RE: Disruptions and driver shortages
It's just that time of year unfortunately. On top of the usual school traffic and the likes, the issue is exacerbated by Christmas shopping traffic as it is every year. Couple that with driver and or vehicle shortages and you've got significant delays. The big issue with social media and app cancelations is they're done centrally (presumably Gateshead in Go Aheads case) with information getting mixed up or missed along the way and the lack of local knowledge not helping. Yesterday my 16 minute late south bound bus in Hartlepool dropped out on route 6 at 1635 (should have been 1619), Central Libary and dropped back in going north on route 7 from Gerald Shottons at 1648 and I don't imagine that was reported by the boffins in Sunderland either.