(11 Sep 2023, 7:37 pm)Unber43 wrote I heard SCNE don't pay drivers for dead runs, so if you have two dead runs which are 20-30 mins each, youre going to be losing an hour pay, whereas GNE do and there dead run times are quite generous so i think thats a reason, if they didnt I assume a lot of staff would have left, perhaps this could be why SCNE do quite well due to their un-lengthy dead runs.I've never heard of that, but that sounds a bit iffy to me? If you're driving a bus, then you're working and should be paid accordingly. Regardless of whether it is in or out of service.
Wheatshef depot longest dead run is Farringdon probably not sure about others depot.
GNE they probably are (not including school routes)
Deptford - Langley Park (20), Peterlee (206), Hebburn (26)
Washington - Peterlee (X1)
Consett - Metrocentre (6)
Riverside - West Aukland (X21), Middlesbrough [Match Days Only] (X10), Hexham (10)
Percy Main - Metrocentre (1), Blyth (309)
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