Hulleys of Baslow

[iMarkeh]

RE: Hulleys of Baslow

(19/08/2021 08:45)KXW212 Wrote:  Even looking at the two TTs issued so far and not withstanding the Viewing Park timing issue on the Traveline Staffordshire one, it still remains a bit puzzling how this is going to be run, A through X1/X57 trip is four hours, no issue there, but add any driving to and from the depot at Baslow from either end and it's seriously pushing it drivers hours wise, especially if its done 'domestic' with split registrations, so may be Euro ?. Unless it interworks duty wise with other routes (110?), which won't help reliability, as has already been mentioned (Snake Pass delays)
The Leek - Macc section appears to omit all the stops (if the Staffs TT is correct) along that section, except Rushton, surely that can't be right with the withdrawal of the all stops D&G 109 ?.
I wonder if there may be more to this than initially meets the eye.

It will be domestic hours. 100%. No one would do it differently. I believe that the X57 changeovers are at Snake Pass so least it's not the end. Driving to/from the depot, as long as it's in a car, I don't belive counts towards drivers hours (legally anyway, company contract may be different so depends on unions).

As for interworking, the route would be X1 and X57 interworking. They don't interwork it now. I think they were going to on Sundays but opted against it because of the punctuality risk.

The last section, you raise some good points. I think we will have to wait for more official information. We've got another 2.5 weeks so I guess more timetables will come out slowly.