Diamond Bus North West

[Mrboo]

RE: Diamond Bus North West

(10/02/2021 16:44)Mayneway Wrote:  Have you been out lately?? Let me tell you as it is as a driver eco drives in and out of the city centre all day...... people are still travelling and shock horror buses are still busy. Currently the government is subsiding commercial bus journeys and encouraging bus operators to use larger vehicles where possible to aid social distancing. It’s all good and well sending a Solo out on a tendered service but once it’s got 5 passengers on its ‘full’ and your leaving people at bus stops.

Yes buses are not carrying the passenger numbers they carried pre pandemic but their not running around empty.

I am talking tenders and pre pandemic. with no running big buses on routes not getting 40+ at any one time. Deckers are for 65+ passengers often they run round with 20 passengers.

This weekend I have a very busy rail replacement from Clapham Jr to Croydon and buses will be carrying 40+ people each service. I will be loading to the 50% limit but last weekend I was given midi buses and they ran with 15 people+ if people have to wait they wait but there no law about having more people on a bus it down to the driver. but like you pointed out they are getting paid more to put on bigger buses.