(27 Sep 2020, 4:01 pm)Ds1197 wrote I think I've only seen one driver on Newgate Street walking around a bus with a packet of anti bac wipes

(27 Sep 2020, 1:47 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Quite honestly, until I see some evidence from a third party that the cleaning is happening, I don't believe it is.
It's all well and good Dan or MG saying it's happening with a picture of someone standing with their spray bottle and a rag, but the fact that I've yet to see an independent source confirming it is quite concerning.

(30 Sep 2020, 9:44 am)Adrian wrote Claims at least five more drivers have tested positive for Covid at Arriva in Darlington
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18758564.claims-least-five-drivers-tested-positive-arriva-darlington/

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(30 Sep 2020, 9:44 am)Adrian wrote Claims at least five more drivers have tested positive for Covid at Arriva in Darlington
https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/18758564.claims-least-five-drivers-tested-positive-arriva-darlington/

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(30 Sep 2020, 8:45 pm)Storx wrote So basically the drivers ignored social distancing rules in the staff canteen and now blame their employer instead. Not sure how that one works, I'm sure they'd complain if they had a manager barking at them all day and treating them like kids telling them off for not wearing a mask. People really need to take self responsibility at times.

There's also nothing about buses not being cleaned properly just the canteen and that some drivers have been disiplined for forcing people to wear a mask who have complained to Arriva - hidden disabilities and a bus driver being a twat sounds the summary here.

Funny how there's been no mention from any unions as they love stuff like this.

(30 Sep 2020, 3:19 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Well, it looks like all that effort MG and the team have put into making buses look safe has been a wasted effort. Even if the story isn't true, it's just completely ruined the reputation of the public transport industry in the region!

If it was going to be any of the operators, it could have only been Arriva!

(30 Sep 2020, 11:52 pm)Ambassador wrote slight overreaction, plenty of pubs and restaurants have closed after positive tests, it’s the new normal, people are used to it.

And let’s be honest here not only is the northern echo, that nobody reads, but the only people using public transport at the moment are those who have no other choice or enthusiasts so I don’t see numbers taking a bash 

(30 Sep 2020, 11:52 pm)Ambassador wrote slight overreaction, plenty of pubs and restaurants have closed after positive tests, it’s the new normal, people are used to it.

And let’s be honest here not only is the northern echo, that nobody reads, but the only people using public transport at the moment are those who have no other choice or enthusiasts so I don’t see numbers taking a bash

(30 Sep 2020, 8:45 pm)Storx wrote So basically the drivers ignored social distancing rules in the staff canteen and now blame their employer instead. Not sure how that one works, I'm sure they'd complain if they had a manager barking at them all day and treating them like kids telling them off for not wearing a mask. People really need to take self responsibility at times.

There's also nothing about buses not being cleaned properly just the canteen and that some drivers have been disiplined for forcing people to wear a mask who have complained to Arriva - hidden disabilities and a bus driver being a twat sounds the summary here.

Funny how there's been no mention from any unions as they love stuff like this.

(01 Oct 2020, 10:56 am)Andreos1 wrote All this is going on during the push to encourage people to use the bus,and when the NE operators are giving out free masks.
Hardly ideal that these headlines and stories are appearing.

(07 Oct 2020, 6:52 am)citaro5284 wrote Why public transport could be safer than we thought

https://news.sky.com/story/coronavirus-why-public-transport-could-be-safer-than-we-thought-12091657

(27 Sep 2020, 1:34 pm)Andreos1 wrote I've said it before and I'll say it again. 
Until the general public start to see and witness the additional cleaning - people may not believe the PR or spin. Im not sure it is giving them any confidence at all or if it did, it is starting to diminish.

We've been told that cleaning is going on in places such as Eldon Square, but I'm unaware of any of the members on here actually seeing this extra cleaning.
We've been told that there's no cleaning at Heworth and there's definitely no cleaning at the likes of Market St, Houghton or Easington Lane. 

So where is this additional cleaning taking place and by whom? 

This is far from me saying that it's not happening in line with the promises being made, but unless the public see it - then articles like the one in the Northern Echo or coincidences of incidents happening along the route of the 4, will continue to happen.

(27 Sep 2020, 1:47 pm)streetdeckfan wrote Quite honestly, until I see some evidence from a third party that the cleaning is happening, I don't believe it is.
It's all well and good Dan or MG saying it's happening with a picture of someone standing with their spray bottle and a rag, but the fact that I've yet to see an independent source confirming it is quite concerning.

(08 Oct 2020, 3:34 pm)citaro5284 wrote Whilst waiting to depart on the 0902 journey on X10 this morning from Newcastle, the vehicle's touchpoints were cleaned. 

Seems similar to LNER, as when I used one of their trains over the weekend, a member of staff was cleaning the tables as we sped to Edinburgh.

(08 Oct 2020, 4:03 pm)Andreos1 wrote Is this the first time the lesser spotted bus hygienist has been spotted in the wild?!
At first glance, I thought it was Jimmi!

Thanks for sharing. Hopefully, the first evidenced sighting of many!

(19 Oct 2020, 7:36 pm)idiot wrote Are they contactless dispensers does anyone know?

(19 Oct 2020, 7:40 pm)deanmachine wrote No they're a pump. It's also a foam sanitiser to minimise spillage.

(19 Oct 2020, 11:15 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Wonder why they have focused on antibacterial, rather than antiviral, in the headline and on the artwork - given COVID and heightened public awareness of viruses

(20 Oct 2020, 7:05 am)idiot wrote Does anyone else think that they should be using this mist every day after service?

(20 Oct 2020, 7:14 am)Dan wrote It suggests that it lasts over a week, so why would they do it every day? The existing cleaning regimes (which I think most of us have said have noticeably improved) should be taking care of everything else.


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(20 Oct 2020, 7:14 am)Dan wrote It suggests that it lasts over a week, so why would they do it every day? The existing cleaning regimes (which I think most of us have said have noticeably improved) should be taking care of everything else.


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(20 Oct 2020, 10:01 pm)Ambassador wrote Public transport is the biggest barrier getting people back to our offices tbh, we’re looking at February at the earliest now for a return. All my peers are saying the same thing tho we’re seeing small pockets of childcare issues too, public transport remains our biggest issue.

We’ve had 4 positive tests within our operational team of 60 and all of them are public transport users. Now there’s no suggestion at all that’s where they caught it but once it gets around WhatsApp and Yammer that they are non car users that’s it. Guilt by association and when you see local press running with mask less  metro passenger stories and twitter and Facebook posts about buses, it’s no surprise we can’t build confidence and it’s hard to see what anyone can do.

Let’s be honest if you used a bus and everyone socially distanced and wore a mask you ain’t gonna post on twitter about it, the opposite you would.

And if I’m brutally honest if my team asked would I use a bus or metro at the moment, my answer would be no.

(21 Oct 2020, 8:53 am)James101 wrote Interesting, where I am the local authority are running a campaign 'Because you care, please don't car share'. Whilst not explicitly pro-public transport, it's encouraging people onto buses by detracting them away from car sharing. On the odd occasion I've been without my car since COVID, I've opted for the bus over a taxi as I feel buses are more COVID secure in that I can generally have a contact free journey - doors are opened for me, payment is contactless and I'm able to sit without touching any grab points. In a taxi I'd have to use the internal & external door handles & seatbelt, many taxis still only accept cash and I cannot properly distance from the driver.