(29 Dec 2014, 4:49 pm)MurdnunoC wrote The thing is, outside of peak hours, do services 27 or 56 really require a 10 minute frequency? Probably not.
I understand the argument you make about the reduction of services and you are right to highlight that point. However, if services are allowed more time at terminus points in an attempt to improve reliability (and, of course, to reduce wastage), then asking passengers to wait an extra two minutes for a bus really isn't a big deal - in my opinion.
Can I also point out that, in both cases, the PVR could have been reduced by two vehicles (with an extremely tight timetable). Go North East has only removed one vehicle from both PVRs, allowing for increased layover and recovery time mid-route, in an attempt to improve reliability. It's a similar story with the new 20 service: a PVR of 18 could have been achieved with an extremely tight timetable, but there will be approximately 20 minutes in layover/recovery time meaning that the PVR is in fact 20. If my memory serves, a similar story with one of the new 35/36 services too...
I live on the 56 route and regularly use it to travel to Concord, and if I'm honest, having to wait an extra two minutes at a bus stop doesn't phase me in the slightest. It's better than what we have at the moment, where you can find yourself waiting an extra ten, as they're running in twos...