RE: Disruptions and driver shortages
(22 Jul 2022, 1:53 pm)Unber43 wrote Are the 61 being allocated Deckers to Peterlee, aswell as the X6 (which could be an OmniDekka)
The One time GNE might be able to take some competiton and they cancel the 55, please bring it back for this.
Can an OmniDekka fit under that bridge near Ryhope? (14ft 3in)
(22 Jul 2022, 1:49 pm)Dan wrote I didn't say that a full service would be operated - but cancellations should be far less in number given the company will be over-staffed overall.
Drivers' holidays are likely to have been deferred from pre-24 July to post-24 July to enable fewer cancellations currently, sickness I'm sure will still be incredibly high post-24 July, and drivers will still be coming off duty to undertake route learning.
But yes, I'm sure these posts will be quoted on Sunday evening when Monday's journey cancellations go online, stating how much of a shitshow it is, ya'da, ya'da.
In other news, I believe Arriva North East are going onto emergency timetables shortly due to their staffing situation getting increasingly worse, which will include services 22/23/24 all running hourly.
Brilliant idea. Why didn't GNE think of doing this earlier? Idk about anyone else, but I'd much rather have an emergency timetable that's reliable than a normal timetable that's just a lottery as to whether or not the bus turns up.
