell, look of them.
They latest contract changes have been devastating on the reliability of the service. With 2 701s running together as they only get 5 mins layover. Sometimes it takes longer than that to get the students on at Clanny House, City Campus & St Peters. And with the buses breaking down all the time the queues have been huge at the campus'. With people getting the 700 (solo) to park lane and walking as its quicker.
Also the branding on the solos needs changing as most students see the blue bus with City Campus, Clanny House and Hospital on the side and get on it to their dismay that they only can get to park lane.
Utterly disgraceful!
It's a 30 min journey max, perhaps the offspring of the Chinese communist party expect better? Walking would be a good idea for most of them anyway.