Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

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RE: Arriva North West - Winsford Depot

(20/04/2017 08:29)Valandil Wrote:  Thing is though, the route isn't going to be profitable unless adequate resource is put in.
This is the madness of the austerity way of thinking: if you cut costs, you could end up cutting your custom by even more.

I once heard that the 130 was a "Sapphire" service ... lol ...

There is a perfectly good vehicle management system that shows exactly where individual buses are, and if a late running bus is identified coming in and its a driver relief, then its reasonable to send out a fresh bus (on time) with the relieving driver.
But, as has been pointed out, the 'spare bus' luxury is long gone. Unless extra resource/running time is put in with a fundamental recast of the timetable, nothing will change.