(20 Apr 2021, 6:47 pm)Dan wrote Would such drastic measures take place on a normal bus service, after such a short period of time?
I'd like to think that a normal bus service would be given more than two days to offer passengers the opportunity to catch a bus from a stop, before it was omitted from the route!
Of course not. Not sure anyone has suggested anything drastic in this case either.
(20 Apr 2021, 6:51 pm)Storx wrote That actually wasn't a dig, couldn't remember who posted it just remembered it being discussed the other week. Ngl I'm not that actually bothered by it tbh, mistakes happen especially at the start of a service. If it happened again next weekend then it's a problem was more just the reply saying that it's not a problem and promoting it as normal.
Can remember the Arriva 57 when it first went to Jesmond back in 2010 or whenever it was with drivers getting lost and said bus drivers arguing that he didn't go the wrong way - probably not the best approach when someone wanted to get off on the part he skipped. Gladly those problems don't seem to happen nowadays especially on a route all the way down to Scarborough (no doubt the stand issues were that I guess).
Bit off topic but just curious if it's doable, when registering buses can you register them as Drop Off / Pick Up stops like trains do with the West Coast trains at Milton Keynes. Never seen anyone ever do it and just curious if you could.
It used to happen quite a bit with the old limited stop expresses like the X5.
If I remember right, it served Wrekenton in one direction only and places like High West Street were drop down only.