Route Allocations
Route Allocations
(14 Jul 2022, 6:58 am)Unber43 Deptford seem to give up on allocations at 6amI know, no more late morning's for us ,on our early weeks
(14 Jul 2022, 6:58 am)Unber43 Deptford seem to give up on allocations at 6amI know, no more late morning's for us ,on our early weeks
5292 was on the 20 today.
the 60 currently has a Purples, Berries, Citaro. With 2&9 having a Prince Bishops.
There is a drifter on the 55/X20, with an X20 on earlier which was taken off the 807.
2 Un Branded Buses on the 20.
6087 on 20 (well was) with a UnBranded streetlite on the 56.
2 Unbranded Solos on the 206/62
Because they can, and probably because there's no single deckers at Chester Le Street depot.
It can't be that hard to give the correct routes the correct allocations, its not rocket science
GNE clearly aren't giving up on branding services however today we got (these are the ones I saw)
Angel 10/10B
East Gateshead Rider 50
QuayCity X66
GreenArrow 57
Xlines X21 27
Country Ranger 58/29/28
Xlines X1 25
It can't be that hard...
There's a number of factors that affect allocations, it's not just a case of plucking the correct bus out of the depot and putting it on the right route.
At the moment there's a severe shortage in parts affecting the whole automotive sector, meaning it is taking longer for them to arrive and will keep buses off the road for longer. Even I'm being affected by this, I have a vehicle on order that currently has a 52 week lead time due to parts shortages.
You also have to take into consideration about if the driver who has been allocated to the route has been type trained on the vehicle, if not then it has to be swapped.
With allocations initially being set by the engineering team, which is currently under acute pressure due to staff shortages and spiralling workloads, they may not have enough time to sort out the allocations on a morning.
It also depends on where buses are parked in the depot. If you have a bad day with disruption the previous night, then it's likely that buses won't be able to park in the correct place and your Tyne Valley Tens may be hidden behind a couple of Angels. This would usually be solved by the shunter/yardperson correcting them, however this goes back to staff shortages - it may be a fitter assuming that role instead, for example.
And then sometimes, engineering may want certain vehicles to be kept local after major work, or if they have a potential fault that won't be easy to recover on it's usual route.
I imagine that the ongoing security incident is having an impact on processes surrounding allocations at the moment too.
(07 Sep 2022, 4:54 am)omnicity4659 There's a number of factors that affect allocations, it's not just a case of plucking the correct bus out of the depot and putting it on the right route.But I want my bus to have the right picture on the side! Anything less is an ABSOLUTE DISGRACE!
At the moment there's a severe shortage in parts affecting the whole automotive sector, meaning it is taking longer for them to arrive and will keep buses off the road for longer. Even I'm being affected by this, I have a vehicle on order that currently has a 52 week lead time due to parts shortages.
You also have to take into consideration about if the driver who has been allocated to the route has been type trained on the vehicle, if not then it has to be swapped.
With allocations initially being set by the engineering team, which is currently under acute pressure due to staff shortages and spiralling workloads, they may not have enough time to sort out the allocations on a morning.
It also depends on where buses are parked in the depot. If you have a bad day with disruption the previous night, then it's likely that buses won't be able to park in the correct place and your Tyne Valley Tens may be hidden behind a couple of Angels. This would usually be solved by the shunter/yardperson correcting them, however this goes back to staff shortages - it may be a fitter assuming that role instead, for example.
And then sometimes, engineering may want certain vehicles to be kept local after major work, or if they have a potential fault that won't be easy to recover on it's usual route.
I imagine that the ongoing security incident is having an impact on processes surrounding allocations at the moment too.
(07 Sep 2022, 4:54 am)omnicity4659 There's a number of factors that affect allocations, it's not just a case of plucking the correct bus out of the depot and putting it on the right route.But I want my bus to have the right picture on the side! Anything less is an ABSOLUTE DISGRACE!
At the moment there's a severe shortage in parts affecting the whole automotive sector, meaning it is taking longer for them to arrive and will keep buses off the road for longer. Even I'm being affected by this, I have a vehicle on order that currently has a 52 week lead time due to parts shortages.
You also have to take into consideration about if the driver who has been allocated to the route has been type trained on the vehicle, if not then it has to be swapped.
With allocations initially being set by the engineering team, which is currently under acute pressure due to staff shortages and spiralling workloads, they may not have enough time to sort out the allocations on a morning.
It also depends on where buses are parked in the depot. If you have a bad day with disruption the previous night, then it's likely that buses won't be able to park in the correct place and your Tyne Valley Tens may be hidden behind a couple of Angels. This would usually be solved by the shunter/yardperson correcting them, however this goes back to staff shortages - it may be a fitter assuming that role instead, for example.
And then sometimes, engineering may want certain vehicles to be kept local after major work, or if they have a potential fault that won't be easy to recover on it's usual route.
I imagine that the ongoing security incident is having an impact on processes surrounding allocations at the moment too.
(06 Sep 2022, 9:19 pm)Unber43 It can't be that hard to give the correct routes the correct allocations, its not rocket scienceWhats your problem?, does it matter, did the bus turn up?, yes, then whats the issue, your one of those people,your never bloody happy are you, 'but my bus wasn't the right colour' blah blah blah, but then you'd complain that it didn't turn up
GNE clearly aren't giving up on branding services however today we got (these are the ones I saw)
Angel 10/10B
East Gateshead Rider 50
QuayCity X66
GreenArrow 57
Xlines X21 27
Country Ranger 58/29/28
Xlines X1 25
It can't be that hard...
(06 Sep 2022, 9:19 pm)Unber43 It can't be that hard to give the correct routes the correct allocations, its not rocket scienceWhats your problem?, does it matter, did the bus turn up?, yes, then whats the issue, your one of those people,your never bloody happy are you, 'but my bus wasn't the right colour' blah blah blah, but then you'd complain that it didn't turn up
GNE clearly aren't giving up on branding services however today we got (these are the ones I saw)
Angel 10/10B
East Gateshead Rider 50
QuayCity X66
GreenArrow 57
Xlines X21 27
Country Ranger 58/29/28
Xlines X1 25
It can't be that hard...
(07 Sep 2022, 8:57 am)ne14ne1 The light green Xline Streetdecks seem to be all over. Has it been confirmed where they’re destined for?
(07 Sep 2022, 8:57 am)ne14ne1 The light green Xline Streetdecks seem to be all over. Has it been confirmed where they’re destined for?
(07 Sep 2022, 10:56 am)streetdeckfan Are any of them still at Consett or have they all moved?Think there is still one of the newer ones at Hownsgill, it was on the X5/X15 yesterday.
(07 Sep 2022, 10:56 am)streetdeckfan Are any of them still at Consett or have they all moved?Think there is still one of the newer ones at Hownsgill, it was on the X5/X15 yesterday.
(07 Sep 2022, 10:56 am)streetdeckfan Are any of them still at Consett or have they all moved?1 of the new ones still at Consett, 1 at Washington rest at Riverside
(07 Sep 2022, 10:56 am)streetdeckfan Are any of them still at Consett or have they all moved?1 of the new ones still at Consett, 1 at Washington rest at Riverside
I suppose there's two ways to look at
1) In the current climate a bus is a bus.
2) It damages the ethos of branding but then again most of the people who use a bus these days aren't doing it out of choice so it makes no impact anyway
(07 Sep 2022, 1:28 pm)Ambassador I suppose there's two ways to look atNormally, id have an issue but at the minute I'm happy to let them off the hook for now, like you say I'd rather a wrong bus turn up than be stranded
1) In the current climate a bus is a bus.
2) It damages the ethos of branding but then again most of the people who use a bus these days aren't doing it out of choice so it makes no impact anyway
(07 Sep 2022, 1:28 pm)Ambassador I suppose there's two ways to look atNormally, id have an issue but at the minute I'm happy to let them off the hook for now, like you say I'd rather a wrong bus turn up than be stranded
1) In the current climate a bus is a bus.
2) It damages the ethos of branding but then again most of the people who use a bus these days aren't doing it out of choice so it makes no impact anyway
