(14 Mar 2016, 11:29 pm)BusLoverMum wrote I find your Staffordshire ramblings quite interesting - I used to live not far from there.
Always thought PMT was so aptly named. Out of the various services serving Uttoxeter (and I see there's still multiple operators in the town, off in various directions) it was the most likely to be late and the stock was the least comfortable.
That timetable makes Durham's new ones look nice and clear. At least Durham's are tabular and not just a massive list. The "you are here" bit is just bloody bonkers. What is the point in that?!
Thanks for reading! The only positive I can gather from that timetable print is that it covers all operators services. It's ridiculous when an operator only posts their own information, especially when services don't run in competition but compliment each others & provide connections. The example above is extra confusing as 90% if the journies have the same note. Why not invert the meaning of the note and only have it on 10% of journies? At the very least use a symbol or a letter and not a bloody number!
Uttoxetter is interesting as its was served by both PMT and Trent and is now served by their modern day counterparts. It could be argued trentbarton is the success story of privatisation and commercialisation of bus services while First is, well, the opposite. The ex PMT territory stretching from Manchester, Merseyside and the Peak District has dwindled to have just one depot left with one of the oldest fleets in First's empire.