tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post7139799575414470643..comments2024-03-25T19:07:29.729+00:00Comments on Steve's Bus & Train Page: More Anglian WoesSteve Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-47406081953704124192016-02-21T00:16:33.223+00:002016-02-21T00:16:33.223+00:00I think management is to blame for Anglian .Employ...I think management is to blame for Anglian .Employing graduates with no idea about local areas is a disaster.Go Ahead do better when there is competition Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-66842391090754592682016-01-23T11:01:37.767+00:002016-01-23T11:01:37.767+00:00It's a chicken-and-egg question that has perpl...It's a chicken-and-egg question that has perplexed me for ever: is it the fear of competition that leads businesses into incompetence; or is it the incompetence that leads them to fear the competition in the first place?<br /><br />In either case, steer away Anglian; or you'll end up despised by your drivers and abandoned by your passengers. Sadly not the first to head up that cul de sac, and won't be the last I suppose.smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-742656393920465642016-01-23T00:43:29.470+00:002016-01-23T00:43:29.470+00:00Seems they like ploughing money into konect bus an...Seems they like ploughing money into konect bus and left anglian by the way side. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12662495325899692797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-57745365915097073892016-01-22T09:44:46.015+00:002016-01-22T09:44:46.015+00:00Seems to be a problem with all the "national&...Seems to be a problem with all the "national" operators I can think of. They all seem to have received a message from above (God, are you listening?) that "local" is just a marketing term and efficiency means fitting everyone into a straightjacket. The message must have got misinterpreted somewhere along a very bad line!smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-78692739305693556842016-01-22T00:32:52.321+00:002016-01-22T00:32:52.321+00:00This will probably have the Go-Ahead anons scrambl...This will probably have the Go-Ahead anons scrambling for their gadgets but the answer to your question is quite simply no - they haven't got a Scooby. From the outset they have tried to run Beccles as a London depot and it just hasn't worked. The proof is in the pudding as they say and the fact the operation is now an utter shambles speaks for itself.<br /><br />For example Go-Ahead seem completely unaware that you are going to get more knocks and bumps down country lanes than you are on well lit wide city streets, and customers with only two or 3 buses a day like a familiar face at the wheel. They've basically tried putting Eastenders script writers in The Archers and then wondered why the cast and listeners haven't taken to it. Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-45004096949033089152016-01-21T22:52:15.338+00:002016-01-21T22:52:15.338+00:00Re Anglian. This seems a sad story Steve. Is the p...Re Anglian. This seems a sad story Steve. Is the parent company Go-Ahead blind to this? Surely they must be aware.<br /><br />Sorry for your loss Steve.NorfolkBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06492584020846303209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-37891419417765158902016-01-21T18:56:26.641+00:002016-01-21T18:56:26.641+00:00I guess that depends where you're waiting for ...I guess that depends where you're waiting for the connection. A bus station with decent shelters and a cafe is one thing. The Kings Head in Southwold in driving rain and an easterly blowing in is another thing completely. Not even the Kings Head itself is open these days! Still it all encourages people to take the bus and leave cars at home doesn't it!Steve Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06852377706742868978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425346921966365551.post-59589044063593712292016-01-21T18:29:21.780+00:002016-01-21T18:29:21.780+00:00It always seems to me that connections are the for...It always seems to me that connections are the forgotten part of bus scheduling. However I've concluded (from painful experience) that as so many buses seem to run between a quarter- and half-hour late, a 45 minute scheduled wait may not be so unreasonable! Certainly I have to proceed on the basis that allowing less than half-hour to rely on a connection seems in most cases to be "cutting it fine". Maybe you're lucky.smurfukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812247601237248526noreply@blogger.com