(19 Apr 2020, 2:18 pm)scanialover wrote The question has to be asked as to why 40 people were assembled at the Central Library stops? They aren't all key workers and surely such a crowd contravenes both gathering and social distancing guidelines; I don't get just why people have this herd mentality thing and then why they need to spend hours standing outside supermarkets. Hasn't anyone worked this out yet and adapted? As for services in Hartlepool, OK I'm not up to date with just what's happening but a cursory look at the emergency timetables tells me that the area is well covered and if it isn't then walking is good for us.
How do you propose people get their shopping then without queuing outside supermarkets? Personally I'd like an hour set aside for people who don't want to queue and just want to take the risk and get in and get out.
(19 Apr 2020, 3:56 pm)James101 wrote The shared portion on the 6/36 usually has 10 buses per hour. This has been reduced to 1 x 36 per hour. If loadings have dropped to 10% of normal then it stands to reason that this remaining 36 on the COVID timetable will be carrying the same amount of passengers as a regular 36, i.e some journeys being too full to accommodate social distancing.
The current PVR could be reworked to make use of the long layover on service 3 to solve the problem.
Service 3: South Fens (00:00) > Clavering (00:44)
Service 6: Clavering (00:50) > St Patrick's via Fens Shops (01:31)
Service 6: St Patricks (01:32) > Clavering (02:02)
Service 3: Clavering (02:10) > South Fens (02:57)
The pattern could be timed to provide an even headway with 36 along Catcote Road. Requires a PVR of 3, the two existing buses form 3 three plus a third from the current 6/7 diagram.
Service 7 becomes standalone with a PVR of 2.
Good idea
(19 Apr 2020, 3:56 pm)James101 wrote The shared portion on the 6/36 usually has 10 buses per hour. This has been reduced to 1 x 36 per hour. If loadings have dropped to 10% of normal then it stands to reason that this remaining 36 on the COVID timetable will be carrying the same amount of passengers as a regular 36, i.e some journeys being too full to accommodate social distancing.
The current PVR could be reworked to make use of the long layover on service 3 to solve the problem.
Service 3: South Fens (00:00) > Clavering (00:44)
Service 6: Clavering (00:50) > St Patrick's via Fens Shops (01:31)
Service 6: St Patricks (01:32) > Clavering (02:02)
Service 3: Clavering (02:10) > South Fens (02:57)
The pattern could be timed to provide an even headway with 36 along Catcote Road. Requires a PVR of 3, the two existing buses form 3 three plus a third from the current 6/7 diagram.
Service 7 becomes standalone with a PVR of 2.
Good idea