(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?
Aye, Its a real shame.
What's even worse was that I asked for a Day ticket on PCL Service's so I could use the M1, And was met with a blank face before a few seconds thinking time and all of a sudden came that I had to pay £2, With no ticket issued either....
So I had to pay again on the M1, Which indeed was ran with a Transit
, Absoutley no way to tell this was a bus route, Service number was crumpled on the dashboard and ran with a 8/12 Seater Transit with a manual sliding door....If I ever do it again ( Not likely ) ill be doing the Saturday run as there's a X14 from Thropton which connects with the 16 on a Saturday, Running 1 min behind the M1.
(24 Feb 2017, 12:34 am)Tom wrote 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.
I might do tomorrow, But I honestly cant see them bothering to do anything.
It served the Sainsbury's, But didn't pick anyone up.
They probably have more than 1 Transit, As going by the condition of the one I had on the M1, They could buy 2 of them for £400.
