FMR - Service Reliability 2017 +
Posted: 22:14 Tuesday 16th May 2017
Can anyone tell me why the "schools" 32 (DD) arrived 30 minutes late at Green Lane this afternoon please?
I have previously seen this one 20 minutes late.
I'm very keen to see our DDs used after PM schools+colleges to support the frequencies / input the network, BUT only where that can be done reliably.
IF I were working in the planning department I would LIKE to be able to start planning the schedules, allocation of vehicles and drivers etc, by "working backwards" so that the rest of the fleet / crew, reliably provide the services up to c.17.00, (and beyond), - and at least some of the buses ex.schools are then added from c.17.00 onwards.
I think that Worcester's PM jam-ups (and CUSTOMERS) need something like this, with a planned target of reliable PM departures, especially from Crowngate (even if that means reduced frequencies), maximum flexibility and "hands-on" management at Crowngate - til as late as possible.
I realise that the planners do a professional job that follows the "rules" imposed on them (as well as all the "real-world" considerations).
I worry that our Midlands MD is not given (by HQ) the flexibility he needs for Worcester - PERHAPS because of performance "thingies", productivity, £, etc.
I read, sometime ago, on RouteOne, about a big Indian city - I think it was Delhi - where the traffic congestion (and pollution) was so bad, that the bus services also, were "the bare minimum", = "Madness !! "
Because of the recent political adjustments back-home, I've taken a quick look through the future plans of the County and City councils, and they appear to be too weak to help our bus services.
I have previously seen this one 20 minutes late.
I'm very keen to see our DDs used after PM schools+colleges to support the frequencies / input the network, BUT only where that can be done reliably.
IF I were working in the planning department I would LIKE to be able to start planning the schedules, allocation of vehicles and drivers etc, by "working backwards" so that the rest of the fleet / crew, reliably provide the services up to c.17.00, (and beyond), - and at least some of the buses ex.schools are then added from c.17.00 onwards.
I think that Worcester's PM jam-ups (and CUSTOMERS) need something like this, with a planned target of reliable PM departures, especially from Crowngate (even if that means reduced frequencies), maximum flexibility and "hands-on" management at Crowngate - til as late as possible.
I realise that the planners do a professional job that follows the "rules" imposed on them (as well as all the "real-world" considerations).
I worry that our Midlands MD is not given (by HQ) the flexibility he needs for Worcester - PERHAPS because of performance "thingies", productivity, £, etc.
I read, sometime ago, on RouteOne, about a big Indian city - I think it was Delhi - where the traffic congestion (and pollution) was so bad, that the bus services also, were "the bare minimum", = "Madness !! "
Because of the recent political adjustments back-home, I've taken a quick look through the future plans of the County and City councils, and they appear to be too weak to help our bus services.