(20 Sep 2014, 7:24 pm)aureolin wrote It may have been dropped in further on route, but it means nowt to the person sat waiting for 30 minutes. On both occasions the driver had said we'll have to wait for the next bus, and also on both occasions, the bus broke down on Pit Lane in Durham. I reckon it would have taken half that to drive the bus from the depot to there, so it all depends on how quick the administrative part of the task is?Bus Driver or Bus Station Manager should inform the Driver of the Next Service 8 for example, that X,Y and Z were all on the Service in front which broke down, and they are then allowed to get on free of charge to continue there journey, if in the Bus Station the Station Manager should also offer Service 50 to those going to CLS, and again do the above, this then rules out the above which you have mentioned Aureolin from happening, it's certainly been the case when I have been on a Service which has broke down.
I learnt my lesson about travelling without loose change though. Otherwise I would have caught the 64, and I have absolutely no doubt that GNE would have refunded the cost. To their credit, they always have in the past.
My question is what happens to those passengers wanting to travel to Stanley? A bus dropped in at CLS isn't going to help them. No bus to bus tickets available, so they'd be forced into purchasing either two singles or a day ticket, if they wanted to save some time by using the 50 as far as CLS...
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