(16 Oct 2024, 8:27 am)Rob44 wrote Walking to work today and as i was passing the bus stop on old durham road northbound I saw punters standing and watching in dispare as a 56 went bounding passed without stopping. It was full. Knew one of those waiting from my old job and she was saying its a regular thing when the schools are in. She even said keep an eye on the 56 and it stopped at cardinal hume school and was there for ages ( loads of keds getting off maybe??) Some of the funding should have maybe gone towards incresing the 56 frequency? Anyway shes save for a car so theres anoth 100 a month GNE will lose.
Speaking at work today, I've heard similar complaints from Stagecoach users on the 22, 36 and 63 with buses being full. Three of them are going to go back to the car if the £2 cap is removed in the new year. Between government and bus companies, they are still failing to make public transport a worthy choice.