Stephen15 wrote: » I had a read of the GAI customer charter and one oddity I noticed was that it said lost property is held in Ballymount for two days and is then moved to the DB lost property office. I wonder what the story is with that.
Alun wrote: » Shop River is a small group of houses just after the bus stop on the left if you're heading away from Enniskerry. There is a small 'river', although unsure if that's actually Shop River, that originates in a small reservoir on the other side of the road that goes underground under the houses, reappears above ground and wends it's way towards Powerscourt, feeds another small reservoir close to the main car park, and ends up in the Dargle. You can see it all clearly on Google aerial photography if you look. I agree though, it's a silly end destination to put on a bus serving Enniskerry.
devnull wrote: » The NTA were chronically understaffed and still are understaffed. They warned the department that if they were not able to recruit extra staff then it would effect their ability to deliver projects on time. The department has since allowed 12 extra staff but this only helped a small amount.
magentis wrote: » Impressive nta HR knowledge devnull.
Kfagan10 wrote: » Their staff are also nothing to do with the Department of Transport. As in the allocation of staff has no relation to the department.
Staffing issues and in particular the increasingly urgent need to fill a number of key staff vacancies in order to ensure that key projects are not delayed. It was agreed that the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport should be advised that delays in the filling of these vacancies will inevitably impact on the delivery of key NTA projects.
Department approval for the filling of 12 key posts by the NTA. The Board noted that while the filling of these posts was welcome, it only went part of the way to addressing the NTA’s staffing needs having regard to the NTA role in the delivery of major public transport projects under the National Development Plan. The Board noted that an updated strategic resourcing plan will be made available during June
devnull wrote: » Unfortunately, the both of you are ploughing a rather misguided and false furrow there and a false narrative So rather than speculate of what is true and what isn't about the situation in the NTA, lets just examine their board meeting minutes shall we and go with the facts. Perhaps the April one would be a good place to start? Also, how about the May one? So I suggest you find a new source, since it's clear the ones that are telling you that the department have no control over staffing have no idea what they are talking about and rather than me knowing inside info of HR Matters, I simply read an official document in a public domain on a clearly labeled section of the NTA Website.
Stephen15 wrote: » ... the bus driver on the way to Dundrum allowed passenger onto the bus at DL DART station about 10 mins before it was due to leave despite the fact the bus displayed on RTPI as due. DB drivers generally do not allow this and make passengers wait at the stop until the bus is timetabled to leave.
coylemj wrote: » In fairness to DB drivers, I believe this was the correct policy when DB operated both the 46A and 75 as otherwise, a 46A driver at the DL terminus could allow passengers to board early, only for some of them to be annoyed if a 75 pulled away first. Sometimes you have to protect people from themselves.
Stephen15 wrote: » So I travelled on Go-Ahead for the first time today. Overall a fine experience not really any major improvement or downgrade on DB. I took the 75 from DL to Dundrum and got off on Syndenham Road but got on the way back on Dundrum Main Street. The bus was fairly busy and the took a while loading and un-loading at stops as can be expected as many of the stops had a fair amount waiting on the 75 with the usual teenagers going to Dundrum SC on the weekend and also traffic was heavy enough on the way there for a Sunday so the journey took about 45 mins. A few observations would be that the bus driver on the way to Dundrum allowed passenger onto the bus at DL DART station about 10 mins before it was due to leave despite the fact the bus displayed on RTPI as due. DB drivers generally do not allow this and make passengers wait at the stop until the bus is timetabled to leave. Also the 75 had just come off an inbound 63. The left hand leap validator on the return service was out of order meaning all Leap transactions had to be done through the driver. The first bus I travelled on was an ex DB SG but the second bus was a 182 with the new moquette which looks quite nice and gives the bus a modern and more spacious look. Even on a Sunday the new Dundrum loop adds on an extra 5-10 mins and the lights at the Luas bridge take an age to go green also we passed another 75 on Sydenham Rd. which was unable to pass without our bus having to come to a complete standstill. Not sure if the new moquette was decided on by GAI or the NTA and I'm will this moquette be on DB 2019 deliveries. Overall I'd give it the Go Ahead passenger expierence for today a 7.5/10. It gains marks for the drivers being friendly and allowing passengers on at DL station before the bus is due to leave but loses marks for the broken Leap validator and the 75 Dundrum re route. Hopefully any of the issues from last week are sorted out and future transitions of service from the DB to GAI go smoother than they did last week.
Stephen15 wrote: » Yeah I was thinking it would be nice to have the option maybe it was just something that this particular driver was allowing. RTPI should reflect this. Despite all the negativity I was hearing from DB drivers about GAI most drivers waved to each other regardless of operator.
Tickityboo wrote: » I don't recall any Dublin Bus driver saying there would be any animosity towards GAI drivers!! They're just doing a job to make ends meet like Dublin Bus drivers.
coylemj wrote: » All fine and dandy but some of us remember the disgraceful way Bus Eireann drivers blockaded Aircoach buses at Dublin airport in the early days because the notion of competition didn't sit too well with them.
Tickityboo wrote: » What has Bus Eireann got to do with Dublin Bus?
StreetLight wrote: » It's a condition of employment within those companies. Prospective employees MUST be a member of a recognised trade union.
coylemj wrote: » I thought there was a Supreme Court case a long time ago which held that the constitutional right of association came with an implied right of disassociation and therefore an employer could not force someone (as a condition of their employment) to join a union?
coylemj wrote: » As well as being in common ownership (both are subsidiaries of Coras Iompar Eireann), a significant number of drivers across both companies are members of the same union - the National Bus and Rail Union (NBRU).
coylemj wrote: » BE and DB are both heavily unionised and a certain cohort of the workforce of each company (and especially their union leaders) doesn't take kindly to any threat of exposure to commercial reality i.e. competition.
vectorvictor wrote: » Plenty of the ex DB fleet out and about - 142, 151 and 172s. All with DB interior and BAC bye law signs etc... Do we expect these to be modded ?
magentis wrote: » Absolute shít show.You couldn't make this stuff up.
devnull wrote: » With all due respect, I doubt the average bus user even cares about what such signs on the interior of a bus says, most passengers have probably not even read them before, let alone notice the fact it hasn't changed.
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