Bank Holiday Services
Bank Holiday Services
(28 Aug 2022, 1:23 pm)streetdeckfan For most people (or at least everybody that I know) Sundays and Bank Holidays are just normal days now, so why are operators still treating them as if they're special?I would presume the issue lies with the drivers actually. Stagecoach offer extra benefits to drivers who work bank holidays (extra day added to holiday allowance and higher pay for that day), presumably GNE are the same. Ergo, passenger numbers need to be higher on Sundays and bank holidays. Would be interesting to see someone run a service with a normal timetable on a sunday/bank holiday. I'm doubtful it'd last long though unless it was something like the 20 or 21.
They can say it's because there aren't enough passengers, but why is that?
On a Sunday, I lose my direct half hourly services to Newcastle and Darlington, and go from 6 buses an hour to Durham, to one. It's literally not worth the risk to try and travel by bus on a Sunday!
(28 Aug 2022, 1:23 pm)streetdeckfan For most people (or at least everybody that I know) Sundays and Bank Holidays are just normal days now, so why are operators still treating them as if they're special?I would presume the issue lies with the drivers actually. Stagecoach offer extra benefits to drivers who work bank holidays (extra day added to holiday allowance and higher pay for that day), presumably GNE are the same. Ergo, passenger numbers need to be higher on Sundays and bank holidays. Would be interesting to see someone run a service with a normal timetable on a sunday/bank holiday. I'm doubtful it'd last long though unless it was something like the 20 or 21.
They can say it's because there aren't enough passengers, but why is that?
On a Sunday, I lose my direct half hourly services to Newcastle and Darlington, and go from 6 buses an hour to Durham, to one. It's literally not worth the risk to try and travel by bus on a Sunday!
