Having had a look at Team Pennine on BusTimes today...
if BusTimes is to be believed (note large caveat, there may be other vehicles etc not shown) and this is not a complete trawl...
Halifax 526 and 574 - only one bus out of three running
Halifax 530 and 577 - only one bus out of two running
Halifax 343 and 534 - only two buses out of three running
Halifax 563 - only one bus out of two running
Halifax 502, 514, 524, 546/561/562, 20/21, all OK but some short turns and long delays on 524 (see also below)
Huddersfield 319 - only one bus of three running but swapped over with some overlap when two were running
Huddersfield 324 - nothing since 9am (should be two)
Huddersfield 360 - only one bus out of two running, but was two earlier
The D1 and X1 seem to be running a full service, also 303/304, 262
The Team Pennine website says nothing about any of this.
The website (service updates) also says:
- the 574 is not running to Booth and Midgley - clearly it is
- the 524 is not running to Wainstalls - it is (on some journeys)
- the 524 is not serving Mixenden - it is (on some journeys)
Staff shortages happen, although if this is as it appears (caveat repeated) then it is very poor. But the lack of reporting is far worse. Sorry but I'm not into Twitter so if it is out there somewhere (or on the App) them maybe some people will know what's happening, but many won't. How to drive people off the bus.....
I was planning a possible trip to this area involving the 524, the 574 and a (downhill) walk between them, but this put me off, I planned a potential nearby alternative but in the event went further north for a couple of days. Here I took many journeys (10) on a much maligned bus company, all ran, none more than max 10 minutes late, no sign of any missed journeys on any route that I could see. Reports to follow.