(20 Apr 2026, 1:05 am)cr51xln wrote Only thing Stagecoach did differently during similar roadworks in the same place was have a duty manager start a journey on time in a spare bus, and swap buses where we met coming the other way, and they finished the late running journey... or they'd cover an entire journey to allow drivers to start their breaks on time.
Stagecoach were not paid to provide that fourth bus and driver, and only provided them where there was about to be lost mileage or drivers being late for their breaks (as the 18 drivers were also 317 drivers, another secured contract - where delays on either could affect each other). This was never done on any other routes at the depot, and lost mileage was just an everyday occurrence on the commercial services - but where's the bustimes analysts for those?
Hear, hear!