Megabus reduced network from Monday.National Express coach network reduced from Tuesday 24 March to service level similar to Christmas Day. Timetables now on website at https://www.nationalexpress.com/en/help/live-service-updates
Megabus reduced network from Monday.National Express coach network reduced from Tuesday 24 March to service level similar to Christmas Day. Timetables now on website at https://www.nationalexpress.com/en/help/live-service-updates
It'll presumably be based on the staffing levels they have.
Go North East have now also announced they will be running a Sunday Service, with additional early morning journeys, and some services running different timetables if they don’t run on a sunday.
The AD122 and Toon Tour summer services will not commence and won’t operate this year
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/coronavirus/
It'll presumably be based on the staffing levels they have.
It'll presumably be based on the staffing levels they have.
@dvboy do you have a link for details on pausing season tickets, I know colleagues who will be affected but can only find info about ENCTS restrictions being lifted... Thanks
traffic commissioner has said things can be changed at short notice
However I do believe bus companies will lose passengers over this because of their failures to take note of all passengers needs with the inadequate sunday service.... I dont mean freqs... I think the complaints will increase over the next couple of days...
If you don't think the problem is frequencies, what do you think it is?
Phil getting a getting it. .I Suspect he menas routes that don't get any services on a Sunday, or at least none before lunch.
Phil getting a getting it. .
The Current Bus network need to operate for what the country is now in , not on routes when everything was open. Services need to be geared to getting people to work, supermarkets and Hospitals and that's it. You dont need a bus every 10mins to closed shops, you do need buses to get to hospitals, places of work etc which in some case have been forgotten about..
That more or less parallels with the Hull based bus company that they own: https://www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk/coronavirusGo North East have now also announced they will be running a Sunday Service, with additional early morning journeys, and some services running different timetables if they don’t run on a sunday.
The AD122 and Toon Tour summer services will not commence and won’t operate this year
https://www.gonortheast.co.uk/coronavirus/
Coronavirus (COVID19) update
5 days ago Mon 16th Mar 2020
An update on coronavirus (COVID-19) and buses
Update: 8am, 20 March 2020
All services currently running as normal, but we will move to a temporary timetable from Monday 23 March (see below).
We ask that you follow some simple advice when using buses (see below).
Concessionary passengers can now use their passes at any time.
From Monday 23 March, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, we’ll be temporarily changing our timetables.
Most services will run to a Sunday timetable, but with extra early morning journeys to allow workers to travel. Routes which don’t have Sunday buses will also have a special timetable.
Phil getting a getting it. .
The Current Bus network need to operate for what the country is now in , not on routes when everything was open. Services need to be geared to getting people to work, supermarkets and Hospitals and that's it. You dont need a bus every 10mins to closed shops, you do need buses to get to hospitals, places of work etc which in some case have been forgotten about..
But given the amount of "key workers" their are going to be a lot of schools remaining open.Lockdown? I've heard about this since monday, and as soon schools were shutting that give us the biggest clue.
But given the amount of "key workers" their are going to be a lot of schools remaining open.
Are school buses staying?
Lockdown? I've heard about this since monday, and as soon schools were shutting that give us the biggest clue.
I believe even with the reduced resources, a better service could operate to better match actually demands.
I'm not familiar with the 192 other than its infamy during the bus wars!I think it's fair to say that the most frequent route on temporary timetables is the Stagecoach Manchester 192 running every 5 minutes.
The Hazel Grove 192 does go past Stepping Hill Hospital but stops on the main road. The terminators stop inside.I'm not familiar with the 192 other than its infamy during the bus wars!
Glancing at the post 23rd March timetable it does offer a 5 minute frequency over the core with a 10 minute frequency on each of the two extremities, one of which serves a hospital.
As I say I'm not familiar so could be out of my depth but that frequency does seem like an over provision given they are only supposed to be catering for essential unavoidable travel.
Given that the timetable appears to be straight off the system used for drivers running boards (complete with low bridge warning!) I wonder how 'carefully created' this timetable is as it seems pretty similar to the pre 23rd March timetable?