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Thanks for the info. On paper a 33% reduction in bph but it still seems like a 5 minute core frequency is overkill in the current circumstances.The Longsight shorts are just dropped.
Thanks for the info. On paper a 33% reduction in bph but it still seems like a 5 minute core frequency is overkill in the current circumstances.The Longsight shorts are just dropped.
I guess it's what is easiest to come up with at very short notice - just swap to Saturday from M-F. Sunday may be too large a step to take all in one go. I suspect going to Sunday levels of service, or bespoke timetables, are a likely action quite soon.Thanks for the info. On paper a 33% reduction in bph but it still seems like a 5 minute core frequency is overkill in the current circumstances.
I guess it's what is easiest to come up with at very short notice - just swap to Saturday from M-F. Sunday may be too large a step to take all in one go. I suspect going to Sunday levels of service, or bespoke timetables, are a likely action quite soon.
Newport Transport - Saturday, March 21, 2020
As the main bus operator in Newport, Newport Bus is reaching out to emergency services personnel: NHS, Ambulance, Fire and Police Service by providing free bus transport on our network of bus services for the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic.
In addition, we will offer alternative transportation to NHS Staff and Emergency services workers as follows:
To arrange email name, contact number, address, drop off point and shift time to: [email protected]
- Pick up of residents from Cwmbran and Newport (from their closest bus stop or safe place)
- Drop off in Newport only (Royal Gwent Hospital, St Woolos, St Cadocs, Police stations, Fire Station)
- Monday to Friday mini bus service with multiple pick up and drop off points expected
This alternative transport provision is available for those emergency workers living in both Newport and Cwmbran working in Newport where there is not an alternative Newport Bus service operating. When boarding any of our services simply show your staff ID badge to the driver on boarding.
Scott Pearson, MD for Newport Transport explains: “We understand that reliable transport is key for our emergency workers to get to work so by offering free travel on our bus services and special minibus services for those not on a bus route we can ensure that they can get to where they need to be and provide the amazing care as they do every day.”
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I guess it's what is easiest to come up with at very short notice - just swap to Saturday from M-F. Sunday may be too large a step to take all in one go. I suspect going to Sunday levels of service, or bespoke timetables, are a likely action quite soon.
NAT Group said:CASHLESS: From Wednesday (this week), we will temporarily only be taking contactless payments on our buses (ApplePay, GooglePay, contactless card, concessionary card or mobile app). Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause, but the safety of our employees and fellow passengers is in question if we continue to take cash.
What's the issue with cash? Is it especially prone to carrying the disease? How long does the virus stay alive after it has left the host anyway?South Wales operator NAT is to stop accepting cash
What's the issue with cash? Is it especially prone to carrying the disease? How long does the virus stay alive after it has left the host anyway?
Ah, I see.2-3 days in the right conditions on plastics and stainless steel. Other materials vary quite a lot.
Ah, I see.
At the start of this situation, there was much talk on "serious radio" (BBC R4 and World Service, the health and science programmes) about how long the coronavirus lived outside the host. But I hadn't seen or heard anything since, which is strange given the saturation coverage in every strand of radio programme. No-one has stated that to my knowledge, nor explained the reasons for hand washing every time you enter the house. If I recall correctly, most viruses are dead fairly quickly after leaving a host, which is why you can be within 2 metres of someone, so long as they don't cough (travels further) or sneezes (travels much further and is vapourised, making it easier to take deep into the airway).
It means that the virus circulating in unfiltered air conditioning systems will only persist for a couple of hours at the most, especially as aerosol droplets tend to settle on surfaces faster in disturbed air.
But the NIH study found that the SARS-CoV-2 virus survives for longer on cardboard – up to 24 hours – and up to 2-3 days on plastic and stainless-steel surfaces.
Thanks for that, I haven't read it yet but will imminently.This sums the current understanding pretty well, particularly the part i've quoted below.
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200317-covid-19-how-long-does-the-coronavirus-last-on-surfaces
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
Excellent - shows the best side of local, municipal operation.Newport Transport are to provide a free, dedicated service for NHS and emergency services
https://www.newportbus.co.uk/media
Hello, we live in Gordon and that is our only service, people here are taking the issue very seriously.Borders Buses are running restricted timetables as from today. I saw a 60 pass through Duns at just after 9am with a passenger load of nil. Good to see that the message is getting across - in my neck of the woods, anyway.
Looking at bus loadings today (from my window I might add) on First WY & Arriva Yorkshire, passenger numbers during the middle of the day have amounted to 1 or 2 per bus, and these are double decks.
Unless the driver is being paid £4 per hour, this isn't even covering their costs, so they must be losing a fortune.
I'm wondering if more drastic service cuts should be made, not even a sunday service but maybe a maximum of one per hour or even less.
I reckon a bare minimum skeleton service should consist of something like a Christmas Day service but with additional routes running and peak hour journeys to cater for key workers. Anything that’s turn up and go (every 10 minutes or more) should be scaled back to 2 buses per hour while other services could go down to 1 or 0.5 buses per hour depending on where it serves. Hospital services I think should remain more or less the same (with reduced frequency) while any route primarily aimed at the tourist market or already served by another form of transport can get the chop for now while we deal with this crisis.