(08 Sep 2013, 10:13 pm)GMitchelhill wrote People should stop getting their undergarments in a twist for a MPD being used on the X84 on Sundays.
Operational convinience takes priority over route branding. And it happens a lot.
Two of the morning journeys on the 11A (I think) was ran by Bendy buses, think it's now TEN deckers.
Wallsend Link MPDs run on the 17/17A Centurian services.
Centurians used to run on the 307.
Simplicitys run on the 26A.
Drifters used to be used on the 42 on Evenings and Sundays, not sure if this is still the case.
Red Arrows and Metrolinks run on the 921/922.
Angels run on the X21 on Evening and Sundays.
And more recently Orbits run on the 96A.
The company runs as it suits them, not to suit us.
I apologise if this does sound arsey, but I'm just being realistic.
There is probably lots of others.
Well I think we all understand why this happens. But the point is services which come with extras such as free wifi, is this not in breech of their claims? They claim to have free Wifi on the X84/X85 and yet every Sunday they don't if there was a problem with a vehicle on a weekday then unavoidable but a regular allocation like this is bit dodgy. Thought putting in perspective how many people actually choose a bus because of wifi? I think the percentage wouldn't be too high however I remember a friend saying to if she was waiting X9/X10 and yellow bus double decker turned up she wouldn't be too happy and this is understandable also.
I mean I also think the above examples of mis branding on evenings & Sundays is a farce. I mean at the minute with the 42/60/61, on the evenings the Drifter 60 & Simplicity 42 use the drifter Versa's whilst the drifter 61 are using the simplicity Versa's. it's just mixed up and it does confuse people, I mean again another friend also said to me you don't even know what bus your getting on as they change into other services. Waiting for the 61, a simplicity Versa pulled in and was blinded up as '2A Sunderland' and if it wasn't me knowing of the interworking people weren't going to get on. The odd mornings journeys are still far prefect but are little bit more forgivable. But regular evening & Sunday workings are just beyond a joke now. I mean we all understand why it happens but passengers don't.