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A number of years ago, First abolished all spare driver duties in the name of efficiency. They said at the time that the cost of having a bus sat in the garage due to no driver was less than the cost of having a spare driver if they were not needed. Some may argue that this is a clear example of Fir...

JustinTyme wrote: ↑

21:47 Saturday 16th December 2023

Is it increased loadings or more drivers recruited that has brought this about - or both?

Both. There is still a shortage of drivers, but it's no way near as bad as it was this time last year.

I used it last night to get into Cheltenham Town Centre to meet friends for Christmas drinks. It was one of the Gold double-decks and we had almost a full seated load when we arrived in Cheltenham. Admittedly it's Christmas and the uplift hasn't started yet, but that was still a bit of a surprise at...

It been a long battle, but Service 94 running between Cheltenham and Gloucester is finally returning to pre-Covid frequency levels, from 7th January 2024. The frequency has been sat at 6 buses an hour for a while now, but from the above date it will go to 8 buses an hour. This is a 24-hour service, ...

Thanks, and welcome to the forum.

Shows how long it is since I last paid a visit!

Does Worcester still run Optare Solos? If not, where (and when) did they go?

Thanks.

The website has been very much neglected since I started my new job in September 2021. However, I've been busy this weekend trying to get on top of a few outstanding jobs... Forum software has been updated to the latest version, which hopefully see some of the bugs fixed. Registrations are now open ...

I see you've knocked the mirror off already!

City Walls being one big coach drop off point was always the norm. It used to annoy regular bus users as they closed the bus stop and everyone had to go to St Nicholas Street.