Greater Manchester Service Changes

[Nwales Bus]

RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(09/09/2021 21:26)redstar Wrote:  Reading about Hulleys is very confusing. They seem to change and amend their timetable on a regular basis and then give up the X1 totally, after a short period of time. I hear that HGV drivers are in short supply, this must be spreading to buses, especially those with smaller fleets.

Hulleys announced on Facebook last week that two of their new driver recruits did not start at the company, alongside 4 other drivers leaving, resulting in a shortage for the new timetables. It’s nice to see a company being honest to customers and canceling the two new services to stabilise the network instead of missing boards on almost all routes.

It’s a problem across the whole country, can’t blame the drivers who’ve jumped ship, some lorry companies are offering great incentives at the moment alongside nearly double the hourly pay compared to Bus Companies