(27 Jul 2022, 10:37 pm)DeltaMan wrote So let's say a couple of units on the Crowther has a shift change at 10pm. 15 people leave at that time. 1 lives in the Birtley, 1 lives in Fawdon, 1 lives in Hebburn, 1 lives in Biddick. 1 lives in Barmston, 2 live in Portmeads, 2 live in Chester, 1 lives in Houghton, 1 lives in Pelton, 1 lives in Seaham, 1 lives in Cleadon and 2 live near Fewster Square. How do you provide a bus service for that? You can't unless you value placing large quantities of money in the bin and setting it alight.Or compare a couple of units at Crowther, to the huge Asda RDC's, BAE, Rolls Royce, Nissan etc and the thousands rolling in and out several times a day.
If that already busy bus (which already picked people up at Nissan and Asda) happens to be scheduled to roll through Crowther (on its way to BAE and Rolls Royce) as the 2 units end their shift of 15 people, then there's a bit of a Brucey Bonus if 1/3 of the workforce who live in Portmeads, Birtley and Chester jump on and pay their fares!
The operator is quids in, the punters can get home in fairly quick time and it all shows what can be achieved when a plan comes together!