Bus operators decide to have additional Bank Holiday

[wirralbus]

RE: Bus operators decide to have additional Bank Holiday
Tight turns with parked vehicles potentially getting in the way are another of the possible H&S risks to assessed , usually assessed for full size single deckers which are longer than a double decker in most cases but not all.

[RedPanda]

RE: Bus operators decide to have additional Bank Holiday

(27/12/2015 21:26)motormayhem1 Wrote:  Thats correct wirralbus thanks lol , I've mentioned to management that deckers have been used on most routes prior to the the DLA'S , VLW'S and now Enviro400 turning up but there words are they must not be used if they have not been risk assest by the road saftey team which would take one round the route and point out potential hazards as after all we are playing with humans health and saftey and they dont want anything bad to happen to passengers like a de-roofing or something.

I know what you mean but how long has St. Helens had its deckers just over a year isn't it? So how come its taken so long and still its not been done.

[wirralbus]

RE: Bus operators decide to have additional Bank Holiday
Basically because the new double decker's had been got for the 10/10A and to be honest emergency use on other routes that had previously been past for deckers . The older double decker buses are specifically for school work , outside of school work may see use or may not depending on conditions.

[Metroline1511]

RE: Bus operators decide to have additional Bank Holiday

(26/12/2015 12:40)Dentonian Wrote:  Saturday 2nd will be a normal (Sat) service everywhere, surely.

Buses are run based on the perceived demand for the given days. Today, there are Shops open and presumably Sales on in Manchester and Liverpool. So, for instance, there are "special" (basically Sunday levels) of service on many routes into Manchester, but very few buses in the suburbs. Monday is a Bank Holiday, so services are geared up to the demand, based on very few people working, and those that are, will be those who usually work shifts/unsociable hours, so will usually be (reluctant or otherwise) car owners.
Tuesday to Thursday will see more people working, but as its School hols, there will still be many parents on holiday, and so a reduction in demand for peak hour services. This usually means a quasi off-peak service, described as either Mon-Fri with reduced peak extras, or Saturday with daytime service levels starting earlier in the morning.

The circumstance of "bank holiday in lieu" is nothing new, as Xmas Day/NYD and/or Boxing Day, fall on a weekend somkething like 2 years in every 5. Indeed, if 2016 wasn't a leap year, we would have Xmas Day & Boxing Day covering the weekend, and then both Monday & Tuesday as "lieu" Boxing Days.

As Christmas Day this year (2016) is a Sunday, the Monday & Tuesday will both be Bank Holidays. As Monday will be Boxing Day I expect a "special" service, but on Tuesday a Sunday service.