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Dublin Bus route 84x Problems
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25-05-2011 9:07am#1
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Lol should have been offered to outside contractors, they would not have refused the work! Long may Dublin bus drivers have overtime just thrown at them to refuse! Were they all going to be driving the taxis later so didn't want the overtime?
God be with the days,Foggy,My_Lad....:o
Whilst not wishing to diss The Wreckers prosaic lament re his missing the 1830,and also mindful not to unseat Foggy_Lad as he hurtles along the home straight in his endless Grand National against Bus (and Coach) Drivers worldwide,its worth pointing out that the primary cause of the mayhap is a localised staff shortage.
The ongoing Network Direct project has resulted in a raft of major alterations in most DB garages.
With some garages losing routes and duties,whilst others gain them,often at short notice and lately with last minute alterations to the original plans.
This has resulted in something of an Administrative lacuna,as DB strives to transfer drivers to suit the exigencies of the service.
In the past,pre Working Time Act,the local shortfall would have been easily made up by overtime working.
However,as The Wrecker points out,the implimentation of the Working Time Act has removed a great deal of the flexibility which management (not alone DB) could avail of.
There were very good reasons why the Public Transport Industry EU wide enjoyed almost 10 years derogation from the Working Time Directive,upon which the Irish WT Act is based.
The need to cope with last minute or unplanned unavailability of staff remains one of the long running requirements of Transport Management everywhere.
The derogation allowed by the EU to "Mobile Workers" ie: Drivers,was originally meant to be a short-term delay to allow the Industry to devise rosters and operational changes to allow for the restrictions....
The Industry,singularly failed to do any such thing,except to largely ignore the WTD and carry on as always in the hope that the EU would lose interest...which it did'nt.
However,even as we speak,there are further transfers of staff being facilitated between garages which should see the end of non-appearance of Expresso services.
That being said,I'd readily admit that Dublin Bus's history of Express Bus Operations is far from good.
The 84X,in particular,has been allowed to stumble around the place with more and more Stops being added to further reduce the value of that `X`
It has always been beyond my understanding why,particularly in these times of increasing fuel prices,we cannot manage to market a 1 hour uninterrupted journey for €1.90 (Travel90) :eek:
I have litte doubt that with a little pushy targeted marketing DB could,and should fill every 84X from the Southern Cross in......
Hopefully nicw's experience won't be repeated anytime soon....:oMen, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.
Charles Mackay (1812-1889)
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God be with the days,Foggy,My_Lad....:o
Whilst not wishing to diss The Wreckers prosaic lament re his missing the 1830,and also mindful not to unseat Foggy_Lad as he hurtles along the home straight in his endless Grand National against Bus (and Coach) Drivers worldwide,its worth pointing out that the primary cause of the mayhap is a localised staff shortage.
The ongoing Network Direct project has resulted in a raft of major alterations in most DB garages.
With some garages losing routes and duties,whilst others gain them,often at short notice and lately with last minute alterations to the original plans.
This has resulted in something of an Administrative lacuna,as DB strives to transfer drivers to suit the exigencies of the service.
In the past,pre Working Time Act,the local shortfall would have been easily made up by overtime working.
However,as The Wrecker points out,the implimentation of the Working Time Act has removed a great deal of the flexibility which management (not alone DB) could avail of.
There were very good reasons why the Public Transport Industry EU wide enjoyed almost 10 years derogation from the Working Time Directive,upon which the Irish WT Act is based.
The need to cope with last minute or unplanned unavailability of staff remains one of the long running requirements of Transport Management everywhere.
The derogation allowed by the EU to "Mobile Workers" ie: Drivers,was originally meant to be a short-term delay to allow the Industry to devise rosters and operational changes to allow for the restrictions....
The Industry,singularly failed to do any such thing,except to largely ignore the WTD and carry on as always in the hope that the EU would lose interest...which it did'nt.
However,even as we speak,there are further transfers of staff being facilitated between garages which should see the end of non-appearance of Expresso services.
That being said,I'd readily admit that Dublin Bus's history of Express Bus Operations is far from good.
The 84X,in particular,has been allowed to stumble around the place with more and more Stops being added to further reduce the value of that `X`
It has always been beyond my understanding why,particularly in these times of increasing fuel prices,we cannot manage to market a 1 hour uninterrupted journey for €1.90 (Travel90) :eek:
I have litte doubt that with a little pushy targeted marketing DB could,and should fill every 84X from the Southern Cross in......
Hopefully nicw's experience won't be repeated anytime soon....:o
Excellent post Alek!
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