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[iMarkeh]

RE: Go North West - FLEETNEWS ONLY - NO STRIKE TALK!

(22/05/2021 08:17)Mrboo Wrote:  School Dupes now should be cut as buses are now back to close to full use apart from standing and backward facing seats. As it a waste of money that could pay for tenders.

I think the plan is to evaluate how well the 'all forward facing seats' thing works out as some areas have upto 80% of passengers back and capacity is around 80% so that is still a full bus. In some areas though, some dupes may not be needed but it's best seeing how things go with passengers returning before forcing all the school kids onto normal buses and then having to scramble to get the buses back if 1, the advice gets reverted or 2, if buses get overcrowded then with school kids.

Give it a few weeks while they work out actual on bus capacities and maybe then schools will come down slowly. Not GNW related but some which stand out are those on the ultra high frequency services, still with dupes and they will almost certainly have space but they have kept the dupes in case. Just think, if there are delays or breakdowns, before, it was ok to have 1 bus rammed full for a short distance to get kids to school. Now that's not acceptable. A number of school buses pre Covid were standing room anyway and now standing isn't allowed and so while they may be able to reduce the amount of school dupes, to outright scrap them I think it may be a bit too soon just yet.