(21 May 2023, 1:18 pm)Michael wrote Ye its a odd change, unless info is missing from VOSA?This was always going to happen, problem is people won't be able to get to B&Q or Morrisons by one bus. 18/99 for top end, 8 for B&Q
Also leaves Pallion shops (in front of them) with only the 18 and 99.. which have rubbish timetables, I doubt old people would want to walk extra.
(22 May 2023, 5:00 am)Dan wrote The swap of the 3 and 4 in Plains Farm will purely be a decision to allow a PVR reduction - I’d imagine the 4 has slack in its timetable whereas the 3 will be tightened up with the move to a 15 min frequency (currently 1hr 36m round trip, likely to move to 1hr 30m on new 15 min frequency), hence saving a PVR.
The Plains Farm diversion probably feels worse than it actually is - the 3 is timed to take 4 mins between the Prospect and the bottom of Grindon Lane, whereas the 4 is timed take 1 (ie difference of 3 mins).
All in all, I’d say these are a fairly sensible set of changes, considering the post-Covid recovery of the network in Sunderland and the need to generate revenue or cut costs by £millions to fund the recent (inflated) pay award for their staff.
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This has a lot to do with cuts in fleets due to a yes man being in charge of Stagecoach NE