martyjon
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Not related to this thread but important, ALL rail franchises have been suspended with immediate effect, rail cos will be paid a management fee. Source Radio 4 Today program.
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freetoview33
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Looking out it seems like there are next to no buses out. If the tracker is right there are only 3 buses out on the 1.
I highly doubt this. Some buses will be off tho because of illness (covid or not) but this will become a normal occurrence from here on.
Edit: saw in the depot that because of this change to Saturday service tracking won’t happen on the whole.
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TheGrandWazoo
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I wouldn’t be worrying about the tracker.
Just seen 69445 on a 172 and it’s not showing but it’s really not important.
Saturday service running but tracker set up for Monday-Friday timetable.
freetoview33
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But looking out of my window. There should be 1/2/4/76 all I've seen in the last half hour is a 76 terminate and tirn around. Make that a 1 as well!
There is a bit of an issue with the underlying technology if it cant cope with this (not the issue about 12345 being on the next x39xa of course!) but the idea that, because of the way it works, an electronic display at a bus stop cant tell you when the next bus is going to be without it's already been told what timetable it's supposed to be operating on.
Obviously these circumstances are unusual however it's fairly common for the display to revert to 'See timetables' just at the time when the printed timetable is irrelevant and the only useful information would be 'the next bus is an X1 and it's getting here in 10 minutes'.
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There are buses out. The same thing happens at Christmas when the Saturday timetables go into affect
Mixed cleaning being seen on the Bath fleet
The D1 I had this morning was wiped down at the bus station , but one of the U1 buses (33946), has had the same pieces of litter strewn around the bus since Saturday
I've caught it Saturday Sunday and Today , and if doesn't appear to have been cleaned in that time at all
The D1 I had this morning was wiped down at the bus station , but one of the U1 buses (33946), has had the same pieces of litter strewn around the bus since Saturday
I've caught it Saturday Sunday and Today , and if doesn't appear to have been cleaned in that time at all
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Those of us stuck at home obeying the government advice, find looking at the tracker a couple of times a day a light relief from the depression of watching the news.
TheGrandWazoo
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You're looking at the tracker and then see all the services that aren't running because of Coronavirus.....
Best to just look out of the window and enjoy the birds flitting about.
Depends on what you mean by cleaned. I suspect the available cleaners are now told to concentrate on poles, bell pushes etc and have been redeployed at the bus stations as well. Some litter on the floor may look bad (obviously it depends on how much!) however with MacDonalds closing and (I assume) no Metro newspapers about the majority of the sources should be stopped as well.
martyjon
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Worse to come.
NorthernSpirit
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Even walking it from Trowbridge to Westbury and back as part of a circular walk could help, you might even beat the D1!
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My 3 rescue cats do that for me.
Yep I fully expect the buses to stop soon and most of us to be put in this 80% pay thing.
freetoview33
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A basic service is needed, more like a Sunday service, with a few services running a special timetable like the 35 Kingswood - Marshfield and services running no earlier than 7am and no later than 10pm.
Additional cleaning in the main is being done by First staff, not the contract cleaners who clean the buses in the depots. It has been done in Bristol Bus Station and at other locations across the city.
There was actually Metros put on the buses today.
There was actually Metros put on the buses today.
TheGrandWazoo
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They can bring the birds to youMy 3 rescue cats do that for me.
Thinking about it, the bus company’s should be in contact with the hospitals and maybe run a temporary route and timetable for all the key workers still working at the hospital. Seen a lot of posts about nhs workers asking for lifts due to the buses being reduced. I’m still out and about as I’m a key worker, and must say I’m surprised the amount of people I saw on buses today.
Dai Corner
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Off topic for this thread, but Newport Transport are running dedicated services for NHS and emergency services staff. Free too.
martyjon
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Bus cos running services for NHS workers, car park operators offering free parking for NHS workers, why not budget hotel chains offering free accommodation for NHS workers, there are many in a 5 minute walk to Bristols main central hospitals to save these workers the worry of can they get into work tomorrow or can they get home tonight.
freetoview33
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Because you already have hotel workers threatening to not work, forcing them to close.
Dai Corner
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The Government has told hotels to close now.
martyjon
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Ever heard of volunteers, NHS staff could make their own beds, change their own bed linen, NHS staffs kids can still go to schools even though they are closed.
martyjon
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Thank you for the heads up.
ValleyLines142
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I'd enjoy that. I finished work 3 hours ago and I'm climbing up the wall.
TheGrandWazoo
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It’s a nice day. Go for a walk but socially distanced.