(06 Oct 2020, 4:03 pm)mb134 wrote For yet another day, Darlington depot are dropping a number of runs this evening. As of 16:55, the ANE Twitter feed reports the following as not running:

7: 17:28 to Darlington
8: 17:52 to Darlington
8A: 17:05 to Ferryhill
8A: 17:28 to Spennymoor
12: 16:52 to Teesside Airport
12: 17:49 to Hurworth
X21: 17:35 to Peterlee
X21: 19:08 to Darlington
X26: 16:51 to Darlington
X26: 17:55 to Marne Barracks
X27: 16:31 to Darlington
X27: 17:35 to Hipswell
X66: 19:25 to Middlesbrough
X66: 20:25 to Darlington
X66: 21:25 to Middlesbrough
X66: 22:25 to Darlington

As well as "gaps in services 2, 4, 9, 10, 13A and 13B". 

I've not noticed anything similar from any other bus depot in the NE (across ANE, GNE and SNE). 

How the depot management at Darlington still have jobs is beyond me, given their blatant disregard for driver safety. (https://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/1...arlington/).

Tbf it sounded like there was systems in place, it's more the drivers have decided to ignore it - there's not too much you can really do. I can't imagine any depot in the country the drivers all social distancing in the canteen or infact any industry, most places I've been in the staff don't social distance with each other and can you really blame them? Whoever has been the snitch I can't imagine being too popular within the depot as no-one in their right mind if they liked their collegues would attack them for socialising on their break.

Guessing the shortage will be because of drivers isolating though, I know you said bus but it seems the Metro has been having problems for weeks now but no doubt they've kept it internal unlike obviously what's happened at Darlington.

I'm surprised it hasn't happened earlier though so credit to all other depots at Stagecoach, GNE and Arriva excluding Darlington for not having an internal outbreak as once one driver caught it this was always going to happen (unless they covered it up and made staff at risk still come in anyway).