(26 Mar 2016, 6:08 pm)Adrian wrote I didn't bother going out at all yesterday, as I really don't fancy waiting round for ages and ages to get anywhere. The service I have on a Sunday is piss poor, yet still far better than what a lot of Durham has. Several villages are without a bus service for 3 out of 4 days over the Easter weekend, yet we're apparently in 2016.

You have to look at the bigger picture though.  Yes, demand is greater on Easter weekends etc., but the drivers also have families that they would like to spend the time of year with.  Since it's a bank holiday, the company has to rely on volunteers to work the holiday - if you don't have the volunteers, you can't operate the services.  Then you also have to look at the additional costs of operating on such holidays, since the drivers that do volunteer will need an incentive to do so.  I agree that some parts of the region need higher operating levels on these holidays and that a Sunday service is, in the most part, inadequate, so maybe operators could design a 'special timetable' to relieve the crowds.