(23 Feb 2017, 11:40 pm)South Tyne Lad wrote I had the same seat from Alnwick to Rothbury, But I jumped off to get a drink quickly and someone had taken it by the time I got back!
First thing that came to my mind was missing the comfort of Steve Hurst's E200, Running on time every time, And not 30 mins early as this LDV was running.
(24 Feb 2017, 12:10 am)Jimmi wrote Surprised you had time to get a drink and I dread to think how it ended up running half an hour early, when I did the 16 loop in its first week it left Rothbury 5 minutes early.
It's certainly a big difference in the standard of quality of service provided and its such a shame.
Didn't you have a Ford Transit on the M1 after that?
I would send an email to Northumberland council about them as that is shocking running 30 minutes early, I'm guessing it missed out Sainsbury's too? - and the LDV van won't meet the contract spec easier I wouldn't have thought. I can't see them keeping the 15/16 contract for much longer if that's the way they are operating it.
And it was probably the same Transit Van I seen on the S1 a while back still partly with another operators livery. PCL seem to be getting worse not better - even those Rural Links darts (have they been sold or something?) were better than a LDV van and that horrible ex Hunters MPD which is in a state.