(05 Oct 2020, 3:21 pm)Rob44 wrote not a break down but a bit of a dunch in collingwood street, Newcastle...
https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...t-19047910
(05 Oct 2020, 4:21 pm)Andreos1 wrote I saw GNE tweet about an incident at the High Level and I though there was going to be a jumper or something.
Never envisaged a brand new bus rear-ending a car, like it appears to be. https://twitter.com/NELiveTraffic/status...06656?s=09
https://twitter.com/NELiveTraffic/status...12710?s=09
Hopefully only pride is hurt!
(05 Oct 2020, 9:25 pm)deanmachine wrote At a guess judging where it is, it could have been the car going through a red light on that corner as the bus was coming through, seen near misses there plenty of times myself. Don't see how a bus would end up rear ending someone down there if not someone going through a red light.
(05 Oct 2020, 9:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote In hindsight, I don't think it's for us to speculatenon the forum like this, but I must admit I did try to play detective and try to work out what happened.
Still struggling. Especially when you look at where the car ended up and where the damage is.
(05 Oct 2020, 6:34 pm)TEN 6083 wrote Here’s a photo posted onto Instagram I saw of the front of 6369.
(05 Oct 2020, 9:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote In hindsight, I don't think it's for us to speculatenon the forum like this, but I must admit I did try to play detective and try to work out what happened.
Still struggling. Especially when you look at where the car ended up and where the damage is.
(06 Oct 2020, 11:42 pm)Adrian wrote Could have been anything really, but fortunately with the amount of CCTV cameras (internal and external) on a modern bus, it should always result in the correct outcome.
(06 Oct 2020, 11:57 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Or unfortunately if you're the one at fault!
On a slightly related note, I've seen a lot of drivers these days adopting the "I've got a dashcam" mentality of using the horn rather than actually slowing down when they see something happening in front, purely because they have a dashcam that will show them they weren't the cause.
(07 Oct 2020, 9:51 am)Adrian wrote I find that hard to believe. No professional driver in their right mind would deliberately attempt cause an accident, as you have suggested!
If they did, they would likely still be classed as driving without due care and attention. With dashcam footage and telematics data to back that up.
(11 Oct 2020, 4:47 pm)L469 YVK wrote Seen that the last X47 broke down last night. Now I nornally give GNE plenty of credit but they should have a last bus guarantee that if a last bus can't operate and no suitable alternative within 1 mile of your usual stop, then a taxi should be provided either wholly or from the nearest 'safe point' (well lit, sheltered, CCTV) on the alternative route.
For example, a 'safe point' on the X45 would be the MetroCentre.
Obviously partnerships would need to be setup includong a list of 'approved' private hire firms depending on the area.
(11 Oct 2020, 4:47 pm)L469 YVK wrote Seen that the last X47 broke down last night. Now I nornally give GNE plenty of credit but they should have a last bus guarantee that if a last bus can't operate and no suitable alternative within 1 mile of your usual stop, then a taxi should be provided either wholly or from the nearest 'safe point' (well lit, sheltered, CCTV) on the alternative route.
For example, a 'safe point' on the X45 would be the MetroCentre.
Obviously partnerships would need to be setup includong a list of 'approved' private hire firms depending on the area.
(11 Oct 2020, 4:47 pm)L469 YVK wrote Seen that the last X47 broke down last night. Now I nornally give GNE plenty of credit but they should have a last bus guarantee that if a last bus can't operate and no suitable alternative within 1 mile of your usual stop, then a taxi should be provided either wholly or from the nearest 'safe point' (well lit, sheltered, CCTV) on the alternative route.
For example, a 'safe point' on the X45 would be the MetroCentre.
Obviously partnerships would need to be setup includong a list of 'approved' private hire firms depending on the area.
(11 Oct 2020, 4:47 pm)L469 YVK wrote Seen that the last X47 broke down last night. Now I nornally give GNE plenty of credit but they should have a last bus guarantee that if a last bus can't operate and no suitable alternative within 1 mile of your usual stop, then a taxi should be provided either wholly or from the nearest 'safe point' (well lit, sheltered, CCTV) on the alternative route.Social media helpfully told passengers "track the next bus in real-time on the Go North East app"!
For example, a 'safe point' on the X45 would be the MetroCentre.
Obviously partnerships would need to be setup includong a list of 'approved' private hire firms depending on the area.
(11 Oct 2020, 9:55 pm)Andreos1 wrote Agree. Said it many times before on here and elsewhere.
The shrugging of the shoulders in these situations just ain't good enough.
I'm not sure of any other industry which shows the same contempt towards its customers, in similar situations, as bus operators do.
(13 Oct 2020, 8:25 pm)Adrian wrote I asked the question with GNE last time I spotted one of these. The response I received (in Sept 2019) was "In this event a spare driver with a bus will be sent out to run the service. It will be posted on Social media to inform customers."
A change in policy perhaps?
(13 Oct 2020, 8:44 pm)mb134 wrote I'd assume if it was any earlier in the day then they'd still do that, but I imagine finding a spare driver at that time of the night would be virtually impossible.
However I'm somewhat surprised that, as it appeared to break in Newcastle, Riverside didn't send a bus to cover the run - surely the driver also needed to get back to Consett?
(13 Oct 2020, 8:44 pm)mb134 wrote I'd assume if it was any earlier in the day then they'd still do that, but I imagine finding a spare driver at that time of the night would be virtually impossible.
However I'm somewhat surprised that, as it appeared to break in Newcastle, Riverside didn't send a bus to cover the run - surely the driver also needed to get back to Consett?
(13 Oct 2020, 8:57 pm)Adrian wrote I'd specifically asked the question in respect to the last run of any given service on any given day, as I wasn't actually sure what was supposed to happen. At the time, If I recall correctly, there was a number of instances of the social media going out but no comms as to what to do.
(13 Oct 2020, 9:04 pm)Storx wrote Surely you could just get a fitter to bring another bus along, the driver of the original bus drives back to Consett on the bus the fitter brought then the fitter fixes the broken bus or awaits recovery and travels back via which ever method works. Either way someone has to move to bus and it won't be the driver.
(13 Oct 2020, 9:09 pm)mb134 wrote Definitely, was just thinking that at that time it may be easier to use Riverside (if we take into account the delay of getting a bus from Consett) and then swap the buses over the next day. Either way this is what I didn't understand about it - the bus and driver both needed to get back to Consett.
(13 Oct 2020, 8:57 pm)Adrian wrote I'd specifically asked the question in respect to the last run of any given service on any given day, as I wasn't actually sure what was supposed to happen. At the time, If I recall correctly, there was a number of instances of the social media going out but no comms as to what to do.
(13 Oct 2020, 8:25 pm)Adrian wrote I asked the question with GNE last time I spotted one of these. The response I received (in Sept 2019) was "In this event a spare driver with a bus will be sent out to run the service. It will be posted on Social media to inform customers."I think it might just be perhaps the lack of spare drivers at the moment given the situation.
A change in policy perhaps?