Great Western Passenger Forum

TaplowGreen

Transport Scholar
Hero Member

Posts: 9220

Stagecoach buses - Plymouth

« on: September 08, 2021, 18:02:33 »

I'm working in Plymouth for a few weeks, thankfully I don't need to rely on buses but those that Stagecoach operate locally seem to be pretty chaotic....mass cancellations, shortage of drivers etc.....Citybus seem to be holding up OK, but any ideas from those "in the know" what the problem is? Brexit dividend perhaps?


	Logged

trainbuff

Transport Scholar
Sr. Member

Posts: 258

Re: Stagecoach buses - Plymouth

« Reply #1 on: September 08, 2021, 23:38:48 »

In my area of Plymouth, Citybus serves us. It isnt that good actually. Certainly could not rely on into work. Cancellations shown at last minute and I have heard from the local Forum for my area that a wait of 90 minutes has occurred a few times. There should be 2 an hour on 40/41 and a 42A once an hour. The latter is genuinely more reliable but not always. What the cause of this is I dont know, but bus drivers get paid awfully for their shifts.


	Logged

Invest in Railways in Devon and Cornwall!

plymothian

Hero Member

Posts: 886

Re: Stagecoach buses - Plymouth

« Reply #2 on: September 09, 2021, 00:52:25 »

Lots of Stagecoach drivers have jumped ship to Citybus lately.


	Logged

Please be aware that only the first 4 words of this post will be platformed on this message board.

GBM

Transport Scholar
Hero Member

Posts: 1950

Re: Stagecoach buses - Plymouth

« Reply #3 on: September 09, 2021, 06:32:48 »

All companies short of drivers.
In Cornwall both companies have expanded their base routes, but struggling for drivers.
Schools and colleges have now returned, so extra drivers and vehicles required, so it's possible normal service runs could have been pulled in favour of the contracted work.


	Logged

Personal opinion only. Writings not representative of any union, collective, management or employer. (Think that absolves me...........)
[Image from here is not available to guests]

TaplowGreen

Transport Scholar
Hero Member

Posts: 9220

Re: Stagecoach buses - Plymouth

« Reply #4 on: September 09, 2021, 17:13:36 »

Quote from: plymothian on September 09, 2021, 00:52:25

Lots of Stagecoach drivers have jumped ship to Citybus lately.

Yes I had heard that too....although having said that......

https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/plymouth-news/plymouth-citybus-axes-more-100-5896339


« Last Edit: September 09, 2021, 22:07:00 by TaplowGreen »	Logged

Do you have something you would like to add to this thread, or would you like to raise a new question at the Coffee Shop? Please [register] (it is free) if you have not done so before, or login (at the top of this page) if you already have an account - we would love to read what you have to say!

You can find out more about how this forum works [here] - that will link you to a copy of the forum agreement that you can read before you join, and tell you very much more about how we operate. We are an independent forum, provided and run by customers of Great Western Railway, for customers of Great Western Railway and we welcome railway professionals as members too, in either a personal or official capacity. Views expressed in posts are not necessarily the views of the operators of the forum.

As well as posting messages onto existing threads, and starting new subjects, members can communicate with each other through personal messages if they wish. And once members have made a certain number of posts, they will automatically be admitted to the "frequent posters club", where subjects not-for-public-domain are discussed; anything from the occasional rant to meetups we may be having ...

Pages: [1]

« previous next »