(15 Nov 2023, 3:00 pm)Ambassador wrote I have to defend the running of the 21 here.
Your flagship route, carries the most passengers, barely copes in full service - it's surely a no brainer to run this?
The 67 can provide connections to the QE from along the route and places the 51/52 etc serve. It's not idea but its better than nothing
I agree, there's some logic in that being the priority, regardless what I think of it overall. It's still one of their most high-profile services, and if you've got limited-to-no cash coming in, you reach out to the one that might be a starting point.
Whilst people are understandably going to remain pissed off that they're without a bus service, the demand still has to be that the dispute is resolved and service returns to normal. Go North East have a lot of bridges to build in communities that they've abandoned.
As for secured services that are still not being operated; that one is on Nexus, in my opinion. Those services are supposed to be socially necessary, and whilst I don't expect Tobyn and co to have foreseen an indefinite strike taking place, to the public it appears that they've done absolutely nothing to mitigate against the non-performance of their contractor. When GCT were struggling to cover services, we were all calling for their heads/stripping them of contracts/re-tendering etc. Why should it be any different now.