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With Glastonbury on there is very little spare capacity on Nottingham contractors.You cant really do anything Leicester is a bit different in that its owned and they can ask drivers in Birmingham to help out.

I pointed out some time ago that High Wycombe was a basket case. If I remember correctly there has been problem after problem at the depot. It has surprised me it has lasted this long. Around 2010 it was on its knees. Aylesbury is a strange one it was a strong performer but with some of the...

Good the National Express fleet is nearly at the replacement age. Only one of the fleet is a 19 plate the others are all on 67 plates.

The Link was easy for passengers. Though for drivers it was always the 32 because that's what was on the destination board.

The depot is in Harlow. Splitting it at St Albans is who will operate it. Luton is full to capacity. Hemel if also full after the closure of Watford. Drivers hours permit one round trip. It's a non starter if there was a depot in St Albans there will be staff shuttles to consider which will eat...

The problem I have is everyone talks of all this public ownership. Fair enough. What about the villages on the edges who will be responsible.It's all geared towards the big towns.

Hydroliners have been off the road since end of January I think. There are problems with the fuelling station. Walsall has had a few buses transferred from Wolverhampton

What will happen to the 2 municipals left. Cardiff and Newport. We can't have one rule for the country and one for the council companies.

Franchising only works for the big towns. What about the Mid Wales areas like Welshpool who will actually operate the services

When they ask for a child day ticket I issue them one. I don't ask for ID that's for inspectors. It happens very often adults ask for a child day ticket. Nothing to do with the driver the prices are displayed right on the reader.

Exactly one of the reasons. Inspectors have actually been increased. That's their job am just a driver. It's funny when passengers get caught and say I saw the ticket their phone is dead. They try to blame the driver instead of just accepting their fate.

I would suggest that's an operator issue. As a driver and passenger at times. I just book tickets saves me the aggro. Let's make things easier.

Fare evasion is actually common. In the West Midlands drivers are not allowed to confront passengers. You just let them on. Even if an adult wants a child day ticket you just sell them one. Student tickets are also a target. They are sold at a discount. Inspectors only check tickets don't even...

Let's even ask the first question. Do the authority have enough funds for the procedure is the first thing.

Don't see what the fuss is about. Flixbus have always been online bookings apart from London where there has always been a ticket agent. Walk on fares have never been their selling point. Booking fee looks reasonable. Let's not make a mountain out of a molehill

I would add to his comment on youths. Birmingham has 2 schools about 2 miles apart. One of the schools the kids are well behaved you can't really fault them. The other school well they have vandalised buses. They open doors at traffic lights and jump out of the emergency exit. The situation has...

The Chesterfield, Mansfield and Worksop operations were branded as Chesterfield Transport. With the purchase of Yorkshire Traction and reorganisation that's when they were broken up with Chesterfield moving to Yorkshire and Mansfield and Worksop moved to East Midlands

Having worked in London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham and The South Wales Valleys it varies how you view it. In all the places I have mentioned above except the Welsh Valleys you need an assault screen because there are nut jobs in those towns. Welsh Valleys never had a problem or need an...

As a driver don't see much difference in buses. As long as it does the job no problem.

Seems fair to me. It makes planning easier. Most places you end up with regular passengers dreading to use buses due to football fans behaviour.