tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post2046135758456742750..comments2024-03-25T22:17:35.616+00:00Comments on Public Transport Experience: Loitering Ruefully in Lyme Regis [3]fatbusblokehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-80946295540384827022013-08-16T09:43:12.718+01:002013-08-16T09:43:12.718+01:00It would be possible to have extra buses at each e...It would be possible to have extra buses at each end on stand by. But who then instructs them to operate? Its rare these days to see any inspector/controller around monitoring or managing such matters. That would be an extra expense which the bus companies have usually removed. I don't know the route in detail that's just my observation on what I have seen elsewhere.<br /><br />Another option would be to schedule those extra buses to go into service anyway and drop the arriving bus back - but that can be difficult to schedule particularly on such a long route.<br /><br />My question was intended to emphasise how does the Traffic Commissioner view these circumstances and what would they expect?<br /><br />As a passenger I would feel like giving up if a bus hasn't arrived some 15/20 minutes after its scheduled time. <br /><br />I have recently been re-scheduling a number of peak buses to take account of growing traffic congestion which can vary from day to day. Averaging the times based on actuals has worked well and the buses are now usually there within a minute or two of expected times - but those routes are shorter.<br /><br />I may be wrong and sometimes its often different horses for different courses. Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-45775297053841077532013-08-16T08:04:31.633+01:002013-08-16T08:04:31.633+01:00Whoops - remember now, there was an "A" ...Whoops - remember now, there was an "A" EU plate thingey. fatbusblokehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06833340546527596517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-15007935853320499322013-08-15T18:18:01.495+01:002013-08-15T18:18:01.495+01:00To be realistic, it is probably impossible to atte...To be realistic, it is probably impossible to attempt to calculate how much extra running time would be required to allow for traffic congestion of this nature. It's also worth bearing in mind that an extra bus positioned on standby at each end of the route should at least enable the journeys to start punctually; whereas a significant amount of extra running time on a long route would almost certainly cost more than two extra buses.<br /><br />I can understand the First manager's frustration - local authorities tend to be quick to complain about poor service by bus operators, but they do little to improve the infrastructure to help buses to operate punctually. On the other hand I'm not sure if it's so easy in this case, but sometimes there are relatively simple measures that can help.<br /><br />I suspect that Herr Steinbauer's Urlauber were Österreichisch rather than Deutsch - he hails from Rosenau am Sonntagberg (Sunday mountain) in Austria. He seems to have just a small fleet: <a rel="nofollow">http://www.steinbauer-reisen.at/home/unsere_fahrzeuge.php</a> RC169https://www.blogger.com/profile/03921368833118123055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-50579570171832923012013-08-15T11:11:22.056+01:002013-08-15T11:11:22.056+01:00www.factulance.blogspot.co.uk
:) the blogs are ...www.factulance.blogspot.co.uk<br />:) the blogs are 'good' as ever FBBCalebowhitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10335576154119074070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7432323264902617108.post-47168469940640088282013-08-15T09:04:30.679+01:002013-08-15T09:04:30.679+01:00From what you say the operator realises and accept...From what you say the operator realises and accepts that services will be delayed and running 'late'. This is on a summer Saturday and presumably the same thing happens most weeks in July and August (if not longer). <br />What view would/does the Traffic Commissioner take of this situation?<br />Wouldn't it be better to put in some additional running time so that passengers have some reasonable hope of a bus coming around the time they expect it?Clive Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02059026405966912480noreply@blogger.com