The driver I had Newcastle bound yesterday pretty much broke all the rules in the book to get as many passengers as possible on board.
Passengers standing upstairs.
Passengers on the stairs and the newest one he was letting people stand right by the doors but only if they sat down to not block his view.
Comical stuff but it happens every match day. The 15 minute frequency and last minute cancellations really are a killer.
The issue with Birtley/Harlow Green/Allerdene is that the 21 is now the only bus operating along Durham Road on a Sunday evening since the changes so it's always going to be a struggle for Durham bound passengers to get on ahead of those going to Harlow Green and beyond
RE: Disruptions and driver shortages
Wistfully stuck in the 90s