(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.
LG02FFR which is the one with S1 branding was actually on the S1 on Saturday.
South Tyne Lad's outing was on Tuesday where they would have had the 613 and 885 to run to Hexham in addition to the 15/16, M1/T1 and S1.
Not quite sure what has gone wrong with allocations, it seems like everything is being ran as cheaply as possible. Not certain what the contract specs are but I would have thought that it would require a low floor accessible bus which the LDV which is step entrance is most certainly not, yes technically it's a coach but should still be a low floor bus.
That MPD looks ridiculous, Hunter Bros web address and phone number have been removed but still has www. Plus Tel. Still down the side: https://flic.kr/p/SbSaNc