(08 Jan 2022, 7:24 pm)stagecoachbusdepot wrote Utterly irresponsible from GNE. The stupidity in allowing overcrowding, which is only going to lead to higher case rates and so higher absences and more problems…it beggars belief.
The general situation of reckless overcrowding won’t have been helped by the operation of smaller vehicles on unaffected decker routes as well. In the space of 5 mins in Gateshead this afternoon I noted a corporate Streetlite on 27 and an Orbit on the 93. Oddly there’s also been an Orbit on a 6/12 board too. Still a good number of breakdowns reported on social media, further cutting service levels.
GNE fb page (presumably autoposting) reporting more unplanned cancellations tomorrow – though the page it is linking to hasn’t been updated since Friday so shows nothing about tomorrow…
Just noticed this follow up from the customer tweet who complained about overcrowding on that X1.
In another tweet it's mentioned they'll be following up with the depot, but even worse if it's accurate that it was overcrowded at a supervisor's direction.
(10 Jan 2022, 8:18 am)RM2186 wrote Kenny was one of the best and kindest drivers you could ever have the good fortune to meet, I believe he has retired now. The kind of decisions I witnessed during my 6 years at GNE are enough to make your blood boil.
Couldn't agree more. Someone who always has time for people and I remember from what feels like a lifetime ago, when I used to bus to college.