The only think I cant think of is in the past the deckers that come back from milehouse usually go on the 93 to 50 then eventually on the 36 then on the 34 for a few days them the 38 and get spread around other decker routes, so maybe tomorrow it will go on the 36
I really dont understand how anybody could have though that the line ‘correct at time of print’. was of any use to anybody! It can only be beaten by having a timetable printed with a line 'Incorrect at time of print'!
I can't see how this one can be any way useful. It has no indication of the times of buses at this stop.
Could you point me to the evidence for this?
Real-time information screens are so far removed from printed timetables as to not be comparable. Apples and pears.
Biggest shock horror is that there are two moderately serviceable wooden seats adjacent to this stop incorporated into the wall of the Terrace, but most people sitting there have no intention of catching a bus e.g. it's the favoured spot for Poundland employees for a fag break. From my personal experience, I've only ever seen a scattering of locals boarding buses here, almost always an A17. If you see a surprisingly alert older guy with a stick sitting here observing things it'll probably be me.
Do come and say hello! Yesterday afternoon for instance in the space of 20 minutes max a little after 3 p.m. three separate 16s or 16As, only one of which had a passenger, probably the most intensive service the 16 has ever had, but for why?It's a lovely route, and a remarkable survivor, but why for Pete's sake?The 5 seems to be home at present to a rather old Citybus single decker of some length - I should imagine this might cause some issues on its new section of route to the housing estate off Newlyn Coombe?
The Omnistop timetable is stop specific, so works best on corridors. A full timetable is a lot easier to maintain at stop level, as you can produce multiple copies. For infrequent services and rural services, it is a better option and requires less work in the office to produce the required number of displays, important if you haven't got enough people to do things in the office, or if they don't know what they're doing.
I think I got my westbound and eastbound mixed up before. Having been and studied the situation today here is the info displayed on each:-
I can see the logic of relocating it. It's a wider pavement and the kerbline is straighter. However, that latter benefit has been nullified by having the loading bays before the stop. They should be after to allow buses to pull straight on.
I agree absolutely on your comments concerning the kerbline. The irony is, though, that most of the problems that resulted were caused by the constant procession of illegal eastbound traffic over the last decade and a half that was never addressed by the traffic authorities: the straightforward no entry signs (with the two exceptions listed) have seemingly now put paid to all that. Cornwall Council had claimed in emails in response to mine that it was 'illegal' to put up such signs!!
500 Years of Management Experience : Go Cornwall Bus
www.transportforcornwall.co.uk
"Management team with 500 years of experience now driving the Cornish bus network
A remarkably experienced team with more than 500 years of knowledge between them has been assembled to steer the new Go Cornwall Bus services.
The management team of Go Cornwall Bus is responsible for delivering services across Cornwall, running buses the length and breadth of the county.
This year Cornwall Council awarded an eight-year contract to Go Cornwall Bus, to operate the local bus network across the county including many community routes that would otherwise not be commercially viable.
That equates to nearly half of all bus journeys made in Cornwall – a huge undertaking.
Such an epic task needs a team to match and a network of highly experienced managers are now in post across the county with a main base in Truro.
Go Cornwall Bus is part of Go South West – which includes Plymouth Citybus and is part of the wider Go Ahead Group, meaning Cornish buses now have unprecedented support and experience from even further afield.
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“So, in order to provide the best service possible we need a highly experienced team to deliver it. That’s why we’ve placed such great importance on creating your local management team based in Truro bursting with knowledge and people you can trust with your buses.
“We calculated that between them they have a remarkable 509 years of experience in operating buses!”
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General Manager – Darren Hewlett
Operations Manager – Mel Williams
Service Delivery Coordinator – Caroline Spurr
Network Control Manager – Michael Gomes/ Sheldon O’Moore
Service Delivery Manager Newquay – Laurence Mayhew
Service Delivery Inspector Newquay – Kevin Foster/Thomas Bradshaw
Service Delivery Inspector Scorrier – Simon Hooper/Craig Shipley
Inspector in Charge Helston – Daniel Glass/ Bobby Robinson
Service Delivery Manager Liskeard – Andy Stevens
Service Delivery Inspector – Liskeard – Dave Clemens/Steve Hart
Inspector in Charge – Bodmin – James Grose
Relief Inspector in Charge Bodmin – Robbie Aitken
Inspector in Charge – Launceston and Bude – Louise Stephens
Service Quality Manager – Paul Pollard/ Chris Mitchell
Customer Experience Manager – James Church
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To tell us how inept 509 years of experience is?
Somebody was bored! It's very vague as to what they mean by 'experience' as it averages out at 25 years each whereas (with all due respect to any on the board) a 'Relief Inspector in Charge' isn't likely to have many years of running buses, however they might have many years of working on them. Plus all these people can do is deliver whatever Cornwall CC tell them to do and, I suspect, the knowledge level at the CC isn't as good. I'm assuming that engineering is refereed to as 'Service Delivery' above as, otherwise, there arnt many people making sure that the 'customer experience' includes the wheels being attached!
Thanks for that.
It IS on the DVSA viz
CORMAC, TISCOTT WOOD DEPOT, BUSH, BUDE, EX23 9LE, GB 6vehs
Vehicle Operator Licensing - GOV.UK
www.vehicle-operator-licensing.service.gov.uk
I nearly spat my breakfast out when I read that.
I guess when I worked for London Transport, they could have wheeled out a figure of tens of thousands years of experience 'in house' at the levels quoted and above. It's all virtually meaningless bullocks, of course.I nearly spat my breakfast out when I read that.
