(20 Apr 2026, 9:34 am)PH - BQA wrote Must have been a different 18 to the one I tried to use then. I still see it on my commute now, ran by Northstar, and it seems slightly more punctual in the peaks than it did when Stagecoach ran it.
Could you point to a specific false narrative raised regarding the Stagecoach operation of the service? All points I’ve raised have been accurate, and truthfully most of the points apply to most of their operation.
Well for one, everyone claiming Stagecoach's service 18 was just as bad when it was evidently more on time. I don't see how Northstar are more punctual than Stagecoach when Stagecoach ran it on time more often. I'm afraid you don't seem to know what punctual means.
Another claim was that Stagecoach never notified Nexus regarding timetable issues; but they did. As I mentioned previously, there was two timetable changes in the same year due to timetable issues.
And while I understand Northstars situation and understand why they don't, Stagecoach were overall more punctual by being able to put a fourth bus on when needed.
On Sundays and evenings, some drivers are still forgetting to serve BT on the rare scheduled trips via BT, that's not very punctual.
I'm not at all blaming Northstar for being less punctual, but I am however stating the facts that they are no where near Stagecoach level of punctuality on the 18s, like some of you are claiming.