(17 Mar 2022, 8:34 am)Adrian wrote Was hit with an extended stay at Heworth the other night, after opting for Metro/Bus instead of the X1. Whilst waiting for one of the xx.53 short runs on the 4, I had noticed it wasn't tracking nor listed on the website as a cancellation. Someone else who was waiting had mentioned these short runs are cancelled 'almost every night' recently.Washington appear to be having problems with the 50 as well. The 13:20 from Durham this afternoon only ran as far as The Galleries then the 15:22 failed to appear in Durham. The cancellation of the 15:22 resulted in the 21 at 15:33 being rammed full to the point it had to drive past intending passengers in Pity Me with the bus arriving in Chester le Street 18 mins late.
Looking at bustimes.org journey history, it certainly backs up what he said. Since the start of last week, the 19.53, 20.53, 21.53 and 22.53 runs (they're all done by the same bus) failed to run on 07/03, 08/03, 12/03, 14/03, 15/03, 16/03. They're also listed as cancelled this evening.
Just waiting for those shorts to be cancelled in the next round of cuts due to low use now...!
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