(17 Feb 2025, 3:41 pm)Adrian wrote Seeing as this now appears to have well and truly developed legs, I've created a new thread to discuss the ongoing potential of Industrial Action at Go North East. 

Chronicle Report: https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor...g-31022860

Go North East buses facing strike vote in row on safety and treatment of staff

Who writes these comments for the company? "Recently, we introduced safety briefings for drivers to reinforce best practices, for example to ensure that double deck buses are not driven on routes with low bridges in case it leads to bridge strikes" - I'd say it's little more than best practice to avoid hitting a bridge!

I've been on a GNE double decker bus where the driver blatantly ignored the in-cab warnings of a low bridge and was literally one left turn from hitting a bridge. Maybe something like that