{"id":3996,"date":"2024-03-22T01:31:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T01:31:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sheffield-catch-up-2-25\/"},"modified":"2024-03-22T01:31:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T01:31:21","slug":"sheffield-catch-up-2-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/camcab.co.uk\/sheffield-catch-up-2-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheffield Catch-Up (2)"},"content":{"rendered":"
\u00a0Running A Few Days Late<\/span><\/p>\n JB<\/span> : Thank you for inviting me to you planning meeting. I am thrilled with our progress on my plan to reduce the number of passengers we carry quite significantly. It is far better to run one bus every hour packed to the roof than to have all the hassle of tunning evey ten minutes with only a few posteriors on seats. Full buses is where the profit lies. So I am really looking forward to hearing your progress as part of my plan.<\/p>\n M1<\/span> : As instructed, we have been playing the “AI” game with many of our timetables and these start at the beginning of next month. Obviously, we are not telling the public that our “AI” software is actually a simple random number generator.\u00a0<\/p>\n You can see the results on our route 24 …<\/p>\n JB<\/span> : Impressive. Well done.<\/p>\n M2<\/span> : We are very proud of our massive renumbering scheme in Doncaster. Nobody outside of this team really<\/span> knows why we have done it. We have told the public that it will nake things easier to understand because we have just added 300 to most route numbers. That keeps us clear of Stagecoach, who are sticking with easy to remember numbers. Our new ones are much more confusing.<\/p>\n JB<\/span>\u00a0: Excellent. Another good move.<\/p>\n .M2<\/span>\u00a0: But we have added a few sneaky personal touches. Look at this sequence.<\/p>\n JB<\/span>\u00a0: (excitedly) Tell me more!<\/p>\n M2<\/span>\u00a0: This one is even better.<\/p>\n JB<\/span>\u00a0: (more excitedly) Glorious, glorious!<\/p>\n M3<\/span>\u00a0: So we have changed times using “AI” and changed the route numbers at the same time. As usual, neither we nor the PTE will be printing any leaflets and, presumably, the PTE won’t get the bus stop departure lists changed before the start of the new numbers and times, so confusion will be enormous and casual passengers will give up completely.<\/p>\n But, Ms Bell, the best is yet to come.<\/p>\n JB<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0I can’t wait!<\/p>\n M3<\/span>\u00a0: As part of the renumbering project we have taken the long-standing X78\u00a0…<\/p>\n JB<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0You\u00a0said\u00a0 this was the best of the passenger reduction policies, Am I missing something?<\/p>\n M3<\/span>\u00a0: No ma’am because I have left the best bit till last. Here is an extract from the PTE route map which, as you would expect, will not be updated in time for the changes.<\/p>\n Well, to really ratchet up the confusion, we are going to swap the two routes over<\/span>!<\/p>\n (JB applauds loudly<\/span>)<\/p>\n From 7th April<\/span>, the X1 and X2 (was X10) will run via Brightside Lane<\/span> and the X3 (was X78) will run via Attercliffe Common<\/span>, exactly the opposite of current routes. A stroke of genius, Ma’am, we reckon.<\/p>\n JB<\/span>\u00a0:\u00a0\u00a0change of numbers, change to an erratic timetable, change of route wth no timetable leaflets and no maps; fantastic<\/span>. You should go far in this company, young man! My plan to confuse and discourage passengers is safe in your hands!<\/p>\n Now let’s discuss that bonus!<\/p>\n Obviously, fbb cannot provide any independent verification of this transcript, but his sources are peccable and, looking at the end result, the transcript seems eminently reasonable. It is entirely compatible with what First have been doing all over the country.<\/span><\/p>\n\n There will be a bit more from Sheffield and South Yorkshire tomorrow<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n
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