(27 Mar 2016, 2:27 pm)Ambassador wrote Completely agree. Retail and other service sectors (GNE drivers are part of this service sector) wouldn't think twice about working bank holidays.

Most companies either pay well for working it or offer a day off in lieu plus your bank holiday allowance.

I'm not saying a full service on all routes but key flagship stuff like the 21, X1 etc should have better than Sunday when the Sunday timetable doesn't even work for those routes on a normal Sunday! I've ended up driving on Sunday's because the 21 is simply totally unreliable .

I think that is probably one of the reasons we don't see a decent service.
Drivers welfare is maybe way down the list of concerns - well after margins, profitability and ensuring there is enough staff on duty.

However the industry is historically bad at being an attractive job proposition.
De-reg and erroded conditions haven't helped.
Would operators really want to take the gamble and lose staff in addition to gambling on introducing services that may or may not work.
They don't have data to analyse. Punters have a perception public transport and the percieved poor level of service on a weekend.

I can't see there being a seismic shift in Bank Holiday services at all.
A gradual one maybe.