tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post1982918627705129237..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: A Bard is Bereft of Buses? (5)fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-33296021995325916592016-11-15T20:45:42.415+00:002016-11-15T20:45:42.415+00:00You still can (or will be able to), you just have ...You still can (or will be able to), you just have to use a different search tool. <br /><br />I have never been a great fan of the search anyway. It gives such little information that it inevitably leads to jumping the gun and speculative guessing. <br /><br />I doubt the majority of bus users even know (or care) the search exists.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-51819830298578603942016-11-15T17:17:31.575+00:002016-11-15T17:17:31.575+00:00Warwickshire County Council did in fact publicise ...Warwickshire County Council did in fact publicise Johnsons' changes of 23 October several weeks in advance, as did Johnsons themselves. However, Stratford Station interchange opened apparently without ceremony. Traffic congestion in the area is usually bad so I'm not surprised that no other Johnsons services - nor anyone else's services - call in. <br />I suspect that the benefit to the few of dong so would be considerably outweighed by longer journey times for the majority.PHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-27262559591726415212016-11-15T12:54:37.667+00:002016-11-15T12:54:37.667+00:00This just gives you the fortnightly N & P. On ...This just gives you the fortnightly N & P. On the previous system you could see everything, by traffic area, that had been deposited that day and accepted. <br /><br />I suspect it was the subject of consultation with operators and LA's and they didn't like bus users etc finding out about changes and asking questions before they had caught up with what was going on. Far better to leave it to the last minute. <br /><br />I'm getting cynical as usual. Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-28953219799023787132016-11-15T11:48:23.132+00:002016-11-15T11:48:23.132+00:00Interestingly, I looked at the official Stratford ...Interestingly, I looked at the official Stratford upon Avon visitors website. It (half correctly) tells visitors most buses are provided by Stagecoach, and links to their website.<br />Unfortunately, it links to the "national" page, giving you easy access to the Stagecoach Annual Report, but not the promised maps and timetables!<br />If the town can't link to the information correctly, it makes you wonder why the operators should do it for them! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-74706068870100868342016-11-15T11:28:25.460+00:002016-11-15T11:28:25.460+00:00The CYJ posters for stations are generally only do...The CYJ posters for stations are generally only done once a year and as the same contractor appears to be doing them all they tend to be spread throughout the year. I normally get Branksome Parkstone Poole and Hamworthy to do in August which appears to be the time frame for South West Trains. I've had a look at Stratford on the Mentz software we use for Traveline, but as it's out of area for us in the south west it isn't always up to date. We import the out of area stops a couple of times a year if we need to. The station stops have not yet moved to the top of the steps on our system, but I can see that they don't appear to have a "footpath" connecting them to the station. A "footpath" is a defined link that we use to attach a station to any relevant bus stop without which the journey planner will simply find a walking route based on the location of the station and any other stop, hence that odd journey plan of catching a bus for one minute. Ken Traveline DorsetAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-80919482906614114772016-11-15T10:27:39.031+00:002016-11-15T10:27:39.031+00:00All looks much better today. Johnsons 6/7 and X7 c...All looks much better today. Johnsons 6/7 and X7 correctly shown running from the Interchange (though merely called Railway Station), and the 3 from Alcester Road.<br /><br />The new Johnson routes are largely regular interval, and rather look as though an ex-big group manager has designed them.<br /><br />The CYJ posters are not updated as often as the online versions, but I have found a direct approach to the contractor at the e-mail address shown is usually good enough to get the on-line version updated fairly rapidly. It is up to the individual train operator as to how often the printed one is replaced - local experience is that they try to tie it to railway timetable changes, so perhaps two or three times a year.Shieldsmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197794322283545552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-73001822302081860312016-11-15T09:34:40.867+00:002016-11-15T09:34:40.867+00:00Yes this change to the VOSA web site seems to be y...Yes this change to the VOSA web site seems to be yet another example of so called improvements making things worse. There was no announcement that the registration list would no longer be available, but now it can't be found.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-20146478733368658402016-11-15T08:59:51.650+00:002016-11-15T08:59:51.650+00:00This VOSA site is still open just now https://www....This VOSA site is still open just now https://www.gov.uk/guidance/notices-and-proceedings-for-the-west-of-englandBobnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-86682377225882905302016-11-15T08:48:53.980+00:002016-11-15T08:48:53.980+00:00I used to log on to the VOSA website to see the fo...I used to log on to the VOSA website to see the forthcoming changes that local bus operators were making. It didn't have complete detail but listed the service number, terminal points and whether it was a new registration, change or cancellation.<br /><br />As of last Friday this facility has changed and access now only appears to be available to bus operators and local authorities? Why? Have I misunderstood and it is actually accessible elsewhere? Or is it a case that such information is now classed as a 'state secret' which if it fell into the hands of bus users would cause concern, questions and objections. As shown on this website operators don't often like to consult but prefer to simply decide and make the change, with information coming out at the last minute - if at all.Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.com