(22 Mar 2024, 7:55 pm)Storx wrote I'd be very surprised if the vast majority of people on the X21/X22 aren't going to either Ashington or Newcastle which both have stations.
Some are underestimating the more across on here, Arriva is a complete shambles and borderline unusable.
I'd be arguing that they'll be taking people from their cars who have abandoned the bus completely as the X22, in particular, is unusable the past week and if the strikes go ahead, won't be getting better either.
Can I shock you with the information that people get on the bus outside of Ashington and Newcastle? Guide Post, Bedlington, Newbiggin, Cramlington, Gosforth, Stakeford, Choppington, and Wansbeck Hospital aren't going to suddenly disappear.
While the service has been incredibly poor the past few weeks and people are rightly annoyed, the Conservatives have wrecked the country to the point that people who use the bus to commute likely have no other option financially - they aren't suddenly going to be able to get cars essentially.
(22 Mar 2024, 8:36 pm)Mark66t wrote Don't know why u moaning Ashington are getting pulsars so end of Ashington aren't suffering
Another question for you have u been on the ex London spares for the x93 x94 u would be understanding that there were completely failure nothing to do with maintenance or Redcar so cut out blaming Redcar just because u lost 4 h
Newish buses I think it's fair why should northrumbria get all the decent and the rest of the North East put up with ex London knackered ALX400 !!!!!
Pulsars have a lower capacity than the vehicles they're replacing, and also aren't capable of any of the X14/15/18 duties that 7578-81 have been used on. It doesn't take a genius to work out that Ashington are getting the short end of the stick here.
I have been on all of 7424-6 on the X93, and they performed okay. I do think they should be replaced. I don't think they should use buses which are needed in a separate part of the operation on demanding routes which are busy all year. Comprende?
You've told me that the failure of the vehicles is nothing to do with maintenance, yet have constantly ignored the fact that 7401 has been VOR for around a year with the same issue, and that buses were constantly sent out last year with recurring issues only to fail again in service.