Greater Manchester Service Changes

[iMarkeh]

RE: Greater Manchester Service Changes

(04/08/2021 19:51)knutstransport Wrote:  It's common sense that you would do where there's a short turnaround, otherwise you just make things difficult for drivers by adding additional unnecessary reversing movements in to the mix. I would guess if someone was stupid enough to allocate stand 6 at Macc for a 58 arrival and stand 3 for a 14 departure that the High Peak driver would use common sense and go straight in to stand 3 if it's available and drop off the 58 passengers there, before picking up the 14 passengers and going straight back out again. The turnaround time is so short there isn't time to mess around with reversing from one stand to another, even if other drivers aren't trying to reverse out at the same time.

I don't know any driver who would drop off at stand 6 to then reverse, go around the bus station and then come back to stand 3. I know common sense is lacking in some drivers but no one will ever make the job more difficult than it needs to be. As long as there is space and the interworking works, you just go straight to the departures stand and then layover there. It's bonkers to assume people would do otherwise else god help some bus stations in other areas which have interworking on a large scale. Nah, no driver, unless the bus station is some highly guarded, PTE bus station with little hitlers intentionally trying to fine you, you will drop off at a designated bay and then layover if you have a lot of time or if not (<5 minutes or so), go straight to the departures bay, load and unload there.

(04/08/2021 19:51)knutstransport Wrote:  It doesn't look like the registration for the X1 has been accepted by the TC yet so I would say it's normal for Cheshire East to not publicise a new service until it's been confirmed by the TC it can start. Although, with the 191 Lymm Shopper they didn't add it to their website as soon as it was registered, despite Cheshire East actually providing funding towards the new Warrington Borough Council awarded contract so that it serves Little Bollington. Even now it only appears on the changes page with no mention of the route, unless you download the timetable pdf.

84 hasn't been accepted, nor has the 391/392 but they are included (The accepted ones from D&G aren't included though). I think it's just CEC being weird.