Drivers - Bus Reviews & Opinions

[MW]

That's the good thing about the Outer Circle, AVL don't deal with it. It's all in garage.

[2900]

74/75 soho road services garage controlled.
I read notice do not call AVL on land lines use radio only, landline was the most effective way of solving issues quickly.
Just my view, but back in the day you had experienced bus people one could say in key operational positions these people have either retired or moved on its just not the same any more,now you have muppets to put it politely.
I wonder how effective AVL is ? How much mileage was lost under garage control compared to the introduction of AVL

My understanding is AVL stands for AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATOR please feel free to correct me.
Just for laugh what could it stand for.

[Squiz1971]

74/75 soho road services garage controlled.
I read notice do not call AVL on land lines use radio only, landline was the most effective way of solving issues quickly.
Just my view, but back in the day you had experienced bus people one could say in key operational positions these people have either retired or moved on its just not the same any more,now you have muppets to put it politely.
I wonder how effective AVL is ? How much mileage was lost under garage control compared to the introduction of AVL

My understanding is AVL stands for AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATOR please feel free to correct me.
Just for laugh what could it stand for.

Always Very Clumsy perhaps lol

[2900]

We use to have inspectors down here at Oldbury bus interchange they vanished a few years back , I heard from other drivers one has been allocated to Oldbury now, still not much use after 6pm when things are pear shaped.

[Liverpool Street]

74/75 soho road services garage controlled.
I read notice do not call AVL on land lines use radio only, landline was the most effective way of solving issues quickly.
Just my view, but back in the day you had experienced bus people one could say in key operational positions these people have either retired or moved on its just not the same any more,now you have muppets to put it politely.
I wonder how effective AVL is ? How much mileage was lost under garage control compared to the introduction of AVL

My understanding is AVL stands for AUTOMATIC VEHICLE LOCATOR please feel free to correct me.
Just for laugh what could it stand for.

Adjusting Vehicles Lazily
Adjustment (not) Very Likely

[the trainbasher]

@Liverpool Street you could also have

Agitation Very Likely
A Vault (of) Lunatics
Agitatious Vexatious Liars
Adjustment Very (un)Likely

Plus various variations thereof

[the trainbasher]

@2900 calling them muppets offensive to Miss Piggy and company... :-)

[2900]

The other day I received a letter in the post from west broms management on how the garage has become one the worst performing garages after being the best for a couple of years, IMO could be just coincidence but when good experienced drivers have gone in the last 12 months and you replace them with rookies what do you expect. You can't have your cake and eat it one might say.

I have heard on the grapevine that drivers who are based at Oldbury bus interchange will never get a canteen/restroom even after several assaults, thank you NATIONAL EXPRESS and our toothless Union for nothing since 2002, well this works both ways if I,m taking my first bus back to oak road then I,ll take my rta break at west brom bus station then travel to Oldbury if things are pear shaped usually results in lost mileage. Sometimes the 4s go missing etc etc,  west brom traffic have taken the piss by telling drivers to go straight to Oldbury and travelling is part of your break, I,m sorry traveling between places of work is exactly that work part of the job it's not break time.

[Liverpool Street]

The other day I received a letter in the post from west broms management on how the garage has become one the worst performing garages after being the best for a couple of years, IMO could be just coincidence but when good experienced drivers have gone in the last 12 months and you replace them with rookies what do you expect. You can't have your cake and eat it one might say.

I have heard on the grapevine that drivers who are based at Oldbury bus interchange will never get a canteen/restroom even after several assaults, thank you NATIONAL EXPRESS and our toothless Union for nothing since 2002, well this works both ways if I,m taking my first bus back to oak road then I,ll take my rta break at west brom bus station then travel to Oldbury if things are pear shaped usually results in lost mileage. Sometimes the 4s go missing etc etc,  west brom traffic have taken the piss by telling drivers to go straight to Oldbury and travelling is part of your break, I,m sorry traveling between places of work is exactly that work part of the job it's not break time.

Couldn't agree more.

They need to understand TRAVELLING to a take-over point is NOT part of your break.

[2900]

Last nite I had the pleasure of being egged straight in my face, raw egg in my eyes and right ear, some of it trickled into my mouth , worst part is I was driving down Dudley rd when this happened a teenage scum bag threw it in through a open cab window open , any thing could of happened fortunately I was able to stop the bus with out incident.
I called it a night there and then still had two more city's left, should have been the last 82 from bearwood and city.

[2900]

So far this year I,ve had a house brick, stones, and an egg thrown at me , threatened with metal object, what's next I wonder dog shit

[2900]

I,m still expected to deliver a service with a smile.
While sat with traffic clerk doing paperwork of incident a question cropped up how can this situation be rectified my joke answer bond the cab windows shut. I now fully expect that to happen soon.

[BU07 LGO]

You seem to have it rough over there!

[Dom]

@2900 you mention how AVL don't answer. I think AVL should stand for Always Very Late, especially in their response time  ;)

[GeminiFan1991]

and I thought working in retail was tough !