Arriva North West - Southport Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Southport Depot

(26/09/2012 07:14)CX54 DKD Wrote:  

(25/09/2012 23:17)skemnational Wrote:  I think you will find we are running late on that service due to fact St. Helens drivers don't do the 395 correctly last week we had a driver in southport complaining that there was a395 in Ormskirk on the stand with his door shut while passengers were waiting to board then the 375 pulled in 10 mins late and was left to board the passengers which made him even later,395 drivers always mess bout that's why there's always a St. Helens supervisior watching them at Ormskirk,when it was run by skem we helped each other

I think that's a bit unfair, especially considering a significant amount of 352/395 turns are still operated by drivers that came from Skem depot last July.

If they're on the stand and not yet loading then that suggests that perhaps they're not due out yet? Therefore it makes sence for the passengers point of view to catch the first bus heading in their direction. It's quite possibly also the case that some passengers waiting on that 395 with its doors shut have been waiting for the late running 375/385 anyway.

The Ex Skem drivers dont do it,Im not being un fair mate im just telling what drivers have reported to our General Manager,Whether the 395 not due out it still should load passengers we do we get there up to 7 mins early some times we dont shut the doors and say were not loading til 1 minute before we go if the 395 gets say 5 mins drop back time in Ormskirk that is for loading passengers if Arriva wanted you to have 1 min to load passengers they would only give you 1 min,Its the same at concourse we and 395 get 5 mins there they dont do it there