BusConnects Dublin - Bus Network Changes Discussion

It looks to me like they're making sure to get as many morning duties covered as possible and sacrificing the lates, on the grounds that fewer people are likely to be affected, which means fewer complaints.

Three 151s in a row cancelled this afternoon... heading towards Foxborough. At rush hour

Keep in mind that CNR are to operate the G Spine, and that their PVR is likely to remain the same due to the 13 fully going to Harristown

Hearing stories of drivers in my depo offering other drivers 150/200 cash on the sly to cover shifts... its that bad!

I think it was lxflyer that said that we should suspend any further parts of Bus connects and offer timetables that can be operated. I agree 100%, the amount of abuse im getting lately as a driver about previous buses not showing up is unreal, been almost bullied in to doing overtime. Its not that folks, done a day overtime last week and after all deductions it worked out an extra 35 EURO!!! Everywhere is short staffed at the moment, lets just work out timetables that can be operated at this present time.

Come to work with me one day and see the abuse we as drivers are getting on a daily basis about previous missed buses. The irony is that most drivers been abused are working overtime to try help the situation. Im really considering about leaving DB altogether and getting a 9-5 local warehouse job.

It never bothered me if people were abusive. Engine off and refuse to drive them anywhere until they apologise. Simple.

I wonder if Transdev would be having the same issues if they were having a massive recruitment drive, seems to me like the decades-old policy of marking in long-term drivers and f*cking over the newbies is having an impact. Although, am open to correction...

It's not that GAI doesn't have marking in, it's more like GAI doesn't have spare duties like DB: every duty has a place on a rota, and being a spare driver in GAI means covering absences only, as there isn't a pile of leftover duties to be covered outside of the rigid marked-in rotas.

Alas, no, GAI's problems started out with their 12h spreadover duties coupled with less than favourable pay at the very start. While the scheduler behind the 12-hour duties is now sth like 19 months gone, and the scheduling trends have changed, the perception and poor press are still there. Admittedly, the current industry-wide issues aren't helping.

Phase Four looks like a 15-ish net increase in PVR, but that's going to be offloaded onto Harristown since CNR are coming to pretty much net zero. CNR have about 30-35 Mon-Fri duties on the 13s if memory isn't failing me, so that's HST's increase in August. Phase Five is set to be a PVR increase of about 30, with about 2/3rds of that increase in DB - easily 70 new duties Mon-Fri to cover, and that's not counting in the weekend balance which could see at least 90, maybe even 100 new roster positions required, depending on how it's all blended into existing rotas.

What does 'stop cancelled' mean against the 18:31 & 18:44. The earlier buses have 'trip cancelled'.

"stop cancelled" usually means the trip operated but was cut short. On the stops still being served for that trip, the Realtime app usually says something like "service terminating at Aston Quay, stop xxxx"