(14 Sep 2020, 8:52 am)Andreos1 wrote To be fair to the timetable department of almost 40 years ago, they didn't have the bus priority measures that their modern day equivalents have now.And the massive increase in traffic
That extra 7 mins between Shiney Row and Easington Lane is a shocker though. Appreciate some of that will be down to Hetton Interchange, but if you equate that Shiney Row - Easington Lane - Shiney Row as one section, drivers and vehicles are almost 15mins down on where they were almost 40 years ago.
Forgetting about passenger experience for a moment and think about drivers hours, PVR's etc that 15min difference alone will make a massive difference over the course of an operational week in any depot, nevermind a smaller one like Washington. It's scary as to the difference and savings there could potentially be - which looks like it is being ignored.
I mentioned Continuous Improvement over the weekend and how adding 35 seconds to the car manufacturing process could add up. Similarly, reducing the process by 35 seconds, can make huge savings.
For a PVR of 12, you're talking of potentially massive savings just by working on those 15mins with each vehicle and driver.
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