tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712781400433441765.post1716544574119636484..comments2023-10-23T16:56:40.695+01:00Comments on Public Transport Of The Plymouth Area: Low floor lollopingLaurence Mayhewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01619217735699476860noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712781400433441765.post-79937896337520656952012-06-02T22:22:22.454+01:002012-06-02T22:22:22.454+01:00@Anon 20:19; Indeed I agree it is a shame, it a lo...@Anon 20:19; Indeed I agree it is a shame, it a lovely bus, but just too heavy on fuel to make it viable to run every day. The timetable again is completely inflexible on the 80 seeing as it needs to be able to time in with the Cremyll Ferry which is every 30 minutes. The only alternative would be to run it every hour which would understandably be hugely wasteful of resources, as well as being inconvenient for the customer. <br /><br />@Anon 09:11; Certainly fair criticism, especially considering that the timetable A-Line run to is completely different to what Western Greyhound used to offer, making the services even more confusing and alien for anyone wanting to use the service. Even if the B6 had some branding applied in the form of a website, or even the company name this may have marginally helped, but even that isn't present, so indeed people haven't got much hope unless they actually wait for the bus and pick a timetable up from the driver, provided they are patient enough to wait for it to come along! <br /><br />@Anon 21:44 Yes indeed fair point, it is certainly quite a step up from what has been operated before, with A-Line taking on a considerable amount more work in April both in terms of extra service work and school contracts. Its possibly a shame therefore that it wasn't fully prepared for so the new services could start with a bit more of a bang. The Trago route had a very loyal following of regular customers, quite possibly because it was once a day and was therefore something more special and exclusive, as well as actually being very useful. The Liskeard service doesn't offer that. Since First Devon and Cornwall started it in around 2007 it has never been hugely popular though.Laurence Mayhewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01619217735699476860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712781400433441765.post-54931524426206434752012-06-02T21:44:19.714+01:002012-06-02T21:44:19.714+01:00Granted, Aline have go some work to do to improve ...Granted, Aline have go some work to do to improve there services. Both buses and Publicity. But this is really a first for Aline. I know there was a bus to Trago but that was one bus a day. They have got work to do and I hope they do well or the next contract will be the Western Greyhound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712781400433441765.post-30935759793168767622012-06-02T09:11:10.487+01:002012-06-02T09:11:10.487+01:00It is even more of a shame to see, in Liskeard and...It is even more of a shame to see, in Liskeard and, no doubt elswehere on the route, that A-Line's attempts to publicise the route range from poor to non-existent.<br /><br />Compared with the high standard set by their predecessor, Western Greyhound, A-Line's efforts are lamentable. On the bus stop flags - nothing. On the bus shelters - nothing. On one pole on one side of the road, an illegible sheet of paper (faded away to nothing) in a plastic bag.<br /><br />Say what you like about this bus. But if the passengers can't find out when the bus runs from the stop, they won't use the service.Petras409https://www.blogger.com/profile/04036674245734936601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7712781400433441765.post-73961753239432363302012-06-01T20:19:10.891+01:002012-06-01T20:19:10.891+01:00I think its a shame to see the bus not being used ...I think its a shame to see the bus not being used or gotten rid of.<br /><br />The livery certainly is very smart. Can the schedule be re-timed?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com