(10 hours ago)Storx wrote Must say seems a crazy decision by the union. I understand the money side etc but I wouldn't want to drive a bus through Teesville at the best of times nevermind when there's been a 3 hour gap.
There's only one person who's getting that abuse and it isn't the trade union staff (unless he's also a driver - unsure).
It's the long-standing Union agreement I understand - agency staff can only be drafted in to Durham County for contract work, hence the recent use of them at Whitby on the Park & Ride work only (until the closure of Redcar - at which point, the amount of drivers that moved from Redcar to Whitby was enough to take the P1/P2 back in-house with).
As for the Union reps, all Union reps at depot-level at almost every Bus company in this area are drivers with shifts that see them on the road for a few hours.
(11 hours ago)Mark66t wrote 3002 YY75 DSV e200mmc as now arrived back at Arriva yorkshire tracking on 165 to leeds
Returned due to no longer being needed - with the arrival of 3501 and 3502, there's now fleet members to begin type training Stockton drivers on them. As they may be used on work other than 63/64/65 plus Stockton drivers have driving stints on those services now as well.